REU Site: Molecular Biophysics

这项授予普林斯顿大学的REU Site奖将支持2014-2016年夏季在新泽西州普林斯顿校区对10名学生进行9周的培训，并在2015-2017年夏季支持10名学生在位于CZ南波西米亚NovéHrady的捷克科学院进行10周的培训。该项目得到国际和综合事务办公室(国际科学和工程科)以及生物科学处(生物基础设施处)和数学和物理科学处(化学处)的支持。国内方案的成功完成使学员有资格在捷克共和国进行第二个暑期活动。该计划的科学重点是分子生物物理学，这是一个跨学科领域，将物理、数学科学和工程的概念、实验和分析方法应用于分子水平上的当代生物学问题。在每个地点，学生的兴趣与经验丰富、敬业的教师导师的兴趣相匹配。参与者还会被分配到日常导师和“近乎同行”的导师。计划召开许多会议、研讨会和研讨会，讨论生物物理学中的项目期望、伦理道德和负责任的研究行为以及主题。参与者通过要求的报告和书面报告来发展他们的口头和书面交流技能。在国际现场，应用了一种新的研究概念，迭代地结合了实验和计算方法。在捷克导师的持续监督下，参与者可以在返回本国机构后远程从事研究的计算方面的工作。该计划的成功与否是通过结合参与者的口头和书面反馈以及标准化的在线评估工具进行评估的。学生使用在线申请表申请该计划，并在选择学生参与该计划之前进行电话面试。鼓励正在升入大学二年级的学生，特别是那些来自本科研究有限的学校的学生和那些来自代表不足的群体的学生，他们主修化学工程、化学、计算机科学、数学或物理。这个REU网站项目为学生进行跨学科和协作研究做好准备。与外国导师合作并接触外国文化的机会是该项目的内在特征。预计与会者将能够在会议和/或出版物上介绍他们的工作。参与者必须在项目结束后被跟踪，并必须回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问www.princeton.edu/reumolbiPhysics，或联系国际和平组织(Jannette Carey教授：jcare y@princeton.edu)或联合国际组织(Istvan Pelczer博士：ipelczer@princeton.edu)。

This REU Site award to Princeton University will support the training of 10 students for 9 weeks during the summers of 2014-2016 at the Princeton, NJ, campus and 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2015-2017 at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Nové Hrady, South Bohemia, CZ. This project is supported by the Office of International and Integrative Affairs (International Science and Engineering section) as well as the Directorates for Biological Sciences (Division of Biological Infrastructure) and Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Division of Chemistry). Successful completion of the domestic program qualifies participants for a second summer at the Czech Republic. The scientific focus of this program is molecular biophysics, an interdisciplinary field that applies conceptual, experimental, and analytical approaches from the physical and mathematical sciences and engineering to contemporary problems in biology at the molecular level. At each site, student interests are matched with those of experienced, dedicated faculty mentors. Participants are also assigned day-to-day and 'near-peer' mentors. Numerous meetings, seminars, and workshops are planned to discuss program expectations, ethics and the responsible conduct of research, and topics in biophysics. Participants develop their oral and written communications skills through required presentations and a written report. At the international site, a novel research concept is applied that combines experimental and computational approaches iteratively. Participants can pursue the computational aspects of their research remotely upon return to their home institutions, with continued supervision by their Czech mentors. Success of the program is assessed using a combination of participants' oral and written feedback and a standardized online assessment tool.Students apply to the program using an online application form, and phone interviews are conducted before students are selected for participation in the program. Students who are rising sophomores, especially those from schools with limited undergraduate research and those from underrepresented groups, who are majoring in chemical engineering, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, or physics are encouraged to apply. This REU Site program prepares students for interdisciplinary and collaborative research. The opportunity to work with foreign mentors and get exposed to foreign culture is an intrinsic feature of the program. It is expected that participants will be able to present their work at conferences and/or in publications. Participants 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 www.princeton.edu/reumolbiophysics, or by contacting the PI (Professor Jannette Carey: jcarey@princeton.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Istvan Pelczer: ipelczer@princeton.edu).