Salish Kootenai College SEA-PHAGES

萨利什库特奈学院 SEA-PHAGES

• 批准号: 1800347
• 负责人: Mary Larson
• 金额: $ 29.77万
• 依托单位: Salish Kootenai College
• 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: 2019-02-01 至 2023-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1800347&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Salish; Kootenai; College; SEA; PHAGES

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the STEM curricular offerings at these institutions expands the opportunities of their students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be culturally significant, and encourages a community and generational appreciation for science and mathematics education. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover will increase the body of knowledge on the genomics of bacteriophages. The goals of Salish Kootenai College's Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science in Tribal Colleges and Universities (SEA-PHAGES in TCUs) Project are to provide exciting professional development opportunities for STEM faculty, expand research-based learning opportunities for STEM students, and build institutional research capacity through participation in the SEA-PHAGES curriculum offered in partnership with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Faculty and students will isolate, identify, sequence and analyze newly discovered mycobacteriophages gathered from the local environment as part of a long-term, nationwide study. Faculty at SKC will learn novel laboratory procedures, participate in national training workshops, and enhance their research skills and knowledge. Students enrolled in the dual-credit STEM Academy will study genomics and bioinformatics, gain valuable hands-on laboratory experience, and participate in cutting edge research. Knowledge and skills gathered through this project will provide a strong foundation for future teaching and research in genomics, biotechnology and bioinformatics at Salish Kootenai College.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.

部落学院和大学方案(TCUP)的一个目标是提高为本国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教学和研究能力。在这些机构扩大STEM课程的范围，可以扩大学生在STEM领域追求富有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，提供在可能具有文化意义的领域进行研究的机会，并鼓励社区和世代对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目直接符合这一目标，而且还将增加有关噬菌体基因组学的知识。Salish Kotenai College的科学教育联盟-部落学院和大学中的噬菌体猎人推进基因组和进化科学(SEA-PHAGES in TCU)项目的目标是为STEM教员提供令人兴奋的职业发展机会，为STEM学生扩大研究型学习机会，并通过参与与霍华德·休斯医学院(Howard Hughes Medical Institute)合作提供的SEA-PHAGES课程来建设机构研究能力。作为一项长期的全国性研究的一部分，教职员工和学生将分离、鉴定、测序和分析从当地环境中收集的新发现的分枝杆菌噬菌体。SKC的教职员工将学习新的实验室程序，参加国家培训研讨会，并增强他们的研究技能和知识。在双学分的STEM学院注册的学生将学习基因组学和生物信息学，获得宝贵的动手实验室经验，并参与尖端研究。通过这个项目收集的知识和技能将为Salish Kotenai学院未来在基因组学、生物技术和生物信息学方面的教学和研究提供坚实的基础。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。