REU SITE: Systematics and Evolutionary Biology for the 21st Century

这个REU网站奖给美国自然历史博物馆（AMNH），位于纽约州纽约，将支持8名本科生在2014年至2018年的夏天10周的培训。REU计划的主题是系统学和进化生物学。学生将由博物馆的科学家和策展人指导，并将进行旨在阐明生物群体进化历史的研究。AMNH的丰富资源使许多创新研究项目成为可能。例如，将提供探索丛林水蛭、疟疾寄生虫、灭绝的捕食者和雌雄同体海葵进化的项目。在收集和分析数据的过程中，学生将接受一系列科学方法的培训，包括形态学评分，DNA测序，计算机断层扫描，大规模并行下一代基因组学和计算遗传学。除了研究经验，学生将参加每周讲座，博物馆藏品的教育图尔斯之旅和其他相关的实地考察，并学习道德和负责任的科学行为的重要性。在课程结束时，学生将写一份报告，并就他们的研究成果进行简短的介绍。为了评估计划的成功，将使用BIO REU通用评估工具。该计划旨在通过吸引来自全国各地以及当地的参与者来聚集多样化的学生群体。申请人的选择主要基于申请人的潜力，而不是学术成绩，该计划特别强调从目前在科学领域代表性不足的少数群体中招募学生。学生可以通过www.amnh.org/REU/在线申请。由于将申请人与合适的导师匹配至关重要，因此鼓励提前与潜在的项目导师进行沟通。在课程期间，学生将完成一个“更广泛的影响”项目，在该项目中，他们向外行观众传达科学思想和基础科研的重要性。这一经验将教会学生外联教育公众的重要性。参与者需要在项目结束后进行跟踪，并必须通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问www.amnh.org/REU/，或联系PI（Mark Siddall博士，siddall@amnh.org）或共同PI（Susan Perkins博士，perkins@amnh.org）。

This REU Site award to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), located in New York, NY, will support the training of 8 undergraduate students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014-2018. The theme of the REU program is systematics and evolutionary biology. Students will be mentored by the museum's scientists and curators and will conduct research aimed at elucidating the evolutionary history of groups of organisms. The vast resources available at AMNH make many innovative research projects possible. For example, projects that explore the evolution of jungle leeches, malarial parasites, extinct predators, and hermaphroditic sea anemones will be offered. In the process of collecting and analyzing data, students will be trained in a range of scientific methodologies, including morphological scoring, DNA sequencing, computed tomography, massively parallel next-generation genomics, and computational phylogenetics. In addition to the research experience, students will attend weekly lectures, educational tours of the museum collections and other relevant field trips, and learn the importance of ethical and responsible scientific conduct. At the end of the program, students will write a report and give a short presentation on their research accomplishments. To assess program success, the BIO REU common assessment tool will be used. The program intends to assemble a diverse cohort of students by attracting participants from across the country, as well as locally. Selection of applicants is based primarily on the applicant's potential, rather than academic scores, and the program places particular emphasis on recruiting students from minority groups that are currently under-represented in scientific fields. Students may apply online through www.amnh.org/REU/. Since matching applicants to appropriate mentors is essential, communication with prospective project mentors in advance is encouraged. During the program, students will complete a "broader impacts" project in which they communicate scientific ideas and the importance of basic scientific research to a lay audience. This experience will teach students the importance of outreach to educate the public. Participants are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program can be found by visiting www.amnh.org/REU/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Mark Siddall at siddall@amnh.org) or the co-PI (Dr. Susan Perkins at perkins@amnh.org).