REU Site: Networking Basic Research for Biological Discovery

位于纽约州奥尔巴尼的纽约州卫生部沃兹沃斯中心的REU Site奖将在2014-2016年夏季期间支持10名学生进行为期10周的培训。该项目的主要目标是通过将本科生彼此联系起来并与他们的导师建立网络来提供尖端研究经验，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，与公共卫生活动相对应。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。申请者将在全国范围内招生，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，也可以参加合作项目，在这个项目中，两个学生通过网络解决共同的研究问题。这项研究计划将由访问科学家和沃兹沃斯的教职员工每周举办研讨会来补充。此外，沃兹沃斯的网站将为学生提供关于研究道德行为、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来选择。鼓励在本国机构研究机会有限的学生和来自代表人数不足的群体的学生申请。所有研究活动都是在一个紧密联系的环境中进行的，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展示他们的研究成果，该研讨会将在整个沃兹沃斯进行视频转播，并进行录制，以提高沟通技能。还将鼓励学生在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。项目评估将通过使用Bio REU共同评估调查和SURE调查来促进。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.