REU Site: Summer Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program at UVM

该REU Site奖授予佛蒙特州伯灵顿的佛蒙特州大学(UVM)，将在2016-2018年夏季支持8名本科生为期10周的培训。REU项目的主题是神经科学。学生将由参加UVM授予博士学位的神经科学研究生项目(NGP)的教师指导，并将进行旨在阐明神经生物学的解剖、细胞、分子和行为方面的研究。学生将获得NGP资源，包括最新的成像和分子设施。学生们可以从一系列创新项目中进行选择，这些项目将遗传改变的模型生物的行为分析与神经系统的高分辨率成像相结合。学生将接受广泛的科学方法培训，包括生化分析、DNA测序和基因表达分析、定量形态学和行为分析。特别强调有效的实验设计、统计分析和解释的教学。每周讲座旨在强调开创性的实验研究和建立了现代神经科学基本概念的研究。其他讲座的重点是职业发展和道德和负责任的科学行为的重要性。该计划的最终产品包括学生创作的海报，这些海报在海报会议上展示给整个UVM社区。鼓励学生将海报带到他们所在的机构，并参加进一步的科学会议，以进行更多的演示。预计共有24名学生将在该计划中接受培训，其中许多人来自研究机会有限的学校。将积极招募多样化的学生群体，其中包括在STEM中代表性不足的少数族裔学生以及来自不同社会背景和地理出身的未得到充分服务的学生。申请者的选择主要基于申请者对神经科学的兴趣，以及该项目可以提高申请者的职业生涯的潜力，而不仅仅是学业成绩。申请程序可在www.uvm.edu/~nbhspire/？Page=snurf.html上在线获得。将使用生物基础设施司(生物科学局)资助的所有区域教育联盟方案使用的通用网络评估工具，以确定培训方案的有效性。结果将用于指导计划的持续改进。项目结束后，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报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解有关该计划的更多信息，请登录http://www.uvm.edu/~nbhspire/?Page-snurf.html网站(PI Dr.Felix Eckenstein)，或联系丹尼尔·米尔斯先生。

This REU Site award to the University of Vermont (UVM), located in Burlington, VT, will support the training of 8 undergraduate students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2016-2018. The theme of the REU program is neuroscience. Students will be mentored by faculty participating in UVM's PhD-granting Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP) and will conduct research aimed at elucidating the anatomical, cellular, molecular, and behavioral aspects of neurobiology. Students will have access to NGP resources, including up-to-date imaging and molecular facilities. Students can select from a range of innovative projects that combine the behavioral analysis of genetically altered model organisms with high resolution imaging of the nervous system. Students will be trained in a wide range of scientific methodologies that include biochemical analysis, DNA sequencing and gene expression analysis, quantitative morphology, and behavioral analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on the teaching of valid experimental design, statistical analysis and interpretation. Weekly lectures are designed to highlight seminal experimental studies and studies that have established the basic concepts of modern neuroscience. Other lectures are focused on issues of career development and the importance of ethical and responsible scientific conduct. The end products of the program include student-authored posters that are presented to the entire UVM community at a poster session. Students are encouraged to take the posters to their home institution and further scientific meetings for additional presentations. It is anticipated that a total of 24 students, many from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. A diverse cohort of students that includes minority students underrepresented in STEM as well as underserved students from diverse social backgrounds and geographical origin will be actively recruited. Selection of applicants is based primarily on the applicant's interest in neuroscience and the potential that the program can enhance the applicant's career, rather than just academic scores. Application is available online at www.uvm.edu/~nbhspire/?Page=snurf.html. 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. The results will be used to guide continued program improvement. 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 online at http://www.uvm.edu/~nbhspire/?Page-snurf.html (PI Dr. Felix Eckenstein) or by contacting Mr. Daniel Mills (802-656-0435, Daniel.Mills@uvm.edu)