REU Site: Research Experience in Plant Biology at the University of Louisville

REU 网站：路易斯维尔大学植物生物学研究经验

• 批准号: 1262372
• 负责人: Mark Running
• 金额: $ 15.9万
• 依托单位: University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-03-01 至 2016-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1262372&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experience; Plant

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to the University of Louisville that will provide research training for 6 students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2013- 2015. The program focuses on plant biology, including plant genetics, development, genomics, molecular biology, ecology, biochemistry, and biotic and abiotic stress. The department of biology includes 5 plant biology faculty who will serve as mentors. Accompanying the research experience will be an extensive array of educational components, including lectures by participating professors, training in scientific writing and presentations, and a series of lectures and group discussions on scientific ethics. A "laboratory rotation" program will give students exposure to techniques and instrumentation used in other labs in the biology department, as will tours of core laboratories in molecular analysis and biological imaging. Weekly meetings, social gatherings, and joint activities with students in existing university summer programs in other disciplines will provide social interactions for interns among themselves, with biology department researchers, and with the broader campus community. The program is advertised nationally and broadly and is focused on schools with limited research opportunities and those serving large numbers of students from groups underrepresented in the sciences. Students are selected based on academic record and other signs of their potential as a scientist. Students are tracked and continually mentored after the program ends to ensure continued success in their scientific career. Assessment of the success of the program will be carried out in a number of ways, including use of the REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://www.louisville.edu/biology/REU, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Mark Running, [e-mail]).

路易斯维尔大学获得了本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖，该奖项将在2013- 2015年夏季为6名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。该计划侧重于植物生物学，包括植物遗传学，发育，基因组学，分子生物学，生态学，生物化学，生物和非生物胁迫。生物系包括5名植物生物学教师谁将担任导师。伴随研究经历的将是广泛的教育内容，包括参与教授的讲座、科学写作和演讲培训以及一系列关于科学道德的讲座和小组讨论。“实验室轮换”计划将使学生接触生物系其他实验室使用的技术和仪器，以及分子分析和生物成像核心实验室的图尔斯之旅。每周会议，社交聚会，以及与其他学科现有大学暑期课程的学生联合活动将为实习生提供社交互动，与生物系研究人员以及更广泛的校园社区。该计划在全国范围内广泛宣传，重点是研究机会有限的学校和那些为来自科学代表性不足的群体的大量学生提供服务的学校。学生是根据学习成绩和他们作为科学家的潜力的其他迹象来选择的。学生被跟踪，并在计划结束后继续指导，以确保他们的科学生涯的持续成功。将以多种方式评估该方案的成功，包括使用REU共同评估工具。更多信息可访问http：//www.louisville.edu/biology/REU或联系PI（Dr. Mark Running，[e-mail]）。