REU Site: DNA-Based Discoveries in Hawaii's Biodiversity

REU 网站：夏威夷生物多样性中基于 DNA 的发现

• 批准号: 1950950
• 负责人: Stephanie Kraft-Terry
• 金额: $ 35.19万
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-02-15 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950950&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; DNA; Based; Discoveries

This REU Site award to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, located in Honolulu, HI, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. Research is conducted on-campus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, including the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology in Kaneohe, HI. The program will train up to 30 undergraduate students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or underrepresented groups in DNA-based biodiversity research. The REU Site encourages Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and community college students to apply. Following completion of their training, students will be able to design and execute question-driven research projects, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Hawaii is an isolated biodiversity hotspot with thousands of native, endemic, and threatened plant and animal species. Working with faculty from the School of Life Sciences, the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and the Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, students will participate in an immersive culture- and place-based research experience in DNA-based projects that focus on the central theme of exploring biodiversity in the Hawaiian islands, including on the discovery and documentation of 1) species new to science, 2) populations and genetic variation at risk, and 3) organisms that present risks to native taxa, natural ecosystem structure and function, and important economic and cultural resources. In addition, students will be trained in ethics and responsible conduct of research, laboratory and biological safety, communicating the results of scientific research, applying to graduate school, and exploring science careers. More information about the program is available by visiting https://biodiversity-reu.manoa.hawaii.edu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Stephanie Kraft-Terry at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Peter Marko 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网站奖给位于夏威夷州檀香山的马诺阿的夏威夷大学，将支持10名学生在2021-2023年夏季的10周培训。研究在马诺阿的夏威夷大学校园内进行，包括位于夏威夷卡内奥赫的夏威夷海洋生物研究所。该计划将培训多达30名本科生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或基于DNA的生物多样性研究代表性不足的群体。REU网站鼓励夏威夷原住民，太平洋岛民和社区大学的学生申请。完成培训后，学生将能够设计和执行问题驱动的研究项目，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。夏威夷是一个孤立的生物多样性热点，拥有数千种本地，地方性和受威胁的动植物物种。与来自生命科学学院，海洋生物学的夏威夷研究所和热带植物和土壤科学系的教师合作，学生将参加沉浸式的文化和基于地方的研究经验，以DNA为基础的项目，专注于探索夏威夷群岛生物多样性的中心主题，包括发现和记录1）新的科学物种，2）面临风险的种群和遗传变异，3）对本地类群、自然生态系统结构和功能以及重要的经济和文化资源构成风险的生物。此外，学生将接受道德和负责任的研究行为，实验室和生物安全，科学研究成果的交流，申请研究生院和探索科学事业的培训。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://biodiversity-reu.manoa.hawaii.edu，或联系PI（Stephanie Kraft-Terry博士，[e-mail]）或联合PI（Peter Marko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。