REU Site: A Cyberlinked Program in Computational Biomolecular Structure & Design

该REU网站授予位于马里兰州巴尔的摩的约翰霍普金斯大学，将在2017- 2019年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。该奖项由生物基础设施（BIO）、化学（MPS）和工程教育和中心（ENG）部门支持。研究是在位于美国和国外的罗塞塔公地（http://www.rosettacommons.org）的各个实验室进行的。该项目包括为期1周的新兵训练营，让学生学习计算机编码和结构生物学，在分布式实验室进行8周的研究，最后一周在罗塞塔会议上一起学习。在研究期间，学生将在主办实验室的指导下完成一个独立的研究项目，参加每周的虚拟期刊俱乐部，准备研究提案，并准备在会议上展示的海报。完成REU课程后，学生将了解如何从结构角度调查生物学问题；有计算分子设计经验；在生物化学、生物物理学、计算生物学和分子工程的研究方法方面有扎实的基础；获得与全球其他实验室的其他科学家和工程师合作的技能；并且更深刻地认识到这些领域的改进技术对社会的贡献。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。招聘和拓展工作的重点是女性和代表性不足的少数族裔，该项目将在格蕾丝·霍珀会议和少数族裔学生年度生物医学研究会议等拓展会议上招聘。学生将有机会展示和/或发表他们的作品。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点计划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.rosettacommons.org/intern，或与PI （Jeffrey J. Gray博士jgray@jhu.edu）或项目管理员（Camille Mathis女士cmathis@jhu.edu）联系。

This REU Site award to Johns Hopkins University, located in Baltimore, MD, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019. The award is supported by the Divisions of Biological Infrastructure (BIO), Chemistry (MPS) and Engineering Education and Centers (ENG). Research is conducted in various labs of the Rosetta Commons (http://www.rosettacommons.org) located throughout the United States and abroad. The program consists of a 1-week boot camp where students learn computer coding and structural biology, 8 weeks of research in distributed labs, and a final week together at the Rosetta Conference. During the research period, students will complete an independent research project under the mentorship of a host lab, participate in weekly virtual journal clubs, prepare research proposals, and prepare a poster for presentation at the conference. Upon completion of the REU program, students will gain an understanding of how to investigate biological problems from a structural perspective; experience computational molecular design; acquire a solid foundation in research methodologies in biochemistry, biophysics, computational biology, and molecular engineering; gain skills to collaborate with other scientists and engineers in other laboratories globally; and gain a deeper appreciation for the contributions that improved technology in these areas can make to society.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Recruiting and outreach efforts focus on women and underrepresented minorities, and the program will recruit at outreach conferences like the Grace Hopper Conference and the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. Students will have the opportunity to present and/or publish their work. 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 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.rosettacommons.org/intern, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Jeffrey J. Gray at jgray@jhu.edu) or the program administrator (Ms. Camille Mathis at cmathis@jhu.edu).