REU Site: Scripps' Structure and Function Summer Institute

该REU网站奖授予位于加利福尼亚州拉霍亚的斯克里普斯研究所，该研究所在2018-2020年的每个夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。该项目将前沿研究与专业技能发展和队列建设活动相结合。学生的研究重点是大分子的结构和功能（例如，定义先天和获得性免疫系统中的蛋白质，开发数据库编目细胞的分子成分，整合计算方法与生物物理技术来确定蛋白质结构，开发化学工具来探测生物学问题，探索大脑功能）。除了实验室研究，学生们还将在项目开始时参加一个训练营，参加每周的专业发展研讨会，主题包括伦理和负责任的研究行为，以及科学研讨会，在那里他们将阅读当前的科学文章，讨论实验背后的基本原理，批判性地分析工作，并与同龄人进行科学讨论。该项目将以每个学生在全校范围内的海报展示中展示一张海报为高潮。预计总共将有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校和/或来自代表性不足的人口，将在该计划中接受培训。参与者的选择将考虑几个因素，包括学习成绩、推荐信、学生对获得科学领域高级职业的兴趣以及多样性。鉴于本科研究经历在研究生学习中的重要性，该计划将为学生提供提高研究和沟通技巧的关键机会，并为追求研究事业做好准备。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议或同行评审的出版物上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定该培训计划的有效性。课程结束后，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报告系统自动发送的电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/careu/index.html，或联系PI （Dawn Eastmond博士eduprgm@scripps.edu）和联合PI （Philip Dawson博士eduprgm@scripps.edu）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。

This REU Site award to the Scripps Research Institute, located in La Jolla, CA, supports the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during each of the summers of 2018-2020. This program integrates cutting-edge research with professional skills development and cohort building activities. Student research focuses on the structure and function of macromolecules (e.g., defining proteins in innate and acquired immune systems, developing databases cataloguing the molecular components of the cell, integrating computational methods with biophysical techniques to determine protein structure, developing chemical tools to probe biological questions, and exploring brain function). In addition to lab research, students will participate in a bootcamp at the beginning of the program and attend weekly professional development workshops on topics such as ethics and responsible conduct of research, and scientific seminars where they will read current scientific articles, discuss the rationale behind the experiments, analyze the work critically, and engage in scientific discourse with their peers. The program will culminate with each student presenting a poster during campus-wide poster presentations. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities and/or from underrepresented populations, will be trained in the program. Several factors will be considered for participant selection, including academic record, letters of reference, student interest in obtaining an advanced career in science, and diversity. Given the importance of undergraduate research experience in graduate studies, this program will provide students with critical opportunities to improve research and communication skills and prepare to pursue careers in research. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences or as peer-reviewed publications. 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 this 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://education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/careu/index.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Dawn Eastmond at eduprgm@scripps.edu) and the co-PI (Dr. Philip Dawson at eduprgm@scripps.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.