REU Site: SURFing the Interface between Chemistry and Biology

REU网站授予位于佛罗里达州朱庇特的斯克里普斯研究所，将在2014-2016年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。该奖项由生物科学部（生物基础设施部）和数学与物理科学部（化学部）共同支持。位于佛罗里达州的斯克里普斯研究所（Scripps Research Institute）专注于将尖端生物科学研究与化学工具的开发结合起来，以探索基本的生物学问题。学生可以加入六个系中的任何一个——癌症生物学、化学、传染病、代谢与衰老、分子治疗和神经科学——在那里他们会发现自己在化学和生物学的界面上工作。REU的经验将为不同群体的学生提供全国顶尖研究生项目的科学研究指导培训，专业发展机会集中在研究生院，包括道德培训和科学演示指导培训。这些努力将以全校范围的海报会议告终，与会者将在会上介绍他们的发现，并鼓励他们在区域或国家科学会议上介绍他们的结果。参加者将根据他们的学习成绩、推荐信和目的声明来选择参加。斯克里普斯研究所（The Scripps Research Institute）位于佛罗里达州南部，这意味着它处于有利地位，可以从几个代表性不足的群体中招收学生。对科学感兴趣的本科生将有机会参加国际知名的科学研究项目，通过沉浸在项目设计、数据收集和分析以及展示结果中，培养他们对科学的兴趣。该项目的有效性将通过项目评估来监测，包括BIO REU网站的通用评估工具，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。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/flreu/index.html，或联系PI （Karbstein博士kkarbst@scripps.edu）或项目管理员（Leach-Scampavia女士leach@scripps.edu）。

This REU Site award to The Scripps Research Institute, located in Jupiter, FL, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014-2016. This award is supported by both the Directorates for Biological Sciences (Division of Biological Infrastructure) and Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Division of Chemistry). The Scripps Research Institute in Florida has a focus that integrates cutting edge bioscience research with the development of chemical tools to probe basic biological questions. Students can join any of six departments -- Cancer Biology, Chemistry, Infectious Diseases, Metabolism and Aging, Molecular Therapeutics, and Neuroscience -- where they will find themselves working at the interface between chemistry and biology. The REU experience will provide a diverse group of students with mentored training in scientific research at a top graduate program in the country, professional development opportunities focused around graduate school, including ethics training, and guided training in scientific presentation. These efforts will culminate in a campus-wide poster session, where the participants will present their findings and will be encouraged to present their results at a regional or national scientific meeting. Participants will be selected for participation based on their academic record, letters of reference and a statement of purpose. The location of The Scripps Research Institute in South Florida means it is well positioned to recruit students from several underrepresented groups. Undergraduates with an interest in science will have access to internationally renowned scientific research programs that will foster their interest in science by immersing them in project design, data collection and analysis, and presenting results.The effectiveness of this program will be monitored by program evaluations including the BIO REU Sites common assessment tool and 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://education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/flreu/index.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Karbstein at kkarbst@scripps.edu) or the program administrator (Mrs. Leach-Scampavia at leach@scripps.edu).