REU Site: Program in Molecular Biosciences

该REU网站授予位于科罗拉多州柯林斯堡的科罗拉多州立大学，将在2018-2020年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。该计划的科学重点是在分子生命科学领域。参与者通过口头、海报和书面的最终报告来展示他们的研究成果。体验性挑战补充了对政府实验室和生物技术公司的教育访问，以及参与科学传播小组、伦理和专业发展讲习班。通过调查、焦点小组讨论和CIMER REU共同评估工具来评估项目的成功。参加者须完成大一生物及化学课程。参与者必须是美国公民或永久居民，并注册为本科生。我们强烈鼓励来自弱势群体或研究机会有限的大学的学生申请。申请由项目主任、联合主任和教师导师进行评估。学生的申请将根据GPA、完成的课程、个人陈述和推荐信进行全面评估。预计总共将有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该项目中接受培训。REU网站的目标是培养本科生的研究，同时推进发现和理解。这个REU网站努力扩大代表性不足的群体成员的参与（少数民族学生，特别是来自四年制大学的研究机会有限）。社会将受益于更多受过更好训练的分子生物科学研究人员和教育者的榜样，特别是来自代表性不足的群体。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。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点计划使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生在参加项目后将被跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统自动发送的电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://www.bmb.colostate.edu/undergraduates/reu/program-description/，或与PI（保罗·雷伯恩博士paul.laybourn@colostate.edu）或副PI（托马斯·桑杰洛博士Thomas.santangelo@colostate.edu）联系。

This REU Site award to Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins, Colorado, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018-2020. The program scientific focus is in the area of molecular life sciences. Participants present their research findings orally, by poster, and in a written final report. Experiential challenges supplement educational visits to government labs and biotech companies and participation in science communication panels, ethics and professional development workshops. The success of the program is assessed through surveys, focus group discussions and the CIMER REU Common Assessment tool. Participants should have completed freshman biology and chemistry. Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and registered as undergraduate students. Students from underrepresented groups or those attending colleges with limited research opportunities are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications are evaluated by the Program Director, the Co-Director and faculty mentors. Student application is evaluated holistically based on GPA, courses completed, personal statement, and letters of reference.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. The REU site goal is to train undergraduates in research while advancing discovery and understanding. This REU site strives to broaden the participation of members of underrepresented groups (minority students, particularly from four year colleges with limited research opportunities). Society will benefit from a greater number of better-trained molecular bioscience researchers and educator role models, particularly from underrepresented groups. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at 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 participation in 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 http://www.bmb.colostate.edu/undergraduates/reu/program-description/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Paul Laybourn at paul.laybourn@colostate.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Thomas Santangelo at Thomas.santangelo@colostate.edu).