REU Site: Networking Basic Research for Biological Discovery

REU 网站：生物发现的网络基础研究

• 批准号: 1359413
• 负责人: Randall Morse
• 金额: $ 24.99万
• 依托单位: Health Research Incorporated/New York State Department of Health
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-04-15 至 2018-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359413&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Networking; Basic; Research

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 [e-mail].

REU 授予位于纽约州奥尔巴尼的纽约州卫生部沃兹沃斯中心的场地奖将支持 10 名学生在 2014-2016 年夏季进行为期 10 周的培训。该项目的主要目标是通过本科生之间以及与导师的联系来提供前沿的研究经验，以深入了解现代科学研究的进行方式。沃兹沃斯中心提供与公共卫生活动并行的杰出基础研究和研究生教育项目。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。面向全国招生，各专业学生均可报名。学生可以参加传统的、单独指导的研究项目，也可以参加合作项目，其中两名学生通过网络解决共同的研究问题。该研究计划还将由访问科学家和沃兹沃斯教师每周举办的研讨会作为补充。此外，沃兹沃斯网站将为学生提供研究道德行为、职业规划、现代科学史的强大背景，以及如何将研究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。我们鼓励在本国机构研究机会有限的学生以及来自代表性不足群体的学生申请。 所有研究活动都在紧密的环境中进行，这将提供独特的丰富的研究培训机会。在最后一周，学生们将在研讨会上展示他们的研究成果，研讨会将在整个沃兹沃斯进行视频直播并录制，以提高沟通技巧。 还将鼓励学生在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。将通过使用 Bio REU 共同评估调查和 SURE 调查来促进项目评估。学生需要在课程结束后进行跟踪，并且必须回复通过 NSF 报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。如需了解更多信息，请联系 [e-mail]。