REU Site: Biodiversity Science in the Summer Systematics Institute at the California Academy of Sciences

这个REU网站奖给加州科学院（CAS），位于弗朗西斯科，加利福尼亚州，将支持8个本科生在2014年至2018年的夏天8周的培训。在该计划期间，学生将与中科院科学家合作开展生物多样性研究项目。鉴于博物馆的丰富资源，它可以支持各种生物的系统学，遗传学和生物地理学研究项目，包括已灭绝的人类祖先，蜘蛛，海龟，鸟类，鱼类，蚂蚁，海洋无脊椎动物和植物。通过进行独立的研究项目，学生将接受一系列研究技术的培训。根据特定项目的性质，学生可以获得光学和扫描电子显微镜，分子生物学和/或下一代测序技术的经验。此外，学生将接受系统生物学讲座，参加设施的教育图尔斯，并参加社区建设活动。学生还将了解收集为基础的科学，在博物馆设置，适当的数据收集和归档，以及对保护世界生物多样性的知情态度负责任的行为的道德。此外，学生将通过准备他们的研究成果，这是在计划结束时的研讨会突出介绍的过程中发展口头沟通技巧。CAS与教育工作者一起开发了项目评估工具，为项目的各个方面提供反馈，并将采用BIO REU网站的通用评估工具。鼓励有兴趣的学生在申请前联系潜在的导师，因为导师和学生之间的共同兴趣是申请过程的关键组成部分。推荐信、兴趣陈述和学习成绩也用于选拔过程。该项目特别强调吸引来自科学领域代表性不足的群体的学生。 CAS REU计划希望通过促进超出计划结束的科学参与来培养参与者对科学的长期兴趣。 具体来说，将鼓励学生参与者在国内和国际科学会议上介绍他们的研究。学生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。欲了解更多信息，请访问http：//research.calacademy.org/opportunities/ssi或联系PI（Rich Mooi博士，网址：ssi-bi@calacademy.org）。

This REU Site award to the California Academy of Sciences (CAS), located in San Francisco, CA, will support the training of 8 undergraduate students for 8 weeks during the summers of 2014-2018. During the program, students will work with CAS scientists on research projects on biodiversity. Given the abundant resources of the museum, it can support research projects on the systematics, phylogenetics, and biogeography of a diverse range of organisms including extinct human ancestors, spiders, turtles, birds, fish, ants, marine invertebrates, and plants. By conducting an independent research project, students will be trained in a range of research techniques. Depending on the nature of the particular project, students may gain experience with light and scanning electron microscopy, molecular phylogenetics, and/or next-generation sequencing technologies. In addition, students will receive lectures on systematic biology, take educational tours of the facility, and participate in community-building activities. Students will also learn about the ethics of collections-based science, responsible conduct of research in a museum setting, appropriate data collection and archiving, and informed attitudes towards preserving the world's biodiversity. Furthermore, students will develop oral communication skills through the process of preparing a presentation of their research findings, which are highlighted in a symposium at the end of the program. In conjunction with educators, CAS has developed program assessment tools that provide feedback on every aspect of the program and will also employ the common assessment tool for BIO REU Sites. Interested students are encouraged to contact prospective mentors before applying since shared interests between the mentor and student are a key component of the application process. Letters of recommendation, a statement of interest, and academic performance are also used in the selection process. The program places particular emphasis on attracting students from groups that are under-represented in the sciences. The CAS REU program hopes to foster in its participants a long-term interest in science by promoting scientific engagement that extends beyond the program's end. Specifically, student participants will be encouraged to present their research at domestic and international scientific conferences.Students are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting http://research.calacademy.org/opportunities/ssi, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Rich Mooi at ssi-bi@calacademy.org).