REU Site in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Sanford Research

这个REU网站奖桑福德研究，位于苏福尔斯，SD，将支持十名学生在2019年至2021年的夏天十周的培训。 其目标是为本科生提供细胞和分子生物学方面的卓越研究经验，支持研究生学位和研究职业的追求，并增加科学界的多样性。 学生将在不同领域的项目上进行前沿研究，包括信号转导，细胞内运输，细胞器功能，细胞增殖和分化以及发育。 该计划包括研究经验，职业和专业发展研讨会，道德培训，GRE准备研讨会，演讲机会和推广活动。 在节目结束时，学生将在节目结束时的研讨会上以海报形式展示他们的研究。招聘将侧重于有兴趣从事研究职业的学生，重点是代表性不足的少数民族学生和来自社会经济弱势背景的学生。 学生可以在该计划的网站上在线申请。 选拔委员会将通过视频会议面试最优秀的候选人，并作出录取决定。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将接受该计划的培训。 重点放在代表性不足的少数民族学生和学生更广泛地代表性不足的科学，如第一代大学生，低收入家庭的学生，残疾学生和退伍军人。 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。 学生还将通过外展活动，提高公众的科学素养，并激励年轻人考虑科学careers.A共同的基于网络的评估工具，由生物基础设施的司资助的所有REU网站程序使用的社区参与将被用来确定培训计划的有效性。 此外，还将辅之以由外部评估人员进行的调查和与咨询委员会的协商。 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.sanfordresearch.org/education/undergraduates/spur/或联系PI（皮尔斯博士，大卫.皮尔斯@ sanfordhealth.org）或联合PI（Lee博士，Lance. sanfordhealth.org）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This REU Site award to Sanford Research, located in Sioux Falls, SD, will support the training of ten students for ten weeks during the summers of 2019 - 2021. The objectives are to provide exceptional research experiences in Cellular and Molecular Biology to undergraduate students, support the pursuit of graduate degrees and research careers, and increase diversity in the scientific community. Students will perform cutting-edge research on projects in diverse areas, including signal transduction, intracellular trafficking, organelle function, cell proliferation and differentiation, and development. The program is comprised of research experience, career and professional development workshops, ethics training, a GRE preparation workshop, presentation opportunities, and outreach activities. At the end of the program, students will present their research in a poster format at an end-of-program symposium. Recruitment will focus on students interested in pursuing research careers with an emphasis on underrepresented minority students and students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Students may apply online at the program website. A selection committee will interview the top candidates by videoconference and make acceptance decisions.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Emphasis is placed on underrepresented minority students and students more broadly underrepresented in science, such as first-generation college students, students from low-income households, students with disabilities, and veterans. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Students will also engage with the community through outreach activities, which increases public scientific literacy and inspires younger people to consider science careers.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. This will be supplemented by surveys administered by an external evaluator and consultation with an advisory board. 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.sanfordresearch.org/education/undergraduates/spur/ or by contacting the PI (Dr. Pearce at David.Pearce@sanfordhealth.org) or the co-PI (Dr. Lee at Lance.Lee@sanfordhealth.org).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.