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REU: Global Engagement Research Experience for Undergraduate Students in Food Security: A focus on Indigenous Vegetables and Grain Crops; the "Forgotten Food" Crops of Kenya

REU：粮食安全本科生全球参与研究经验：重点关注本土蔬菜和谷物作物；

基本信息

批准号：
1757607
负责人：
Anne Osano
金额：
$ 25万
依托单位：
Bowie State University
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 2023-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1757607&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Global Engagement Research Experience

项目摘要

This REU Site award to Bowie State University (BSU), located in Bowie, MD, will support the training of 8 students in a 10-week program during the summers of 2019-2020. The program is hosted by the BSU Department of Natural Sciences and the University of Nairobi in Kenya and Egerton University (Kenya, Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils). Students spend the first week at BSU for an intensive boot camp on the history and culture of Kenya, safety, ethics/responsible conduct of research, basic scientific principles, and skills to prepare for the research project. The next 8 weeks are dedicated to research at Egerton University (Year 1) or the University of Nairobi (Year 2) with field sampling trips, followed by a concluding week at BSU where students present the results of their research. Research focuses on the genetic, physiological, and ecological mechanisms that underlie crop responses in a changing environment with a goal towards food security. Example student projects include molecular studies of aflatoxin grain contamination, sweet sorghum genotypes and ecotypes, genetic and metabolite diversity of the indigenous vegetable Cleome gynandra, analysis of sweet sorghum enzymes, and characterization of Rhizobia species in Dolichos lablab. Workshops focus on professional skills (e.g., literature review, experimental techniques and design, data collection and analysis, oral and written presentation skills). Recruitment and participant selection will focus on students with outstanding research potential with special emphasis on students from underrepresented groups. It is anticipated that a total of 16 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, analyzed, and communicated. Many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences, and some will publish the results in peer-reviewed journals.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of program. Students are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. This REU is also supported by the Division of Human Resource Development in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources. More information is available by visiting https://www.bowiestate.edu/academics-research/colleges/college-arts-sciences/departments/natural-sciences/research-experience-for-underg/ or by contacting the PI, Dr. Anne Osano at aosano@bowiestate.edu.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网站奖给鲍伊州立大学（BSU），位于鲍伊，MD，将支持在2019-2020年的夏天在一个为期10周的计划8名学生的培训。该计划由BSU自然科学系和肯尼亚内罗毕大学以及Egerton大学（肯尼亚，作物，园艺和土壤系）主办。学生在BSU度过第一周，参加关于肯尼亚历史和文化，安全，道德/负责任的研究行为，基本科学原则和技能的密集靴子营地，为研究项目做准备。接下来的8周是专门在埃杰顿大学（一年级）或内罗毕大学（二年级）进行实地采样研究，然后在BSU结束一周，学生们展示他们的研究结果。研究重点是在不断变化的环境中作物反应的遗传，生理和生态机制，目标是实现粮食安全。学生项目包括黄曲霉毒素谷物污染的分子研究，甜高粱基因型和生态型，本土蔬菜Cleome gynandra的遗传和代谢物多样性，甜高粱酶的分析，以及Dolichos lablab中根瘤菌物种的表征。讲习班侧重于专业技能（例如，文献综述、实验技术和设计、数据收集和分析、口头和书面报告技能）。招募和参与者的选择将侧重于具有杰出研究潜力的学生，特别强调来自代表性不足群体的学生。预计共有16名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将接受该方案的培训。学生将学习如何进行研究，分析和沟通。许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果，有些人将在同行评议的期刊上发表结果。由生物基础设施司（生物科学局）资助的所有REU计划使用的一种基于网络的通用评估工具将用于确定计划的有效性。学生需要在课程结束后进行跟踪，并必须通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。该区域教育股还得到教育和人力资源局人力资源开发司的支持。欲了解更多信息，请访问https://www.bowiestate.edu/academics-research/colleges/college-arts-sciences/departments/natural-sciences/research-experience-for-underg/或通过aosano@bowiestate.edu联系PI Anne Osano博士。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。