REU SITE: Plant Genomics @ Michigan State University

REU Site奖授予密歇根州立大学密歇根州立大学，密歇根东兰辛，密歇根州，密歇根州，密歇根州立大学，密歇根州立大学，密歇根大学，密歇根州立大学，密歇根州东兰辛市，密歇根州立大学，密歇根大学，密歇根州立大学，密歇根大学，密歇根州立大学，密歇根大学，密歇根州立大学，密歇根州立大学，密歇根大学，密歇根州立大学，密歇根州立大学，密歇根大学，密歇根州东兰辛市，将支持10名学生在2018-2020夏季为期10周的培训。REU的参与者将从事教师指导的研究，重点是植物和光合作用微生物的基因组学，这将适合对基因组学、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二年级、三年级和四年级申请者中挑选出来，重点是来自主要是本科院校的个人，以及为科学领域中代表性不足的群体服务的机构。这本REU将提供对研究生院的洞察。参与者将沉浸在一个活跃的研究小组中，并将与教师、博士后助理和研究生互动，以获得研究技能和对他们的项目的深入了解。该计划包括研讨会和研讨会，介绍密歇根州立大学的研究计划、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，并在密歇根州立大学的年度研究研讨会上发表演讲，描述他们的研究。活动的组织将提高每个参与者批判性思考和进行生物学研究的能力，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名学生将在该计划中接受培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。总的来说，在REU计划期间获得的经验旨在为参与者提供在生物科学方面追求研究生院和科学职业的经验和信心。由生物基础设施司(DBI)资助的所有REU现场方案使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训方案的有效性。项目结束后，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报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解更多有关该计划的信息，请访问https://plantgenomics.natsci.msu.edu，，或联系国际和平组织(Cornelius Barry博士，电子邮件：barrycs@msu.edu)或共同国际组织(Robert Last博士，电子邮件：lastr@msu.edu)。该计划得到了DBI和iOS分部的支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 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 barrycs@msu.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Robert Last at lastr@msu.edu). 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.