REU Site: Interdisciplinary Program in Multi-scale Biological Networks

REU 站点：多尺度生物网络跨学科项目

• 批准号: 1852344
• 负责人: Jonathan Silberg
• 金额: $ 41.77万
• 依托单位: William Marsh Rice University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-03-01 至 2024-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852344&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Interdisciplinary; Program; Multi

This REU Site award to Rice University, located in Houston, TX, will support the training of 12 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019 - 2021. This program will expose students to the contributions made by different science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines toward the detailed understanding of living systems as integrated networks. Students will work in laboratories that draw from an array of approaches - from classical biochemistry and genetics to complex theoretical modeling. Research areas include: (i) biomolecular structure, function, and evolution, (ii) naturally-occurring genetic networks, (iii) synthetic biology and metabolic networks, and (iv) ecological networks. Participating faculty mentors come from a range of departments including Biosciences, Bioengineering, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, and Computer Science. This program seeks to recruit students who are training across a similar spectrum of disciplines. Students will also participate in workshops focusing on ethics and responsible conduct of research, professional communication, and the graduate school application process. Application to the program requires a transcript, resume, research statement, and two letters of recommendation. Participants will be selected by a faculty committee, which will assess student alignment with the program based on demonstrated excellence in STEM coursework. It is anticipated that a total of 36 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will be recruited nationwide, with an emphasis on students enrolled at proximal minority-serving institutions, including community colleges and four-year institutions. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. 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 program is available by visiting https://ibb.rice.edu/nsf-reu-bionetworks, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Joff Silberg at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Natasha Kirienko 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.

这个REU网站奖赖斯大学，位于得克萨斯州休斯顿，将支持12名学生在2019年至2021年的夏天10周的培训。该计划将使学生接触到不同的科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科对生命系统作为集成网络的详细理解所做的贡献。学生将在实验室工作，从一系列的方法-从经典的生物化学和遗传学到复杂的理论建模。研究领域包括：（i）生物分子结构、功能和进化，（ii）自然发生的遗传网络，（iii）合成生物学和代谢网络，以及（iv）生态网络。参与的教师导师来自生物科学、生物工程、化学生物分子工程、化学和计算机科学等多个部门。该计划旨在招募正在接受类似学科培训的学生。学生还将参加研讨会，重点是道德和负责任的研究行为，专业沟通和研究生院申请过程。申请该计划需要成绩单，简历，研究声明和两封推荐信。参与者将由教师委员会选出，该委员会将根据STEM课程中表现出的卓越性评估学生与该计划的一致性。 预计共有36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。学生将在全国范围内招募，重点是在附近少数民族服务机构，包括社区学院和四年制院校就读的学生。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。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。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https：//ibb.rice.edu/nsf-reu-bionetworks，或联系PI（Joff Silberg博士，[e-mail]）或联合PI（Natasha Kirienko博士，[e-mail]）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。