REU Site: Integrative Molecular Plant Systems

本科生（REU）研究经验网站奖已作出北卡罗来纳州州立大学（NCSU），将提供8名学生的研究培训，在2012年至2014年夏季10周。学生将从事综合分子植物系统（IMPS）的前沿研究，重点是可持续食品，燃料和模型系统。NCSU拥有强大的植物生物学家核心，他们在综合植物生物学的多个领域工作，以及来自多个部门和学科的教师合作者，他们在该计划中担任研究导师。该计划的目标是激励和授权本科研究人员追求富有成效的科学事业。该计划的学生将在计划的第一周参加为期3天的“生物技术训练营”，在那里他们将学习关键的分子生物学实验室技能，然后将在教师导师的指导下进行独立的研究项目。学生将有多个公开演讲的机会来展示他们的研究，包括在计划结束时在校园范围内的本科生研究研讨会上展示海报。学生还将参加职业发展活动，包括研究研讨会和各种研讨会，如负责任的研究行为，专业沟通技巧，工业和学术界的职业机会，以及研究生院申请过程。 学生招聘战略有一个在线组件，通过程序网站和NSF网站，以及直接电子邮件给同事和其他机构的程序和现场访问当地HBCU。学生的选择是基于学术成绩，研究兴趣，推荐信，以及在分子植物生物学方面的杰出研究潜力。特别鼓励来自代表性不足群体的学生申请。学生被跟踪，以确定他们对学习的学术领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路，以及研究经验的持久影响。有关该计划的信息将通过各种手段进行评估，包括使用REU通用评估工具。更多信息可通过访问http://biotech.ncsu.edu/reu或联系PI苏卡森博士（sue_carson@ncsu.edu或919-513-0330）获得。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to North Carolina State University (NCSU) that will provide research training for 8 students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2012- 2014. Students will be engaged in cutting edge research in integrative molecular plant systems (IMPS) with foci on sustainable foods, fuels, and model systems. NCSU has a strong core of plant biologists who are working in multiple areas of integrative plant biology, as well as faculty collaborators from multiple departments and disciplines that serve as research mentors in the program. The goal of the program is to inspire and empower undergraduate researchers to pursue productive scientific careers. Students in the program will participate in a 3-day "Biotechnology Bootcamp" during the first week of the program, where they will learn critical molecular biology laboratory skills, and then will pursue independent research projects for the remainder of the summer under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students will have multiple public-speaking opportunities to present their research, including a poster presentation at the campus-wide undergraduate research symposium at the end of the program. Students will also participate in career-development activities, including research seminars and various workshops, such as the responsible conduct in research, professional communication skills, career opportunities in industry and academia, and the graduate school application process. The student recruitment strategy has an online component through the program website and the NSF website, as well as direct email to colleagues and programs at other institutions and site visits to local HBCUs. Students are selected based on academic record, research interest, letters of recommendation, and potential for outstanding research in molecular plant biology. Students from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Students are tracked to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of the research experience. Information about the program will be assessed by various means, including use of an REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://biotech.ncsu.edu/reu or by contacting the PI, Dr. Sue Carson (sue_carson@ncsu.edu or 919-513-0330).