REU Site: Plant Genomics and Biotechnology

华盛顿州立大学获得了本科生研究体验(REU)Sites奖，该奖项将在2012-2014年夏季为8名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。该计划的重点是基因组学和生物技术--基因指导知识在解决植物和动物生物学问题中的应用。学生项目将基于将基因组学和生物技术的原理与其他学科如植物生物技术、遗传学和育种、植物生理学、钙信号、计算生物学、食品科学、植物病理学和生物信息学相结合。园艺系、分子植物科学系、计算机科学系、植物病理学系、作物与土壤科学系和食品科学系的教职员工将担任导师。对于学生来说，有各种各样引人入胜和令人兴奋的项目。学生需要进行全日制的实验室研究，并参加研讨会和各种研讨会，如科学写作、科学伦理和研究中的负责任行为、职业生涯发展和批判性思维。还为学生提供从小麦到水果生产和加工等当地农业行业的教育访问。REU的学生可以接触到大量的个人导师设施以及几个跨部门实验室和核心设施，如采用最新测序技术的基因组学、微阵列打印和分析、电子显微镜等。研究体验将以研讨会演示和全校本科生海报演示活动结束。该项目的招聘工作多管齐下，包括传统的硬拷贝形式和数字媒体广告。学生是根据学术记录、以前的研究经验和在遗传学、基因组学、分子生物学和生物技术方面的杰出研究潜力来挑选的。通过建立一个本科生研究人员在线社区来跟踪学生，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://genomics.wsu.edu/pages/team/undergraduate/index.html，或联系国际组织(Amit Dhingra博士，adhingra@wsu.edu)。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to Washington State University that will provide research training for 8 students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2012- 2014. The program focuses on genomics and biotechnology -- the application of gene-guided knowledge in addressing issues in plant and animal biology. Student projects will be based on integrating the principles of genomics and biotechnology with other disciplines such as plant biotechnology, genetics and breeding, plant physiology, calcium signaling, computational biology, food science, plant pathology, and bioinformatics. Faculty members from Departments of Horticulture, Molecular Plant Sciences, Computer Science, Plant Pathology, Crops and Soils Science and Food Science will serve as mentors. There is a wide range of engaging and exciting projects for students. Students are expected to do full-time lab research as well as participate in seminars and various workshops, such as scientific writing, ethics in science and the responsible conduct in research, professional career development and critical thinking. Students are also provided educational visits of the local agricultural industries ranging from wheat to fruit production and processing. REU students have access to a large array of individual mentor's facilities as well as several interdepartmental labs and centers with core facilities such as genomics with the latest sequencing technologies, microarray printing and analysis, electron microscopy etc. The research experience will conclude with a seminar presentation and a campus-wide undergraduate poster presentation event. The program's multi-pronged recruitment efforts comprise of traditional 'hard copy" formats and digital media advertising. Students are selected based on academic record, prior research experience and potential for outstanding research in genetics, genomics, molecular biology and biotechnology. Students are tracked by establishing an online community of undergraduate researchers 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://genomics.wsu.edu/pages/team/undergraduate/index.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Amit Dhingra, adhingra@wsu.edu).