REU Site: Summer Integrative Neuroscience Experience (SINE) in Jupiter

REU 站点：木星夏季综合神经科学体验 (SINE)

• 批准号: 1852175
• 负责人: Rodney Murphey
• 金额: $ 38.75万
• 依托单位: Florida Atlantic University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-01-15 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852175&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Summer; Integrative; Neuroscience

This REU Site award to Florida Atlantic University (FAU), located in Jupiter, FL will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020-2022. Students will have the opportunity to work in laboratories at FAU, Scripps-Florida and the Max Plank-Florida Institute on research that focuses on a range of neuroscience projects, including synaptic function, behavioral pharmacology, neurogenetics and systems neuroscience. Students will participate in workshops that provide a broad background in scientific communication, research approaches, and responsible conduct in research. Students will be selected based on academic merit, and potential for success in research, with the goal of recruiting under-represented minorities (URM), first generation college students, and those from non-research intensive institutions. Formal mentoring will continue beyond the completion of the summer internship to provide support for those students interested in pursuing graduate school, industry positions, or other science-related opportunities. Taken together, this summer program will provide students an integrative experience that will support the pursuit of research-oriented careers in neuroscience. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, enhance their lab skills, and learn concepts in neuroscience. Many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences including the summer undergraduate research symposium. Students will also interact with other REU programs at FAU and Scripps and engage in scientific networking activites throughout the summer. 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. Formative and summative assessments will be done to determine student perception of career goals, research experience, and confidence in different science areas, i.e. research, microscopy, statistics, presentation. 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 program is available at http://www.fau.edu/jupiter/reu-program.php or by contacting the PI (Dr. Alex Keene at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Stackman at [e-mail]).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.

这项授予佛罗里达州朱庇特的佛罗里达大西洋大学(FAU)的REU Site奖将支持2020-2022年夏季为期10周的10名学生的培训。学生们将有机会在FAU、佛罗里达州斯克里普斯和马克斯·普兰克-佛罗里达研究所的实验室从事一系列神经科学项目的研究，包括突触功能、行为药理学、神经遗传学和系统神经科学。学生将参加研讨会，提供科学交流、研究方法和负责任的研究行为的广泛背景。学生将根据学业成绩和研究成功的潜力进行选择，目标是招收代表不足的少数族裔(URM)、第一代大学生和来自非研究密集型机构的学生。正式的指导将在暑期实习结束后继续，为那些对研究生、行业职位或其他与科学有关的机会感兴趣的学生提供支持。总而言之，这个暑期项目将为学生提供综合体验，支持他们在神经科学领域追求以研究为导向的职业。预计共有30名学生将在该计划中接受培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。学生将学习如何进行研究，提高他们的实验室技能，并学习神经科学的概念。许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果，包括夏季本科生研究研讨会。学生们还将与FAU和斯克里普斯的其他REU项目互动，并在整个暑假参与科学网络活动。将使用生物基础设施司资助的所有REU站点方案使用的通用网络评估工具来确定培训方案的有效性。将进行形成性和总结性评估，以确定学生对不同科学领域的职业目标、研究经验和信心的看法，如研究、显微镜、统计、演示。项目结束后，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报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://www.fau.edu/jupiter/reu-program.php，或联系PI(Alex Keene博士，[e-mail])或共同PI(Dr.Stackman，[e-mail])。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并已通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。