REU Site: Research and Training in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biodesign (B3) for Undergraduates

位于纽约的纽约城市学院(CCNY)获得了生物化学、生物物理学和生物设计(B3)REU场地奖，该奖项将在2020-2022年夏季期间支持10名学生为期10周的培训。B3-REU计划吸引了来自化学和生物化学、生物和物理系、生物医学工程和化学工程以及纽约州立大学医学院的导师。学生将由项目指导委员会根据他们对研究的兴趣和是否适合该项目进行选择。该计划将招收来自：1)CCNY和纽约城市大学(CUNY)系统的学生；2)CUNY系统内社区学院的学生；以及3)CUNY以外的学生。学生研究将辅以工作坊和实地考察，使学生能够培养科学认同感，这将激励他们追求更高的科学学位和职业。工作坊将培训学生如何保存实验室笔记本，负责任地进行研究，撰写科学论文或海报等。为了评估该计划，将使用BIO REU通用评估工具。学生们将被跟踪REU，以了解他们在STEM职业生涯中的进展。这个REU网站将培训学生在生物化学和生物物理学方面的各种当代问题。实例项目包括大分子复合体的结构和功能分析、DNA修复、细胞器、环境感应、微生物胞质分裂、膜生物发生、蛋白质侧链的亲和力以及蛋白质和多肽与膜的相互作用。学生将学习专业科学家如何思考问题、制定假设、设计和执行实验以及分析数据。预计至少有30名学生将接受该计划的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。该计划的更广泛影响将通过培训的学生数量来衡量，包括妇女和代表性不足群体的成员，并通过出版物和演讲对科学进步的贡献来衡量。学生们将学习研究是如何进行的，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作。被该项目录取的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.b3-reu.ccny.cuny.edu，或联系PI(David Jeruzalmi博士：dj@ccny.cuny.edu；推特：@CCNYB3REU；Instagram：CCNY_b3_reu)。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并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。

The Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biodesign (B3) REU site award to City College of New York (CCNY), located in New York, NY, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020-2022. The B3-REU program draws mentors from the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biology, and Physics, the Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and the CUNY School of Medicine. Students will be selected by the program steering committee based on their interest in research and fit in the program. The program will recruit students from: 1) CCNY and the City University of New York (CUNY) system, 2) students from community colleges in the CUNY system, and 3) students from outside CUNY. Student research will be supplemented with workshops and field trips to enable students to develop a science identity that will motivate pursuit of advanced degrees and careers in science. Workshops will train students on keeping a lab notebook, responsible conduct of research, writing a scientific paper or poster and others. To assess the program, the BIO REU common assessment tool will be used. Students will be tracked after the REU for their progress in their pursuit of a STEM career. This REU Site will train students on a variety of contemporary problems in biochemistry and biophysics. Example projects include the structural and functional analysis of macromolecular complexes, DNA repair, organelles, environmental sensing, microbial cytokinesis, membrane biogenesis; affinity of protein side chains and interaction of proteins and peptides with membranes. Students will learn how professional scientists think about problems, formulate hypotheses, design and perform experiments, and analyze data. It is anticipated that at least 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. The broader impact of the program will be measured by the number of students trained, including women and members of under-represented groups, and by contributions to advances in science thru publications and presentaions. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present their work at scientific conferences. Students who have been accepted to the program 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.b3-reu.ccny.cuny.edu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. David Jeruzalmi: dj@ccny.cuny.edu; Twitter: @CCNYB3REU; Instagram: ccny_b3_reu).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.