REU Site: Plant Genome Research

该REU网站奖授予位于纽约州伊萨卡市的康奈尔大学博伊斯汤普森研究所，将在2019年至2022年的夏季为14名学生提供为期10周的培训。鼓励对植物实验室研究有兴趣的本科生申请。典型的学生项目将涉及基因组支持的植物分子生物学研究，包括基因克隆和表征，功能基因组学，外源基因在植物中的表达，以及生化途径的分析。研究经验将通过科学伦理培训、教师研究讲座、研究生院和职业选择的讨论得到加强。学生将通过撰写和审查研究提案，在研讨会上以演讲的形式展示他们的成果，以及参加研讨会来发展科学交流技能。本科生可以通过项目网站www.btiscienc.org/internships提交申请（个人简历、成绩单、目的陈述和两封推荐信）。由教师导师组成的委员会将审查申请，学生将在3月初收到申请状态的通知。预计将有56名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该计划的4年期间接受培训。通过参加这个REU网站，本科生将接受先进的植物生物学研究方法的培训。许多项目参与者将在科学会议上以海报或演讲的形式展示他们的研究成果。整体的研究经验将为学生在植物科学的研究生院和未来在学术界，工业界或政府服务的研究生涯做好准备。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，以及对参与学生的现场访谈，将用于确定培训计划的有效性。项目完成后，博伊斯汤普森学院将跟踪所有参与学生的未来教育和职业道路。此外，学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问www.btiscienc.org/internships，或与项目协调员（Delanie Sickler, pgrp-ourtreach@cornell.edu, 607-252-6566）、PI （Georg Jander, gj32@cornell.edu）或Co-PI （Margaret Frank, mhf47@cornell.edu）联系。该奖项由生物科学理事会生物基础设施部（DBI）和综合有机系统部（IOS）植物基因组研究计划提供支持。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

This REU Site award to the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University, located in Ithaca, NY, will support the training of 14 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019- 2022. Undergraduate students with an interest in hands-on, plant-focused laboratory research are encouraged to apply. Typical student projects will involve genome-enabled plant molecular biology research, including gene cloning and characterization, functional genomics, expression of exogenous genes in plants, and analysis of biochemical pathways. The research experience will be enhanced by scientific ethics training, faculty research lectures, and discussion of graduate school and career options. Students will develop scientific communication skills by writing and reviewing research proposals, presenting their results as talks in a symposium, and participating in workshops. Undergraduates can submit applications (biographical information, transcript, statement of purpose, and two reference letters) via the program website, www.btiscienc.org/internships. A committee of faculty mentors will review the applications, and students will be notified of their application status in early March.It is anticipated that a total of 56 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained during 4 years of the program. By participating in this REU Site, undergraduate students will receive training in advanced plant biology research methods. Many program participants will present their research results in the form of posters or talks at scientific conferences. The overall research experience will prepare students for graduate school in the plant sciences and future research careers in academia, industry, or government service.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure, as well as on-site interviews with participating students, will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. After completion of the program, the Boyce Thompson Institute will track the future education and career paths of all participating students. Additionally, students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting www.btiscienc.org/internships, or by contacting the program coordinator (Delanie Sickler, pgrp-ourtreach@cornell.edu, 607-252-6566), the PI (Georg Jander, gj32@cornell.edu), or the Co-PI (Margaret Frank, mhf47@cornell.edu). This award is supported by the Divisions of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) and Integrative Organismal System (IOS) Plant Genome Research Program in the Directorate for Biological Sciences.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.