REU: Biological Discovery in Woods Hole

REU SITE奖授予位于马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔的海洋生物实验室(MBL)，将支持2014-2016年夏季为期10周的10名学生的培训。该奖项得到了生物科学局(生物基础设施司)和地球科学局(海洋科学司)的支持。REU计划将重点放在分子和细胞过程上，这些过程产生并调节调节生物行为的复杂生理系统。该项目的目标是招收积极性高的学生，特别是来自代表性不足的群体和/或研究机会有限的学校的学生，并在MBL暑期调查人员或全年科学家的指导下，让他们沉浸在研究项目中。申请者通过该项目的网站进行电子申请，招生委员会将在那里对他们进行审查，并在初春通知他们。每个学生都将根据彼此的兴趣分配一名导师，并完全融入他们的实验室和研究计划。研究经验的补充将是实地考察和研讨会，这些旅行和研讨会将探索广泛的主题，为学生在生物科学领域的职业生涯做准备。学生还将参加由长期运行的MBL课程提供的关于研究中的伦理和负责任的行为的讲座，神经科学伦理和生存的暑期计划。通用评估工具(http://www.salgsite.org))将用于学生和项目评估。该计划将在本科生研究研讨会和海报展示中达到高潮。目标是招收一批与研究环境一样多样化的学生。研究研讨会将通过直播向公众广泛传播。将鼓励学生在同行评议的期刊上发表他们的研究成果，并参加科学会议。该项目的校友报告称，他们在研究生院录取和学术或工业就业方面取得了很高的成功。学生在项目结束后被要求跟踪，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http://hermes.mbl.edu/education/courses/other_programs/reu.html，，或联系国际和平组织(门辛格博士，电子邮件：amensation@d.umn.edu)或共同国际组织(马尔乔博士，电子邮件：paulMalc@uic.edu)。

This REU Site award to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), located in Woods Hole, MA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014- 2016. This award is supported by both the Directorates for Biological Sciences (Division of Biological Infrastructure) and Geosciences (Division of Ocean Sciences). The REU program will focus on the molecular and cellular processes that give rise to, and regulate, complex physiological systems that mediate organismal behavior. The program's goal is to recruit highly motivated students, especially from underrepresented groups and/or from schools with limited research opportunities, and immerse them in research programs under the guidance of MBL summer investigators or year-round scientists. Applicants apply electronically through the program's website, where they will be reviewed by the admissions committee, with notification in early spring. Each student will be assigned a mentor based on mutual interest, and be fully integrated into their laboratory and research program. Augmenting the research experience will be field trips and seminars that will explore a wide range of topics to prepare students for a career in biological sciences. Students will also attend lectures on ethics and responsible conduct in research offered by the long running MBL course, Summer Program in Neuroscience Ethics and Survival. The common assessment tool (http://www.salgsite.org) will be used for student and program evaluation. The program will culminate in an undergraduate research symposium and poster presentation.The goal is to recruit a cohort of students as diverse as the research environment. The research symposium will be broadly disseminated via live streaming to the general public. Students will be encouraged to publish their results in peer reviewed journals and to attend scientific meetings. Program alumni have reported high success in graduate school admission and academic or industrial employment.Students 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 http://hermes.mbl.edu/education/courses/other_programs/reu.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Mensinger at amensing@d.umn.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Malchow at paulmalc@uic.edu).