REU SITE: Integrative approaches to studying recognition systems

这个REU（本科生研究经验）网站奖塔夫茨大学，位于马萨诸塞州梅德福，将支持12名学生在2019年至2021年的夏天10周的培训。REU计划，专注于综合方法来研究细胞，生物体和种群中的识别系统，将为学生提供机会，密切合作，跨学科项目，结合生物化学，遗传学，发育，内分泌学，神经生物学，行为学，生态学和保护教师的专业知识。学生将与两名导师一起设计和进行独立项目。除了研究，该计划包括每周讨论，研讨会，实地考察，和两个学生座谈会。这个暑期项目的目标是提高学生在生物研究和协作技能方面的熟练程度，教育和激励学生走向未来的研究职业，并培养学生有效沟通科学成果的能力。因此，研讨会的重点是精通科学/交流成果、科学道德和负责任地开展研究以及职业发展。参与者是从广泛的本科申请者群体中选出的，优先考虑来自代表性不足群体的学生以及那些在家乡机构可能没有研究机会的学生（例如，预计共有36名学生将接受该方案的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。生物学系长期致力于指导本科生的研究，以及高效的跨学科研究合作的良好记录。学生与导师的关系通常远远超出研究经验，并通过电子网络工具提供便利。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议和/或科学论文中展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施司（生物科学局）资助的所有REU计划使用的共同网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。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http：//ase.tufts.edu/biology/undergraduate/research/reu.htm，或通过REU@tufts.edu联系Phil Starks博士。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智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

This REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Site award to Tufts University, located in Medford, MA, will support the training of 12 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019- 2021. The REU program, focused on integrative approaches to studying recognition systems in cells, organisms, and populations, will provide students the opportunity to work closely on collaborative, interdisciplinary projects combining faculty expertise in biochemistry, genetics, development, endocrinology, neurobiology, behavior, ecology, and conservation. Students will work with two mentors to design and conduct independent projects. In addition to research, the program includes weekly discussions, seminars, field trips, and two student symposia. The goals of this summer program are to increase student proficiency in biological research and collaborative skills, to educate and inspire students toward future research careers, and to develop student ability to effectively communicate scientific results. Accordingly, seminars are focused on proficiency in science/communication of results, scientific ethics and the responsible conduct of research, and career development. Participants are selected from a broad undergraduate applicant pool, and preference is given to students from underrepresented groups and those who might not have research opportunities at their home institution (e.g., community college students).It is anticipated that a total of 36 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. The Department of Biology has a long-standing commitment to mentoring undergraduates in research, and a strong track record of highly productive interdisciplinary research collaborations. Student-mentor relationships typically extend long beyond the research experience and are facilitated via electronic networking tools. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences and/or in scientific papers. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) 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 http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/undergraduate/research/reu.htm, or by contacting Dr. Phil Starks at REU@tufts.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.