REU Site: Next Generation Sequencing

REU网站授予位于加利福尼亚州圣马科斯的加州州立大学圣马科斯分校，将在2019-2021年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。这个密集的研究项目将集中在下一代测序（NGS）和超越的统一主题：从甲虫到啤酒。学生将从不同的科学家团队中选择一位导师，这些科学家使用基因组学、转录组学、宏基因组学和表观基因组学方法来解决基本的生物学问题，包括生物控制、啤酒调味中的酵母生物学、农业中的土壤微生物组、两栖动物ranavirus发病机制和侵入性球石藻的生物矿化。住宿项目将培养一个学者社区，他们将从学生过渡到研究人员，从学习到发现。每周的丰富活动包括研讨会、生物信息学研讨会和实地考察，以突出NGS应用的广度。除了研究生院和职业讲习班外，还计划举行最后一次海报展示会，以庆祝与会者的研究成果，并鼓励今后在区域和国家会议上发表报告。预计总共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该项目中接受进行和发表独立研究的培训。CSUSM NSF REU项目致力于支持包括退伍军人和第一代大学生在内的代表性不足的群体，将为培养多样化和有才华的下一代科学家做出贡献。我们希望拥有一批强大的生物学家，他们将为申请竞争激烈的博士/硕士课程做好准备。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点项目都使用一种通用的基于网络的评估工具，以及每三周一次的将知识应用于研究的评估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。有关该计划的更多信息可访问https://www.csusm.edu/bioreu/index.html，或与PI （Betsy Read博士在bread@csusm.edu）或联合PI （Arun Sethuraman博士在asethuraman@csusm.edu）联系。该奖项反映了NSF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 California State University San Marcos, located in San Marcos, CA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. This intensive research program will focus on the unifying theme of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Beyond: From Beetles to Beer. Students will select a mentor from a diverse team of scientists who use genomic, transcriptomic, metagenomic, and epigenomic methods to address fundamental biological questions, including biological control, yeast biology in beer flavoring, soil microbiomes in agriculture, amphibian ranavirus pathogenesis, and biomineralization in invasive coccolithophores. The residential program will foster a community of scholars who will transition from being students to researchers, and from learning to discovery. Weekly enrichment activities are embedded in the program with seminars, bioinformatics workshops, and field trips, to highlight the breadth of NGS applications. In addition to graduate school and career workshops, a culminating Poster Showcase is planned to celebrate research accomplishments of participants and encourage future presentations at regional and national meetings. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program in conducting and presenting independent research. With a strong commitment to supporting underrepresented groups, including veterans, and first-generation college students, the CSUSM NSF REU program will contribute to building a diverse and talented population of next generation scientists. We hope to host a strong cohort of biologists that will be well poised to apply to competitive doctoral/Masters programs. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure, and a tri-weekly assessment of applying knowledge to research 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 program is available by visiting https://www.csusm.edu/bioreu/index.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Betsy Read at bread@csusm.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Arun Sethuraman at asethuraman@csusm.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.