IRES: US-India Collaborative Research in Complex Natural Product Synthesis with Bio, Nano, and Green Applications at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad.

1065543Hephzibah Kumpaty这项名为“美印在生物、纳米和绿色应用的复杂天然产物合成的合作研究”的IRES奖，在海德拉巴的印度化学技术研究所（IICT）为威斯康星大学白水分校（UWW）的美国本科理科生提供国际研究经验。每三年，四名学生将被派往IICT进行为期六周的合作研究，与印度主要化学科学与技术研究中心的科学家导师进行合作研究。USPI合成化学家Hephzibah Kumpaty和生物化学家和环境生物学家Catherine Chan博士将与IICT主任L.S. Yadav和几位在合成化学和化学生物学方面处于领先地位的同事合作。在参加印度的国际研究经验之前，PI将为UWW学生进行为期一个学期的研究培训计划。这个IRES项目的优势在于，威斯康星大学的学生将获得在生物、纳米和绿色化学合成应用方面的前沿研究的实践经验。他们还将通过实地参观位于海德拉巴的Avra实验室、细胞和分子生物学中心以及Evolva Biotech India，学习跨学科和创业的研究和教育方法。此外，这个机会将有助于提高批判性思维、数据分析、跨文化适应能力、全球竞争力以及演讲和沟通能力。返回美国后，IRES学生将在适当的期刊和会议上展示他们的研究。从长远来看，这种独特的经历可能会激励IRES学生接受高等教育，并考虑从事科学研究工作。

1065543Hephzibah Kumpaty This IRES award entitled US-India Collaborative Research in Complex Natural Product Synthesis with Bio, Nano, and Green Applications at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad supports international research experiences for US undergraduate science students from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater (UWW). For each of three years, four students will be sent to the IICT for six weeks to conduct collaborative research with scientist-mentors at India's premier research center for the chemical sciences and technologies. USPI Hephzibah Kumpaty, a synthetic chemist and Dr. Catherine Chan, a biochemist and environmental biologist, will partner with IICT Director L.S. Yadav and several colleagues that are leaders in synthetic chemistry and chemical biology. The PI will conduct a semester-long research training program for the UWW students prior to participation in the international research experience in India. The strength of this IRES project is that UWW students will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge research in bio, nano, and green applications of chemical syntheses. They will also learn interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial approaches to research and education through site visits to Avra Laboratories, the Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Evolva Biotech India, all of which are located in Hyderabad. Additionally, this opportunity will facilitate improved skills in critical thinking, data analysis, intercultural adaptability, global competence, and in presentation and communication. Upon return to the U.S. IRES students will present their research in appropriate journals and at conferences. In the long-term, this unique experience is likely to motivate the IRES students to pursue higher education and to consider careers in scientific research.