REU Site: Networking Basic Research for Biological Discovery

该REU网站奖授予位于纽约州奥尔巴尼的纽约州卫生部沃兹沃斯中心，将在2014-2016年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。该计划的主要目标是通过建立本科生之间以及他们的导师之间的网络，提供尖端的研究经验，以深入了解现代科学研究是如何进行的。沃兹沃斯中心提供优秀的基础研究和研究生教育项目，与公共卫生活动并行。导师在分子遗传学、细胞生物学、结构和计算生物学以及环境科学方面有不同的研究兴趣。申请人将在全国范围内招募，所有专业的学生都有资格申请。学生既可以参加传统的、单一指导的研究项目，也可以参加由两名学生组成网络来解决共同研究问题的合作项目。该研究计划将由访问科学家和沃兹沃斯学院每周举办的研讨会进行补充。此外，沃兹沃斯网站将为学生提供研究伦理行为、职业规划、现代科学史方面的强大背景，以及研究如何转化为公共政策的独特视角。候选人将根据个人论文，两封推荐信，研究兴趣和学业成绩进行选择。鼓励在本国机构研究机会有限的学生和来自代表性不足群体的学生申请。所有的研究活动都是在一个紧密结合的环境中进行的，这将提供一个独特而丰富的研究培训机会。在最后一周，学生们将在一个研讨会上展示他们的研究成果，该研讨会将在沃兹沃斯进行视频播放，并录制下来，以提高沟通技巧。学生也将被鼓励在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。项目评估将通过使用生物REU共同评估调查和SURE调查来促进。学生在项目结束后需要被跟踪，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reu@health.ny.gov。

This REU Site Award to the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, located in Albany, NY, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014-2016. The primary objective of this program is to provide cutting-edge research experiences by networking undergraduate students with each other and with their mentors to gain insight into how modern scientific research is conducted. The Wadsworth Center provides outstanding basic research and graduate education programs paralleling public health activities. Mentors have diverse research interests in molecular genetics, cell biology, structural and computational biology, and the environmental sciences. Applicants will be recruited nationally and students from all majors are eligible to apply. Students can join either a traditional, single-mentored research project, or a collaborative project in which two students are networked to tackle a common research problem. The research program will be supplemented by weekly seminars given by visiting scientists and Wadsworth faculty. In addition, the Wadsworth Site will provide students with a strong background in the ethical conduct of research, career planning, the modern history of science, and a unique perspective on how research is translated to public policy. Candidates will be selected based on personal essay, two letters of recommendation, research interests, and academic performance. Students with limited research opportunities at their home institution and those from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. All research activities are pursued within a close-knit environment that will provide an uniquely enriching research training opportunity. During the final week, students will present their research at a symposium that will be video-cast throughout Wadsworth and recorded to improve communication skills. Students will also be encouraged to present the results of their work at scientific conferences.Program evaluation will be facilitated by using the Bio REU common assessment survey and the SURE survey. Students are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic e-mail sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by contacting reu@health.ny.gov.