REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in DNA-based discoveries in Hawaii's biodiversity

该REU Site奖授予位于夏威夷檀香山的夏威夷大学马诺阿分校（UHM），将在2016-2018年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。参与者将利用高通量DNA测序和系统发育方法来研究夏威夷本地、地方性和入侵生物的身份和起源。REU的参与者将受到来自植物学、生物学和微生物学部门、夏威夷自然能源研究所和Kapi'olani社区学院的不同教师的指导。每年夏天，来自洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室的客座导师也将参加为期一周的活动。REU的体验将从为期一周的分子、微生物学和基因组技术的实验室培训开始，允许具有有限的高级生物学背景或没有研究经验的学生参加。将招募来自不同机构和背景的REU参与者。资金将提供校园住房，以支持必须搬迁参加的学生。REU的经验将通过每周研讨会来加强，以探索研究生院，科学交流，负责任的研究行为，并在每个参与者的科学海报展示中达到高潮。预计总共将有30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。学生将接触到利用他们在DNA和生物信息学工具工作中学到的技能的职业选择。学生将学习如何进行研究，并可能在科学会议上展示他们的工作。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，以确定学生的职业道路。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http://manoa.hawaii.edu/biodiversity-REU，或联系PI（斯图尔特·多纳奇博士donachie@hawaii.edu）或联合PI（斯蒂芬妮·克拉夫特-特里博士kraft2@hawaii.edu）。

This REU Site award to the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM), located in Honolulu, HI, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2016-2018. Participants will take advantage of high-throughput DNA sequencing and phylogenetic methods to study the identity and origins of Hawaii's native, endemic and invasive organisms. REU participants will be mentored by a diverse faculty from the departments of Botany, Biology, and Microbiology, the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute at UHM, and Kapi'olani Community College. A guest mentor from the Los Alamos National Laboratory will also participate for one week each summer. The REU experience will begin with one week of laboratory training in molecular, microbiology and genomic techniques, to allow students with limited higher-level biology background or no research experience to participate. A diverse group of REU participants from a variety of institutions and backgrounds will be recruited. Funds will provide for on-campus housing to support students who must relocate to participate. The REU experience will be enhanced by weekly workshops to explore graduate school, scientific communication, responsible conduct of research, and culminate in a scientific poster presentation by each participant.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will be exposed to career options which utilize skills they learned in working with DNA and bioinformatic tools. Students will learn how research is conducted, and may present their work at scientific conferences.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 student 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 http://manoa.hawaii.edu/biodiversity-REU, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Stuart Donachie at donachie@hawaii.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Stephanie Kraft-Terry at kraft2@hawaii.edu).