REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biochemistry

该REU SITE奖授予德克萨斯农工大学农业生命研究和德克萨斯农工大学生物化学和生物物理系，位于德克萨斯州的College Station，将在2014-2018年夏季支持10名学生进行为期10周的培训。该项目得到了生物科学局(生物基础设施处)和数学和物理科学局(化学处)的支持。德克萨斯农工大学生物化学和生物物理系提供了一个充满活力的氛围，在生物化学的不同领域进行研究，包括但不限于基因组学、蛋白质组学、酶学、结构生物学、基因表达机制、膜结构和功能以及发育/细胞生物学。招生工作将集中在完成大三或大二学业并就读于不提供博士学位的机构的学生。虽然不限于这一地理区域，但将特别努力吸引来自德克萨斯州和中南部地区周边州的大学和学院的学生。在STEM领域招收人数较少的学生的合作机构将帮助招收该项目的学生。参与者将在暑期体验结束时和随后的几年中，使用在线Bio REU通用评估工具和特定于项目的问卷对该项目进行评估。夏季研究项目将产生重大的更广泛的影响。参与者将接受指导国家资助的研究项目的教师顾问的培训。每周会议将提供在研究中负责任的行为、对研究文献的批判性分析、以假设为导向的研究的发展以及陈述技能方面的培训。在项目结束时，学生将以书面和口头报告的形式介绍他们的研究成果。学员将带着对生化研究的努力和满足感离开，并准备在这一领域进行研究生培训和职业生涯。大多数以前的参与者都注册了研究生院或在学术界或行业获得了研究职位。学生在参与这个项目后被要求跟踪，并必须回复由NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://biochemistry.tamu.edu/academics/reu/summer-undergraduate-research-in-biochemistry/，，或联系国际和平组织(g-kunkel@TamU.S.edu)或联合国际组织(Mary Bryk博士，电子邮件：bryk@TamU.S.edu)。

This REU Site award to Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Texas A&M University, located in College Station, TX, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014-2018. This project is supported by both the Directorates for Biological Sciences (Division of Biological Infrastructure) and Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Division of Chemistry). The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Texas A&M offers an energetic atmosphere to perform research in diverse areas of biochemistry, including, but not limited to, genomics, proteomics, enzymology, structural biology, mechanisms of gene expression, membrane structure and function, and developmental/cell biology. Recruiting efforts will focus on students who have completed their junior or sophomore year and who attend institutions that do not offer doctoral degrees. Although not limited to this geographical area, special recruiting efforts will be made to attract students from universities and colleges in Texas and surrounding states in the mid-South region. Partner institutions that enroll substantial numbers of students who are underrepresented in STEM fields will help recruit students to this program. Participants will evaluate the program at the end of their summer experience and in subsequent years, using the online BIO REU common assessment tool and a program-specific questionnaire.Significant broader impacts will result from the summer research program. Participants will receive training from faculty advisors who direct nationally funded research programs. Weekly meetings will provide training in responsible conduct in research, critical analysis of research literature, development of hypothesis-driven research and instruction in presentation skills. At the conclusion of the program students will present their research accomplishments in both written and oral reports. Participants will leave with an appreciation of the effort and satisfaction involved in biochemical research, and prepared to pursue graduate training and careers in this area. A majority of previous participants have enrolled in graduate school or obtained research positions in academia or industry.Students are required to be tracked after participating in this program and must respond to an automatic email sent by the NSF reporting system. More information is available at http://biochemistry.tamu.edu/academics/reu/summer-undergraduate-research-in-biochemistry/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Gary R. Kunkel at g-kunkel@tamu.edu) or co-PI (Dr. Mary Bryk at bryk@tamu.edu).