REU Site: SURFing the Interface between Chemistry and Biology

这项授予位于佛罗里达州朱庇特的斯克里普斯研究所的REU Site奖将支持2017-2019年夏季为期10周的10名学生的培训。佛罗里达州斯克里普斯研究所的研究将尖端生物科学研究与化学工具的开发相结合，以探索基本的生物学问题。学生可以加入几个系，化学，免疫学，分子医学，结构生物学和神经科学，在那里他们会发现自己在化学和生物学之间的接口工作。REU的经验将为不同的学生群体提供顶尖研究生项目的科学研究指导培训，围绕研究生院的职业发展机会，包括道德培训，以及科学演示和写作方面的指导培训。这些努力将在一场全校范围的海报比赛中达到高潮。参与者可以是大二、大三和大四的学生，并将由参与教师根据他们的学术记录、推荐信和目的声明来选择。预计总共将有30名学生接受该项目的培训，主要来自研究机会有限的学校。佛罗里达州斯克里普斯作为一个专注于生化科学的REU网站，为来自不同背景的学生提供了访问国际知名研究项目的机会，这些项目将培养他们对科学的兴趣，并为他们提供在研究生院和其他地方取得成功的工具。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作结果，或作为同行评议的出版物。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU网站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。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。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/flreu/，或联系国际组织(Katrin Karbstein博士，电子邮件：kkarbst@Scripps.edu)或计划协调员(Albarran-Zeckler博士，电子邮件：rzeckler@Scripps.edu)。该REU网站由生物基础设施司(生物科学局)和化学司(数学和物理科学局)共同资助。

This REU Site award to The Scripps Research Institute, located in Jupiter, Florida, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019. Research at the Scripps Florida integrates cutting edge bioscience research with the development of chemical tools to probe basic biological questions. Students can join several departments, Chemistry, Immunology, Molecular Medicine, Structural Biology, and Neuroscience, where they will find themselves working at the interface between chemistry and biology. The REU experience will provide a diverse group of students with mentored training in scientific research at a top graduate program, professional development opportunities focused around graduate school, including ethics training, and guided training in scientific presentation and writing. These efforts will culminate in a campus-wide poster competition. Participants can be rising Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors, and will be selected by participating faculty based on their academic record, letters of reference and a statement of purpose.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Scripps Florida, as an REU site focused on the biochemical sciences, provides students from diverse backgrounds access to internationally renowned research programs that will foster their interest in science, and provide them with the tools to be successful in graduate school and beyond. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences, or as peer-reviewed publications.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://education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/flreu/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Katrin Karbstein at kkarbst@scripps.edu) or the program coordinator (Dr. Albarran-Zeckler at rzeckler@scripps.edu). This REU site is co-funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences), and the Division of Chemistry (Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences).