REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biochemistry

这个REU网站奖得克萨斯州农工农业生命研究和生物化学和生物物理系在得克萨斯州农工大学，位于学院站，得克萨斯州，将支持10名学生在2014年至2018年的夏天10周的培训。该项目得到了生物科学局（生物基础设施司）和数学和物理科学局（化学司）的支持。生物化学和生物物理系在得克萨斯州A M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，膜结构和功能的机制，和发育/细胞生物学。招聘工作将集中在谁已经完成了他们的大三或大二，谁参加不提供博士学位的机构的学生。虽然不限于这一地理区域，但将作出特别的招聘努力，以吸引来自得克萨斯州和中南部地区周边州的大学和学院的学生。招收大量在STEM领域代表性不足的学生的合作机构将帮助招收学生参加该计划。参与者将在他们的夏季体验结束时以及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。每周会议将提供培训，内容包括负责任地开展研究、对研究文献进行批判性分析、开展假设驱动的研究以及讲授演讲技巧。在课程结束时，学生将以书面和口头报告的形式展示他们的研究成果。参与者将离开与参与生化研究的努力和满意度的赞赏，并准备在这一领域追求研究生培训和职业生涯。大多数以前的参与者已经进入研究生院或在学术界或工业界获得研究职位。学生在参加本计划后需要进行跟踪，并且必须回复NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。更多信息请访问http：//biochemistry.tamu.edu/academics/reu/summer-undergraduate-research-in-biochemistry/，或联系PI（加里R. Kunkel在g-kunkel@tamu.edu）或共同研究者（玛丽布里克博士在bryk@tamu.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).