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

这个REU网站奖给佛罗里达大西洋大学（FAU），位于木星，佛罗里达州将支持10名学生在2020年至2022年的夏天10周的培训。 学生将有机会在FAU，Scripps-Florida和Max Plank-Florida研究所的实验室工作，重点研究一系列神经科学项目，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。 学生将根据学术成绩和研究成功的潜力进行选择，目标是招募代表性不足的少数民族（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，为那些有兴趣追求研究生院，行业职位或其他科学相关机会的学生提供支持。总之，这个暑期课程将为学生提供一个综合的经验，将支持在神经科学研究为导向的职业追求。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该方案中接受培训。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。 学生还将与FAU和Scripps的其他REU项目互动，并在整个夏天参与科学网络活动。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU研究中心项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训项目的有效性。 形成性和总结性评估将完成，以确定学生的职业目标，研究经验，并在不同的科学领域，即研究，显微镜，统计，演示信心的看法。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。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，Keene@FAU.edu）或联合PI（Stackman博士，rstackma@fau.edu）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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来支持。

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 Keene@FAU.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Stackman at rstackma@fau.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.