REU Site: Research Experiences in Plant Science at the Danforth Center

位于密苏里州圣路易斯的唐纳德·丹福思植物科学中心将在2017- 2019年夏季为10名学生提供为期11周的培训。 该计划在植物和生命科学领域提供全面的研究经验。学生在丹佛斯中心的高级科学家的指导下进行研究项目，丹佛斯中心是一个独立的非营利性私人研究机构，致力于植物生物学的基础研究。该研究部分补充了其他活动，包括中心的集成显微镜，蛋白质组学质谱，表型分析，制造商和组织培养和转化设施的研讨会。 每周会议，科学务虚会，实地考察和职业小组将使实习生接触到植物科学的当前研究课题，提供接触几种可能的职业道路，并提供与丹佛斯中心科学家以及其他当地机构的充分交流机会。 将特别强调发展有效的口头和书面沟通技巧。该计划在为期一天的研讨会上达到高潮，实习生将通过科学论文和演示文稿提供他们的项目。 申请可在网上获得，每年2月截止。 该项目每年夏季从5月持续到8月，预计将有30名学生参加该项目，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。该计划旨在通过为来自代表性不足的群体和农村地区的学生提供广泛的研究经验和培训来增加科学领域的多样性。 由于该中心的研究目标是对农业生产力和附加值产生影响，实习生进行的研究有可能对植物生物学界和整个社区产生重大影响。 学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在国家和国际科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU网站计划使用的一个基于网络的通用评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。 学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://www.danforthcenter.org/internship或联系internation@danforthcenter.org。

This REU Site award to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, located in St. Louis, MO, will support the training of 10 students for 11 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019. The program provides a comprehensive research experience in the areas of plant and life sciences. Students conduct a research project under the guidance of senior scientists at the Danforth Center, an independent non-profit private research institute dedicated to fundamental research in plant biology. This research component is supplemented with additional activities, including workshops in the Center's Integrated Microscopy, Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry, Phenotyping, Maker and Tissue Culture and Transformation facilities. Weekly meetings, a scientific retreat, field trips and a career panel will expose interns to current research topics in the plant sciences, provide exposure to several possible career paths and offer ample networking opportunities with Danforth Center scientists as well as those from other local institutions. Special emphasis will be on developing effective verbal and written communication skills. The program culminates in a one-day symposium where interns will deliver their projects via a scientific paper and presentation. Applications are available online and are due each February. The program runs each summer from May through August.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. The program aims to increase the diversity of the scientific field by offering extensive research experience and training to students from underrepresented groups and from rural areas. Since a goal of the Center's research is to have an impact on agricultural productivity and added value, the research conducted by interns has the potential to be of significant interest to the plant biology community and the community at large. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at national and international 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.danforthcenter.org/internship or by contacting internship@danforthcenter.org.