REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biochemistry

该REU站点奖授予位于德克萨斯州大学城的德克萨斯农工大学农业生物研究和生物化学与生物物理系，将在2014-2018年夏季为10名学生提供为期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。德州农工大学生物化学与生物物理系提供了一个充满活力的氛围来进行生物化学不同领域的研究，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。招聘工作将集中在那些已经完成大三或大二的学生，以及那些就读于不提供博士学位的院校的学生。虽然不局限于这个地理区域，但将特别努力吸引来自德克萨斯州和中南部地区周边各州的大学和学院的学生。招收大量在STEM领域未被充分代表的学生的合作机构将帮助招收该计划的学生。参与者将在他们的暑期体验结束时以及随后的几年中，使用在线BIO REU通用评估工具和项目特定问卷对项目进行评估。夏季研究项目将产生更广泛的重大影响。参与者将接受指导国家资助研究项目的指导教师的培训。每周的会议将提供负责任的研究行为、研究文献的批判性分析、假设驱动研究的发展和演讲技巧方面的培训。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。学员将带着对参与生化研究的努力和满意的感激离开，并准备在该领域进行研究生培训和职业发展。以前的大多数参与者都就读于研究生院或在学术界或工业界获得了研究职位。学生在参加这个项目后需要被跟踪，并且必须回复由NSF报告系统自动发送的电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://biochemistry.tamu.edu/academics/reu/summer-undergraduate-research-in-biochemistry/，或联系PI （Gary R. Kunkel博士g-kunkel@tamu.edu）或co-PI （Mary Bryk博士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).