REU Site: Population Biology of Infectious Diseases

佐治亚大学获得了本科生研究体验(REU)SITES奖，将在2013-2015年夏季为9名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。该计划专注于传染病的人口生物学--这些科学的共同目标是了解现有和新出现的病原体传播、进化和应对环境压力的机制。现在人们普遍认为，应对传染病未来的挑战将需要更加重视跨学科的培训和协作，以及通过建模对想法和数据进行量化综合。我们项目的中心目标是为学生提供定量科学(应用数学、统计学、计算机科学)和传染病生物学实验学科的交叉领域的研究经验和教育机会。学生将与来自UGA校园的12个系的教师研究导师配对，并将开展专注于宿主和病原体的生态、进化或免疫相互作用的项目。学生的选择是基于学术准备、以前的经验、未来目标和支持性推荐信，并确保每个学生群体中的建模项目和实验项目之间的平衡。将通过印刷、数字和直接方式相结合的方式招收学生，包括与桃州路易斯·斯托克斯少数群体参与联盟(http://www.pslsamp.uga.edu/))的合作，以及对支持机构网络的校园访问。邀请来自任何院校和专业的本科生申请。来自历史上黑人学院和大学的学生和/或生物学、计算机科学、生态学、数学和统计学专业的学生的申请尤其受到鼓励。对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们对学术研究领域的持续兴趣、他们的职业道路以及研究经验的持久影响。关于该方案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。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://reu.ecology.uga.edu，或联系国际组织(John Drake博士，电子邮件：jdrake@uga.edu)。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to the University of Georgia that will provide research training for 9 students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2013- 2015. The program focuses on the population biology of infectious diseases - the sciences that aim collectively to understand the mechanisms by which existing and emerging pathogens spread, evolve, and respond to environmental pressures. It is now widely perceived that meeting the future challenges of infectious diseases will require an increasing emphasis on inter-disciplinary training and collaboration and the quantitative synthesis of ideas and data through modeling. A central goal of our program is to provide students with research experiences and educational opportunities at the intersections of the quantitative sciences (applied mathematics, statistics, computer science) and empirical disciplines of infectious disease biology. Students will be paired with faculty research mentors in 12 departments from across the UGA campus, and will conduct projects focused on the ecological, evolutionary or immunological interactions of hosts and pathogens. Students are selected on the basis of academic preparedness, previous experiences, future goals, and supporting letters of reference and to ensure a balance between modeling and experimental projects within each cohort of students. Students will be recruited through a combination of print, digital, and direct means including a collaboration with the Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority participation (http://www.pslsamp.uga.edu/) and campus visits to a network of supporting institutions. Undergraduate students from any institution and major subject of study are invited to apply. Applications from students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and/or majoring in biology, computer science, ecology, mathematics, and statistics are especially encouraged. 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://reu.ecology.uga.edu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. John Drake at jdrake@uga.edu).