REU SITE: Plant Genomics @ Michigan State University

REU 网站：植物基因组学 @ 密歇根州立大学

• 批准号: 1757043
• 负责人: Cornelius Barry
• 金额: $ 33.42万
• 依托单位: Michigan State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-03-01 至 2023-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1757043&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; SITE; Plant; Genomics; Michigan

This REU Site award to Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018 - 2020. REU participants will engage in faculty mentored research focused on genomics of plants and photosynthetic microbes that will be suitable for students interested in genomics, molecular genetics, biochemistry, chemistry, and computational biology. Participants will be selected from a pool of rising sophomore, junior, and senior applicants with an emphasis on individuals from primarily undergraduate institutions and institutions serving under-represented groups in the sciences. This REU will provide insight into graduate school. Participants will be immersed within an active research group and will interact with faculty, postdoctoral associates, and graduate students to acquire research skills and an in depth understanding of their project. The program includes seminars and workshops describing MSU research programs, graduate school opportunities and preparation, scientific career paths, scientific ethics and research misconduct, and presentation skills. Participants will prepare posters and give talks describing their research at annual MSU research symposia. Activities will be structured to increase each participant's ability to think critically and conduct biological research with the goal of maximizing their future impact on STEM disciplines. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Collectively the experiences gained during this REU program are intended to provide participants with the experience and confidence to pursue graduate school and scientific careers in the biological sciences. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) 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 https://plantgenomics.natsci.msu.edu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Cornelius Barry at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Robert Last at [e-mail]). This program is supported by DBI and IOS Divisions.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网站奖给密歇根州州立大学，东兰辛，MI，将支持10名学生的培训10周期间2018 - 2020年的夏天。REU参与者将从事教师指导的研究，重点是植物和光合微生物的基因组学，适合对基因组学，分子遗传学，生物化学，化学和计算生物学感兴趣的学生。参与者将从不断上升的大二，大三和大四申请人中选出，重点是来自主要本科院校和为科学领域代表性不足的群体服务的机构的个人。这REU将提供深入了解研究生院。参与者将沉浸在一个活跃的研究小组，并将与教师，博士后同事和研究生互动，以获得研究技能和深入了解他们的项目。该计划包括研讨会和讲习班，描述MSU研究计划，研究生院的机会和准备，科学职业道路，科学道德和研究不端行为，以及演讲技巧。参与者将准备海报，并在年度MSU研究研讨会上描述他们的研究。活动的结构将提高每个参与者的批判性思维和进行生物研究的能力，目标是最大限度地提高他们未来对STEM学科的影响。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该方案中接受培训。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。总的来说，在这个REU计划中获得的经验旨在为参与者提供在生物科学领域追求研究生院和科学事业的经验和信心。由生物基础设施部（DBI）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://plantgenomics.natsci.msu.edu，或联系PI（Cornelius巴里博士，[e-mail]）或共同PI（Robert Last博士，[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。