REU Site: Next Generation Sequencing

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的REU Site奖将在2019-2021年夏季期间支持10名学生进行为期10周的培训。这项密集的研究计划将聚焦于下一代测序(NGS)及其以后的统一主题：从甲壳虫到啤酒。学生将从不同的科学家团队中挑选一位导师，这些科学家使用基因组、转录组、元基因组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群、两栖轮虫病毒的发病机制，以及入侵球虫体中的生物矿化。住宿计划将培养一个学者社区，他们将从学生过渡到研究人员，从学习过渡到发现。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，还计划举办一次最终的海报展示，以庆祝参与者的研究成就，并鼓励今后在区域和国家会议上发表演讲。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该方案中接受进行和展示独立研究的培训。CSUSM NSF REU计划坚定地致力于支持代表性不足的群体，包括退伍军人和第一代大学生，该计划将为建设多元化和有才华的下一代科学家群体做出贡献。我们希望接待一批强大的生物学家，他们将很好地准备申请竞争激烈的博士/硕士课程。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，以及每三周一次的将知识应用于研究的评估，以确定培训方案的有效性。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https://www.csusm.edu/bioreu/index.html，网站，或联系国际和平组织(Betsy Read博士，网址：baok@csusm.edu)或联合国际组织(Arun Sthuraman博士，电子邮件：asthuraman@csusm.edu)。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。

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.