REU Site: Networking Basic Research for Biological Discovery

这个REU网站奖给沃兹沃斯中心，纽约州卫生部，位于纽约州奥尔巴尼，将支持10名学生在2014年至2016年夏季为期10周的培训。该计划的主要目标是通过将本科生相互联系并与他们的导师联系起来，以深入了解现代科学研究是如何进行的，从而提供尖端的研究经验。沃兹沃斯中心提供优秀的基础研究和研究生教育计划并行公共卫生活动。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具有不同的研究兴趣。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。学生可以参加传统的，单一指导的研究项目，或合作项目，其中两个学生联网，以解决共同的研究问题。该研究计划将由访问科学家和沃兹沃斯教师每周举行的研讨会补充。此外，沃兹沃斯网站将为学生提供研究，职业规划，现代科学史的道德行为的强大背景，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，研究兴趣和学术表现进行选择。鼓励在家乡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。 所有的研究活动都在一个紧密的环境中进行，这将提供一个独特的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介绍他们的研究，该研讨会将在整个沃兹沃斯进行视频广播，并录制以提高沟通技巧。 我们还鼓励学生在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。通过使用Bio REU共同评估调查和SURE调查，将促进项目评估。学生需要在课程结束后进行跟踪，并必须通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，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.