REU Site: Biology and Biotechnology Undergraduate Research Experience (BITURE)

该REU网站奖授予位于北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市的北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校，将在2015-2017年夏季为期10周的项目中支持10名学生的培训。REU计划向所有美国公民、国民或永久居民的本科生开放。在该项目中接受培训的学生将获得实验室研究技能，培养他们的批判性思维和解决问题的能力，理解科学的过程，并能够将他们的研究成果传达给同龄人和公众。学生们将有机会在全国会议上展示他们的成果。REU项目为学生提供了一种体验，这是他们在自己的学校通常无法获得的。鼓励来自研究机会有限的学校和代表性不足群体的学生申请。该REU网站计划将侧重于传统研究经验中的生物学和生物技术研究，同时传达基础生物技术研究如何导致商业创造和工业发展。范例项目包括生物信息学和全基因组分析，以了解马铃薯作物的抗旱性，用于农业用途的转基因大豆的产生和研究，用于生物燃料开发或水处理的微生物种群研究，在生物利用度或环境影响研究中使用纳米粒子。在为期10周的项目中，学生们将参加包括研究伦理、申请研究生院、职业机会、生物技术创新和初创企业等研讨会，以及北卡罗来纳州研究校园和大卫默多克研究所的一个以研究和就业机会为特色的项目。在课程结束时，学生将在北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校夏季研究研讨会上以海报或口头报告的形式展示他们的研究。由生物基础设施部（生物科学理事会）资助的所有REU项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生在课程结束后需要被跟踪，并且必须回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。更多信息请联系PI （Christine Richardson博士atC.Richardson@uncc.edu）或co-PI （Sharon Bullock博士sbulloc8@uncc.edu）。

This REU Site award to the University of North Carolina Charlotte, located in Charlotte,NC, will support the training of 10 students in a 10-week program during the summers of2015-2017. The REU program is open to all undergraduate students who are citizens,nationals or permanent residents of the United States. Students trained in the programwill gain skills in lab research, develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills,understand the process of science, and be able to communicate their research results totheir peers and the general public. Students will have an opportunity to present theirresults at a national conference. The REU program provides an experience to studentsthat is typically not available to them at their home institutions. Students from schoolswith limited opportunities for research and from underrepresented groups are encouragedto apply.This REU Site program will focus on research in biology and biotechnology in atraditional research experience while conveying how basic biotechnology research leadsto business creation and industrial development. Example projects include bioinformaticsand whole genome analyses to understand drought resistance of potato crops, generationand study of transgenic soybeans for agricultural use, study of microbial populations forbiofuel development or water treatment, use of nanoparticles in bioavailability orenvironmental impact studies. During the 10-week program, students will participate inactivities including workshops on Research Ethics, Applying to Graduate School, CareerOpportunities, Biotechnology Innovation and Start-Ups, and a program at NC ResearchCampus and David Murdock Research Institute featuring research and employmentopportunities. At the end of the program, students will present their research in a posterand/or oral presentation at the UNC Charlotte Summer Research Symposium.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Divisionof Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used todetermine the effectiveness of the training program. Students are required to be trackedafter the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reportingsystem. More information is available by contacting the PI (Dr. Christine Richardson atC.Richardson@uncc.edu) or co-PI (Dr. Sharon Bullock at sbulloc8@uncc.edu).