REU Site: Advancing Undergraduate Research Among Minorities in Plant Biology Enrolled in an Urban Community College

REU 网站：推进城市社区学院植物生物学少数族裔本科生研究

• 批准号: 1756998
• 负责人: Adolfina Koroch
• 金额: $ 22.73万
• 依托单位: CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-01-15 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1756998&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Advancing; Undergraduate; Research

This REU Site award to Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) located in New York, NY, will support the training of eight students for eight weeks during each of the summers of 2019-2021. Student research focuses on bioactivity of natural products at different biological levels of organization (e.g., the potential antioxidant capacity of natural plant products used in different cultural groups, the effects of natural extracts on microorganisms in fresh water and marine environments with changing salinity, in regulating genes involved in differentiation of cells, and in potential protective effects on growth of mammalian cells). Students will receive training in all aspects of the scientific method including biostatistics, and workshops in professional development including scientific communication (oral presentations, scientific writing), lab safety, ethics/responsible conduct of research and STEM careers. Field trips to internationally recognized botanical gardens, an agricultural experiment station and an herb farm will introduce students to sources of many natural extracts, with emphasis on research in plant sciences and networking opportunities. The program culminates with each student preparing a research paper and giving an oral presentation on their individual research. It is anticipated that a total of 24 students primarily from underrepresented groups from community colleges with limited research opportunities will be trained in the program. Students will learn how to conduct research, develop professional skills, and may present their work at scientific conferences. With community colleges accounting for more than half of all undergraduate enrollments, the BMCC REU program may serve as a national model for other two-year institutions involved in STEM research which seek to encourage and facilitate transfer of STEM majors to four-year institutions. 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 https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/gra/page.jsp?pid=1080&n=REU, or by contacting the PI Adolfina Koroch ([e-mail]) or the Co-PI Alexander Gosslau ([e-mail]).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.

这个REU网站奖给位于纽约州纽约的曼哈顿社区学院（BMCC），将支持在2019年至2021年的每个夏天对八名学生进行为期八周的培训。学生研究的重点是在不同的生物组织水平的天然产物的生物活性（例如，不同文化群体中使用的天然植物产品的潜在抗氧化能力，天然提取物对淡水和盐度变化的海洋环境中微生物的影响，对细胞分化相关基因的调节，以及对哺乳动物细胞生长的潜在保护作用）。 学生将接受包括生物统计学在内的科学方法各个方面的培训，以及专业发展研讨会，包括科学交流（口头演讲，科学写作），实验室安全，道德/负责任的研究行为和STEM职业。实地考察国际公认的植物园，农业实验站和草药农场将向学生介绍许多天然提取物的来源，重点是植物科学和网络机会的研究。该计划的高潮是每个学生准备一篇研究论文，并就他们的个人研究进行口头陈述。 预计共有24名学生主要来自研究机会有限的社区学院代表性不足的群体，将在该方案中接受培训。学生将学习如何进行研究，发展专业技能，并可能在科学会议上展示他们的工作。由于社区学院占所有本科入学人数的一半以上，BMCC REU计划可以作为其他两年制机构参与STEM研究的国家模式，旨在鼓励和促进STEM专业转移到四年制机构。 由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU研究中心项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训项目的有效性。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https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/gra/page.jsp? pid=1080 n=REU，或联系PI Adolfina Koroch（[e-mail]）或Co-PI亚历山大戈斯劳（[e-mail]）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Biology, chemistry, and pharmacological activity of Kigelia africana (Bignoniaceae) and Garcinia kola (Clusiaceae) - a review.

Kigelia africana（紫葳科）和藤黄果（Clusiaceae）的生物学、化学和药理活性 - 综述。

• DOI: 10.7275/hece-wp36
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Journal of medicinally active plants
• 作者: Assanti,Giulia;Kaur,Rajvinder;Nizard,Shanon;Pollack-Blackwood,Evian;Rafferty,Brian;Priano,Christine;FernándezRomero,JoséA;Koroch,AdolfinaR
• 通讯作者: Koroch,AdolfinaR