REU Site: Biological Signals: Information Flow, Exchange and Storage

位于威斯康星州麦迪逊的威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校获得REU Site奖，将在2017-2019年夏季为12名学生提供为期10周的培训。学生通过探索与了解生物系统中多种形式的信息和信号(例如信息素、电信号、DNA)、信息如何在生物尺度内和跨生物尺度移动以及来自环境的信号如何影响细胞过程从而影响生物和种群水平的活动相关的研究问题来研究生物系统中的信息流、存储和交换。一个研究导师团队指导学生发展他们的研究和科学交流技能，并探索他们的研究项目和生物科学研究生教育的伦理影响。项目中的每个学生都要写一份科学报告，并做一份报告，总结他们的研究成果。欢迎所有学生申请，但特别是那些研究机会有限、有兴趣接受研究生教育、在生物学研究生培养计划和研究生涯中属于代表性不足的群体的学生。预计共有36名学生将在该计划中接受培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校，他们是生物学领域代表性不足群体的成员。除了了解研究是如何进行的，并在当地的研究研讨会上发表演讲外，许多学生还将在地区和国家科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。生物基础设施部资助的所有REU网站项目都将使用一个通用的基于网络的评估工具来确定培训计划的有效性。此外，学生和导师的反馈将在整个计划中收集，以实时指导计划的实施。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https://wiscience.wisc.edu/IBS-SRP，，或联系国际和平组织(Janet Branchaw博士，电子邮件：branchaw@wic.edu)或联合国际组织(大卫·瓦萨曼博士，电子邮件：dawassarman@wic.edu)。

This REU Site award to the University of Wisconsin - Madison, located in Madison, WI, will support the training of 12 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019. Students investigate information flow, storage, and exchange in biological systems by exploring research questions related to understanding the many forms of information and signals in biological systems (e.g. pheromones, electrical signals, DNA), how information moves within and across biological scales, and how signals from the environment can impact cellular processes and therefore organismal and population level activity. A team of research mentors guides students as they develop their research and scientific communication skills and as they explore the ethical implications of their research projects and graduate education in the biological sciences. Each student in the program writes a scientific report and gives a presentation summarizing their research findings. Applications from all students are welcome, but particularly those who have limited access to research opportunities, are interested in pursuing graduate education, and are members of underrepresented groups in biology graduate training programs and research careers.It is anticipated that a total of 36 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities and who are members of underrepresented groups in biology, will be trained in the program. In addition to learning how research is conducted and presenting at the local research symposium, many students will also present the results of their work at regional and national 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. In addition, feedback from students and mentors will be gathered throughout the program to guide program implementation in real time. 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://wiscience.wisc.edu/IBS-SRP, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Janet Branchaw at branchaw@wisc.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. David Wassarman at dawassarman@wisc.edu).