REU Site: Scripps' Structure and Function Summer Institute (SFSI)

这个REU网站奖的斯克里普斯研究所，位于拉霍亚，加利福尼亚州，将支持在2015年至2017年夏季为期十周的计划的十名学生的培训。该计划为不同的参与者提供了一个学术结构，将尖端研究与专业技能发展和教师指导相结合。专业发展研讨会和研究经验将由几个要素组成，这些要素共同作用，并提供逐步的脚手架方法来提高实习生的批判性思维技能，科学准备技能，知识基础和研究专业知识。学生将有机会在全国会议上展示他们的成果。REU计划为学生提供了一种体验，这种体验通常在他们的家庭机构中无法获得。鼓励来自研究机会有限的学校和代表性不足的群体的学生申请。该计划的核心将是在我们150个最先进的实验室之一进行实践研究，探索大分子的结构和功能。可能的项目包括：确定先天和后天免疫系统中关键蛋白质的结构和功能;制作细胞分子成分的数据库;将计算方法与目前的生物物理技术相结合，以确定蛋白质结构;探索大脑功能。除了实验室研究外，计划参与者还将参加每周一次的主题专业发展研讨会和科学研讨会，在那里他们将阅读当前的科学文章，并参与讨论实验背后的原理，批判性地分析工作，并与同行进行科学讨论。该计划的高潮与口头和/或海报演示。通过提供这种经验，我们奋进提高实习生的研究和沟通技能，并准备最有才华的学生追求生物医学研究的职业生涯。一个共同的基于网络的评估工具，由生物基础设施司（董事会生物科学）资助的所有REU计划将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生将在课程结束后受到监控，并必须回复Scripps和NSF报告系统发送的电子邮件。更多信息可在网站（http：//education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/careu/index.html）上获取，或联系主要研究者（Jamie威廉姆森博士，网址：jrwill@scripps.edu）或共同主要研究者（Dawn Eastmond博士，eastmond@scripps.edu）。

This REU Site award to The Scripps Research Institute, located in La Jolla, CA, will support the training of ten students in a ten-week program during the summers of 2015-2017. This program offers its diverse participants an academic structure that integrates cutting-edge research with professional skills development and faculty mentoring. Professional development workshops and research experiences will be made up of several elements that work together and provide a stepwise, scaffolding approach to improving interns' critical thinking skills, scientific preparation skills, knowledge base, and research expertise. Students will have an opportunity to present their results at a national conference. The REU program provides an experience to its students that is typically not available to them at their home institutions. Students from schools with limited opportunities for research and from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.The heart of the program will be the hands-on research experience in one of our 150 state-of-the-art laboratories that probe the structure and function of macromolecules. Potential projects include: defining the structure and function of key proteins in both the innate and acquired immune systems; production of databases cataloging the molecular components of the cell; integration of computational methods with the current arsenal of biophysical techniques to determine protein structure; and exploration of brain function. In addition to the lab research, program participants will attend themed weekly professional development workshops and scientific seminars where they will be expected to read current scientific articles and participate in discussions about the rationale behind the experiments, analyze the work critically, and engage in scientific discourse with their peers. The program culminates with oral and/or poster presentation. By providing this experience, we endeavor to improve interns' research and communication skills and prepare the most talented students to pursue careers in biomedical research.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be monitored after the program and must respond to emails sent by Scripps and the NSF reporting system. More information is available on the web (http://education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/careu/index.html), or by contacting the PI (Dr. Jamie Williamson at jrwill@scripps.edu) or co-PI (Dr. Dawn Eastmond at eastmond@scripps.edu).