REU Site: Interplay between Genes and the Environment

波士顿大学(BU)获得了本科生研究体验(REU)站点奖，将在2013-2016年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。该项目由波士顿大学本科生研究机会项目(UROP)协调，来自生物系和相关项目的约35名教师担任研究导师。学生和导师使用分子、细胞、生态学、基因组学、进化和计算研究方法来解决生物学问题，主要是因为它们与环境影响对基因表达或功能的影响有关。学生作为研究团队的一部分进行全职的密集研究，研究团队由一名教员和一名研究生或博士后导师组成。除了研究，学生还参加每周的暑期研讨会，主题包括科学出版、专业演讲、科学职业机会、研究生院招生和科学道德。学生在暑期做几次口头报告，秋季学期回到北大，在年度本科生研究研讨会上做报告。课程还包括旨在让学生融入研究环境的社交活动。完成项目后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们对研究和职业道路的持续兴趣。提供研究津贴、住房和旅行。学生是根据学业成绩、推荐信、在S研究领域的杰出研究潜力以及与研究导师的匹配来选择的，特别关注来自少数族裔群体或较小学院的学生。S项目的招聘工作包括传统的硬拷贝形式、在线广告、与以前的学生以及在全国研究会议上的网络活动。有关方案成果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://www.bu.edu/surf/program/，，或联系国际组织(Tom Gilmore博士，电子邮件：Gilmore@bu.edu)或项目经理(Tina Fresta女士，电子邮件：UROP@bu.edu)。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site award has been made to Boston University (BU) that will provide research training for ten students, for ten weeks during the summers of 2013-2016. The program is coordinated by the BU Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), and approximately 35 faculty from the Biology Department and related programs serve as research mentors. Molecular, cellular, ecological, genomics, evolutionary, and computational research methods are used by students and mentors to address biological problems, primarily as they relate to the effects of environmental influences on gene expression or function. Students perform full-time intensive research as part of a research team consisting of a faculty member and a graduate student or post-doctoral mentor. In addition to research, students attend weekly summer workshops on topics including scientific publication, professional presentations, career opportunities in science, graduate school admissions, and scientific ethics. Students give several oral presentations during the summer and return to BU in the fall semester to present at the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Social events designed to integrate students into the research environment are included. After completion of the program, students will be tracked to determine continued interest in research and career paths. Research stipends, housing and travel are provided. Students are selected based on academic record, letters of recommendation, potential for outstanding research in the program?s research area, and matching interests with research mentor, with special focus on students from underrepresented minority groups or smaller colleges. The program?s recruitment efforts consist of traditional "hard copy" formats, on-line advertising, and networking activities with previous students and at national research conferences. Information about the program outcome will be assessed by various means, including use of an REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://www.bu.edu/surf/program/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Tom Gilmore, gilmore@bu.edu) or the Program Manager (Ms. Tina Fresta, urop@bu.edu).