REU Site: Program in Nanotechnology for Biology and Bioengineering

REU 网站：生物和生物工程纳米技术项目

• 批准号: 1460716
• 负责人: Denis Wirtz
• 金额: $ 34.51万
• 依托单位: Johns Hopkins University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-04-01 至 2019-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1460716&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Program; Nanotechnology; Biology

This REU Site award to Johns Hopkins University, located in Baltimore, MD, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2015- 2017. This award is supported by the Division of Biological Infrastructure in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO/DBI) and the Division of Engineering Education and Centers in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG/EEC). The proposed REU will provide undergraduate students with challenging research experience in the rapidly growing area of nanobiotechnology, a discipline at the interface of biology, chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering. Students work on interdisciplinary projects and interact with researchers from several academic departments ? Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry. Example projects include the development of safe carriers for in vivo gene transfer, engineering skeletal muscles, molecular mechanics of cell shape change, 3D printing of microvessels, and others. In addition to research, students participate in orientation, ethics and safety training, graduate school preparation, resume building, and a poster presentation at the end of the program. Students with limited opportunities for research at their home institution and those from underrepresented groups will be recruited to the program. Students will be selected based on academic record, letters of recommendation, and their statement of purpose. It is anticipated that over 3 summers, a total of 30 students will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at regional and national conferences. Upon completing the program, REU students will have a greater understanding of the development and applications of nanotechnology in biology, a solid grounding in research methodologies in these areas, and a deeper appreciation for the contributions that improved technology in these areas can make to people's lives. 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://inbt.jhu.edu/education/undergraduate/reu/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Wirtz at [e-mail]), the co-PI (Dr. Herrera-Alonso at [e-mail]).

这个REU网站奖给约翰霍普金斯大学，位于巴尔的摩，MD，将支持10名学生在2015年至2017年夏季10周的培训。 该奖项由生物科学理事会生物基础设施部（BIO/DBI）和工程教育部和工程理事会中心（ENG/EEC）支持。拟议的REU将为本科生提供具有挑战性的研究经验，在纳米生物技术，在生物学，化学，物理学，材料科学和工程的接口学科的快速增长领域。 学生从事跨学科项目，并与来自多个学术部门的研究人员互动。化学与生物分子工程、材料科学与工程、机械工程、物理学和化学。示例项目包括开发用于体内基因转移的安全载体，工程化骨骼肌，细胞形状变化的分子力学，微血管的3D打印等。除了研究，学生参加方向，道德和安全培训，研究生院的准备，简历建设，并在程序结束时的海报演示。在他们的家乡机构和那些代表性不足的群体的研究机会有限的学生将被招募到该计划。学生将根据学习成绩，推荐信和他们的目的声明进行选择。预计在3个夏天，共有30名学生将在该计划中接受培训。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在区域和国家会议上展示他们的工作成果。 完成该计划后，REU学生将有纳米技术在生物学中的发展和应用的更深入的了解，在这些领域的研究方法的坚实基础，并为改进技术在这些领域的贡献更深的赞赏可以使人们的生活。 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，请访问http：//inbt.jhu.edu/education/undergraduate/reu/，或联系主要研究者（维尔茨博士，网址：[e-mail]）、共同主要研究者（Herrera-Alonso博士，网址：[e-mail]）。