REU Site: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Summer Research in Biology

该REU网站奖授予位于威斯康星州密尔沃基的马奎特大学，将在2017- 2019年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。学生将选择与生物科学系教师合作的各种研究项目。项目将使用细胞、分子、遗传和结构技术解决一系列不同模型系统中的生物学问题。学生将学习阅读科学文献，并通过每周的期刊俱乐部、实验室小组会议和研究讨论培养沟通技巧。学生还将参加有关负责任的研究行为、就业机会和研究生院申请流程的研讨会。学生将在海报会议和研究研讨会上展示他们的发现。网络活动将贯穿整个项目，以促进教师和REU参与者之间的社区意识。学生的选择是基于他们对研究的兴趣、学习成绩以及与潜在教师导师的电话面试。特别鼓励代表性不足的少数群体成员和来自研究机会有限的大学的学生申请。预计将有30名学生（主要来自研究机会有限的学校）在该项目中接受培训。总的来说，该计划的研究和相关活动预计将增加参与STEM学科的学生的保留率，并增加国家科学劳动力的多样性。更直接的是，研究结果将与马奎特大学社区、学生的家庭机构和更广泛的科学界分享。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。一个通用的基于网络的评估工具（SALG URSSA）将被生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点项目所使用，以确定培训计划的有效性。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。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://www.marquette.edu/biology/srp.shtml或联系PI （Allison Abbott博士allison.abbott@marquette.edu）或联合PI （Edward Blumenthal博士edward.blumenthal@marquette.edu）。

This REU Site award to Marquette University, located in Milwaukee, WI, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019. Students will choose from a variety of research projects working with faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences. Projects will address biological questions in a range of diverse model systems using cellular, molecular, genetic, and structural techniques. Students will learn to read the scientific literature and develop communication skills through weekly journal clubs, laboratory group meetings, and research discussions. Students will also participate in workshops on responsible research conduct, career opportunities, and the graduate school application process. Students will present their findings at both a poster session and research symposium. Networking activities will be interwoven throughout the program to promote a sense of community among faculty, and the REU participants. Students are selected based on their interest in research, academic record, and phone interviews with potential faculty mentors. Members of underrepresented minority groups and students from colleges with limited research opportunities are especially encouraged to apply.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Together, the research and associated activities of this program are expected to increase retention of participating students in STEM disciplines and increase diversity of the nation's scientific workforce. More immediately, the results of the research will be shared with the Marquette community, the students' home institutions and the broader scientific community. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. A common web-based assessment tool (SALG URSSA) 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.marquette.edu/biology/srp.shtml or by contacting the PI (Dr. Allison Abbott at allison.abbott@marquette.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Edward Blumenthal at edward.blumenthal@marquette.edu).