REU Site: Cell and Molecular Visualization at Brandeis University

这项授予位于马萨诸塞州沃尔瑟姆的布兰代斯大学的REU SITE奖将支持在2017-2019年夏季对10名学生进行为期10周的利用现代细胞和分子可视化技术进行生物研究的培训。这个项目，包括50多名生命科学教师，将向本科生介绍与生物结构和功能有关的广泛主题。学生将在导师的指导下进行全日制研究，并将参加每周的午餐研讨会，其中将包括教师研究报告和专业发展活动，如与来自大波士顿地区的学生和博士后研究员就生物技术、研究、教育和政策方面的职业进行小组讨论。将有关于伦理问题和科学指导的小组讨论。学生们将撰写他们暑期项目的概要，并提供反馈和编辑，并将参加一个顶峰研讨会，其中包括海报演示。参与者将根据学术记录、推荐和生物学研究潜力从全国范围内挑选出来，应为学院或大学当前的大一、大二或大三学生。预计总共将有30名学生接受该计划的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校，该计划欢迎来自科学领域代表性不足群体的学生。培训将在支持和互动的环境中进行，参与培训的教职员工在指导本科生与学生合著者进行研究和出版方面有着良好的记录。学生们将有机会在职业生涯的不同阶段与具有不同兴趣的科学家互动，了解研究是如何进行的。许多学生将在科学会议上介绍他们的工作。生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点项目使用的一个通用的基于网络的评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。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。欲了解更多有关该计划的信息，请访问http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/undergrad/summerResearch/，或联系国际和平组织(苏珊·洛维特博士，电子邮件：lovett@brdeis.edu)或联合国际组织(帕拉迪斯博士，电子邮件：paradis@brdeis.edu)。

This REU Site award to Brandeis University, located in Waltham, MA will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019 in biological research employing modern cell and molecular visualization techniques. This program, encompassing over 50 faculty in the Life Sciences, will introduce undergraduate students to a broad range of topics concerning biological structure and function. Students will conduct full-time research guided by their mentors and will participate in weekly lunch seminars, which will include faculty research presentations and professional development activities such as panel discussion with students and postdoctoral fellows from the Greater Boston area concerning careers in biotechnology, research, education, and policy. There will be group discussions of ethical issues and mentoring in science. Students will write a synopsis of their summer project, with feedback and editing, and will participate in a capstone symposium including poster presentations. Participants will be selected from a nation-wide pool based on academic record, recommendations, and potential for research in biology and should be current freshmen, sophomores or juniors at a college or university. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program which welcomes students from underrepresented groups in science. Training will take place in a supportive and interactive environment, and the participating faculty have a strong record of mentoring undergraduates in research and publishing with student co-authors. Students will have an opportunity to interact with scientists with diverse interests, at different stages in their careers, to learn how research is done. Many students will present their work at scientific conferences.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure 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 http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/undergrad/summerResearch/ or by contacting the PI (Dr. Susan Lovett at lovett@brandeis.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Paradis at paradis@brandeis.edu).