REU Site: Evolution of Biodiversity across the Tree of Life

REU 网站：生命之树生物多样性的演变

• 批准号: 1559779
• 负责人: Thorsten Lumbsch
• 金额: $ 24.49万
• 依托单位: Field Museum of Natural History
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-03-01 至 2019-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1559779&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Evolution; Biodiversity; across

This REU Site award to the Field Museum of Natural History, located in Chicago, IL, will support the training of 8 students for 10 weeks, during the summers of 2016-2018. Students will conduct hands-on research in biodiversity science and receive training in cutting-edge techniques and analysis in evolutionary biology through guided mentorship by museum curators and scientists. Students will learn research techniques that include DNA sequencing and computational analysis of genetic and genomic data, morphological measurements and phylogenetic analysis, and microbiology and next-generation microbial sequencing. Scientific projects to be conducted by the students include the evolution of morphological variation in extinct therapsids, tropical bird biogeography, population genetics of sharks, influence of disease on bird genetic diversity in urban environments, quantitative analysis of meteorites, the influence of hydrostatic pressure on morphological diversity in octopuses, and co-diversification of ants and their gut bacterial communities. In addition students will receive career mentoring in a diversity of STEM fields, gain experiences in public outreach and science communication, receive training in ethics/responsible conduct of research, and participate in a diversity workshop to help overcome bias in science. Selection of applicants will be completed by the host curator or scientist and students will be recruited from across the country, leveraging local university connections, to insure participation of underrepresented minorities. Students may apply online through: https://www.fieldmuseum.org/REU. It is anticipated that a total of 24 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted and will create a video about their research experience to share in an annual symposium. Students will gain experiences in public outreach and science communication through sharing their research on the public museum areas. In addition, many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. These internships will provide training for the next generation of evolutionary biologists in collections-based organismal bioscience. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.fieldmuseum.org/REU, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Corrie Moreau at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Thorsten Lumbsch at [e-mail]).

该REU网站奖授予位于伊利诺伊州芝加哥的菲尔德自然历史博物馆，将在2016-2018年的夏季为8名学生提供为期10周的培训。学生将在生物多样性科学方面进行实践研究，并在博物馆馆长和科学家的指导下接受尖端技术和进化生物学分析方面的培训。学生将学习研究技术，包括DNA测序和遗传和基因组数据的计算分析，形态测量和系统发育分析，微生物学和下一代微生物测序。学生的科研项目包括已灭绝兽脚类动物的形态变异演化、热带鸟类生物地理学、鲨鱼种群遗传学、疾病对城市环境中鸟类遗传多样性的影响、陨石的定量分析、静水压力对章鱼形态多样性的影响，以及蚂蚁及其肠道细菌群落的共同多样化。此外，学生将获得STEM领域多元化的职业指导，获得公共宣传和科学传播方面的经验，接受伦理/负责任的研究行为方面的培训，并参加多元化研讨会，以帮助克服科学偏见。申请者的选择将由主办策展人或科学家完成，学生将从全国各地招募，利用当地大学的联系，以确保代表性不足的少数民族的参与。学生可以通过https://www.fieldmuseum.org/REU在线申请。预计总共将有24名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该项目中接受培训。学生将学习如何进行研究，并将制作关于他们研究经验的视频，在年度研讨会上分享。学生将透过分享他们在公共博物馆领域的研究，获得公众外展和科学传播的经验。此外，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。这些实习将为下一代进化生物学家提供以收集为基础的有机生物科学方面的培训。由生物基础设施司（生物科学理事会）资助的所有REU项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统自动发送的电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://www.fieldmuseum.org/REU，或与PI（科里·莫罗博士[e-mail]）或副PI（托尔斯滕·伦施博士[e-mail]）联系。