REU Site: Functional Genomics Research for Undergraduates

该REU网站授予位于缅因州巴尔港的杰克逊实验室（JAX），该实验室将在2019-2021年夏季为12名学生提供为期10周的培训。本科生将在JAX的导师指导下进行哺乳动物功能基因组学的原创性研究。学生的研究将扩展他们对生物体基因组如何决定其发育和生物功能的基本理解。为了为基因组学研究做准备，学生将在获得奖学金之前和期间访问在线模块，将完成计算方法和生物信息学的讲习班，并将参加研讨会，为研究生教育和基因组学的职业生涯做好准备。学生们将增加他们的自信，并在一个学习社区中建立他们的网络，这是长期JAX暑期学生计划的一部分，包括一个共享的校园住宿计划。REU网站招收所有级别的本科生。目标是建立一个多元化的学习者社区，包括来自科学领域代表性不足的群体的个人，如种族和少数民族，残疾人，以及社会经济或教育方面处于明显劣势的人，包括第一代大学生。预计总共将有12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。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。接受基因组学培训的学生将变得更加多才多艺，能够在团队中工作，具有更高影响力研究的潜力。JAX的REU学生将成为更好的沟通者，更了解基因组学科学家的伦理、法律和社会责任。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。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JAX项目的更多信息，请访问https://www.jax.org/ssp，或联系PI （Linda Hicke博士，linda.hicke@jax.org）或项目主任（Michael McKernan, michael.mckernan@jax.org）。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 Jackson Laboratory (JAX), located in Bar Harbor, ME, will support the training of 12 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. Undergraduates will conduct original research in mammalian functional genomics with a faculty mentor at JAX. Student research will expand their basic understanding of how an organism's genome determines its development and biological function. To prepare for genomics research, students will have access to online modules prior to and during their fellowship, will complete workshops in computational methods and bioinformatics, and will attend seminars to prepare them for graduate education and a career in genomics. Students will increase their self-confidence and build their network within a learning community that is part of the long-standing JAX Summer Student Program, including a shared on-campus residential program. The REU Site recruits undergraduate students at all levels. The goal is to develop a diverse community of learners including individuals from groups underrepresented in science, such as racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and people with a significant socioeconomic or educational disadvantage, including first-generation college students. It is anticipated that a total of 12 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Students trained in genomics will become more versatile, be able to work in teams with the potential for higher impact research. REU students at JAX will become better communicators and more aware of the ethical, legal, and social responsibilities of genomics scientists. 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 the program in order 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 JAX program is available by visiting https://www.jax.org/ssp, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Linda Hicke, linda.hicke@jax.org) or the Program Director (Michael McKernan, michael.mckernan@jax.org).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.