REU Site: Indigenous America to Indigenous Borneo-Adventures in Biology and Biodiversity

位于明尼苏达州莫里斯的明尼苏达-莫里斯大学REU Site奖将支持2014-2016年夏季至少6名学生为期10周的培训。该项目由生物科学局的生物基础设施司和国家科学基金会国际和综合事务办公室的国际科学和工程科提供支助。对生物多样性、生物系统和传统生态学知识感兴趣的学生将在马来西亚的婆罗洲岛和明尼苏达大学莫里斯分校进行研究。在美国和马来西亚科学家的指导下，学生可以从许多跨学科的项目中进行选择。有关植物、微生物和其他用于生产天然产品的系统的研究项目可供学生调查。学生还可以学习微生物生物多样性方面的项目--研究外来陆地、淡水或海洋微生物。学生们将与美国和马来西亚的教职员工和学生，以及来自婆罗洲岛上几个土著群体的部落“社区科学家”进行互动。学生将在传统生态学知识的背景下，使用现代科学方法学习生物和化学分析。所有学生都将接受实验室/现场安全、伦理和负责任的研究行为、土著权利、知识产权以及向其他科学家和公众宣传其工作的培训。学生将通过http://www.embrs-mn.com/training-international-programs/的在线申请系统进行申请，并将根据推荐信、意向/兴趣声明、先前的学业表现以及基于IP的视频会议或面谈来选择学生。我们强烈鼓励来自科学界历史上代表性不足的群体的学生申请。该项目的成功程度将使用REU在线提供的通用评估工具进行评估。学生必须在项目结束后被跟踪，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://www.embrs-mn.com/training-international-programs/，或联系国际组织(Michael Ceballos博士，电子邮件：rcebalo@morris.umn.edu)

This REU Site award to the University of Minnesota - Morris, located in Morris, MN, will support the training of a minimum of 6 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014- 2016. This project is supported by the Division of Biological Infrastructure in the Directorate for Biological Sciences and the International Science and Engineering section in the Office of International and Integrative Affairs at NSF. Students with interest in biodiversity, biological systems, and traditional ecological knowledge will conduct research on the island of Borneo in Malaysia and at the University of Minnesota - Morris. Students can select from a number of interdisciplinary projects under the mentorship of both U.S. and Malaysian scientists. Research projects on plants, microorganisms, and other systems used to produce natural products are available for students to investigate. Students may also pursue projects in microbial biodiversity -- studying exotic terrestrial, freshwater, or marine microbes. Students will interact with U.S. and Malaysian faculty and students, as well as tribal "community scientists" from several Indigenous groups on the island of Borneo. Students will learn biological and chemical analyses using modern scientific methods, in the context of traditional ecological knowledge. All students will receive training in laboratory/field safety, ethics and the responsible conduct of research, Indigenous rights, intellectual property, and communicating their work to other scientists and the public. Students will apply through the online application system at http://www.embrs-mn.com/training-international-programs/ and will be selected based on letters of recommendation, statement of intent/interest, prior academic performance, and an IP-based video conference or in-person interview. Students from groups that have been historically underrepresented in the sciences are strongly encouraged to apply.Success of the program will be assessed using the REU common assessment tool available online. 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://www.embrs-mn.com/training-international-programs/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Michael Ceballos at rceballo@morris.umn.edu)