Collaborative Research: IRES Track I: Ph-IRES Philippines International Research Experience for Students - Fisheries Impacts at the Global Epicenter of Marine Biodiversity

合作研究：IRES 第一轨道：Ph-IRES 菲律宾学生国际研究经验 - 全球海洋生物多样性中心的渔业影响

• 批准号: 1952504
• 负责人: Christopher Bird
• 金额: $ 10.09万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1952504&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; IRES; Track; Ph

This collaborative IRES project is co-funding by OISE (Office of International Science and Engineering) and GEO/OCE (Division of Ocean Sciences).Part 1, Nontechnical Description: In the Philippines International Research Experience for Students project (Ph-IRES), 15 U.S. undergraduates will spend eight weeks at Silliman University (SU) conducting independent research with Filipino mentors. Projects will explore marine fishes and the human activities affecting their evolution. Research will include: (1) genetic barcoding to document fish diversity; (2) life history studies to examine how fishing pressure influences how fish grow and reproduce; (3) genetic studies to see how fish populations connect with one another, and; (4) study of how microplastics pollution may affect reef fishes. Students will be involved in an immersive international research experience that emphasizes collaboration among cultures and contributes to development of a diverse, globally-engaged workforce with world-class skills. Through this training program, we will enhance U.S. leadership in research, and strengthen economic competitiveness through training the next generation of international research leaders. Society relies upon marine resources for food security, and the proposed research will contribute to our ability to sustainably harvest fish by helping us understand how our activities affect their evolution. Part 2, Technical Description: Undergraduate students will conduct research in modern ecological and evolutionary science to test for the evolution of exploited marine fishes in the epicenter of marine biodiversity. Ph-IRES will build upon the existing, successful international summer REU program organized by the "NSF-PIRE-1743711- Centennial Genetic and Species Transformations in the Epicenter of Marine Biodiversity" collaboration, which is focused on short-term molecular evolution of marine fishes by adding capacity for five nationally recruited students/year whose research projects focus on documenting present-day genetic diversity and the impacts of human activities on fisheries species. Students will work with Filipino mentors at SU to explore research questions in four focus areas: (1) DNA barcoding of marine fishes will be used to document and compare long-term evolutionary relationships, species and genetic diversity in a region with the greatest marine biodiversity and relatively few scientific studies; (2) Marine fish life history projects will gather data on growth rate, age of reproductive maturity or sex change, and parental investment in offspring to make comparisons between areas with different levels of fishing pressure; (3) Research projects on population connectivity will use genetic data to test for genetic structure; (4) Projects in marine pollution and microplastics will directly examine these contemporary anthropogenic threats to marine fishes in the Philippines. In addition to the scientific focus areas, the educational goals of Ph-IRES are to (1) help students integrate into international STEM culture, (2) promote disciplinary practices and knowledge, and (3) increase participation and retention of students in STEM fields. Students will gain authentic experience in developing, planning, conducting, analyzing and disseminating the results of an independent overseas research project. Ph-IRES will also provide cultural training, a computational skills workshop, funding for membership in a professional society and a capstone cohort trip to the National Diversity in STEM conference where participants can network, take advantage of professional development activities, and present their research. The proposed work will add to existing knowledge of the effects of undergraduate research experiences, and will in particular contribute quantitative and qualitative data on students working with international, non-Western mentors in an overseas setting. Additionally, the partnership of the Ph-IRES and PIRE REU programs will allow us to contrast the effects of differing mentorship strategies between the programs.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.

该 IRES 合作项目由 OISE（国际科学与工程办公室）和 GEO/OCE（海洋科学部）共同资助。 第 1 部分，非技术描述：在菲律宾国际学生研究体验项目 (Ph-IRES) 中，15 名美国本科生将在西利曼大学 (SU) 与菲律宾导师一起度过八周的独立研究。 项目将探索海洋鱼类和影响其进化的人类活动。 研究将包括：（1）记录鱼类多样性的遗传条形码； (2) 生活史研究，考察捕捞压力如何影响鱼类的生长和繁殖； (3) 遗传学研究，了解鱼类种群如何相互联系；以及； (4)研究微塑料污染对珊瑚礁鱼类的影响。 学生将参与身临其境的国际研究体验，强调文化之间的合作，并有助于培养具有世界一流技能的多元化、全球参与的劳动力队伍。 通过这个培训计划，我们将增强美国在研究领域的领导地位，并通过培训下一代国际研究领导者来增强经济竞争力。社会依赖海洋资源来保障粮食安全，拟议的研究将帮助我们了解我们的活动如何影响鱼类的进化，从而提高我们可持续捕捞鱼类的能力。第 2 部分，技术描述：本科生将进行现代生态和进化科学研究，以测试海洋生物多样性中心被开发的海洋鱼类的进化。 Ph-IRES将以现有的、成功的国际夏季REU项目为基础，该项目由“NSF-PIRE-1743711-海洋生物多样性中心的百年遗传和物种转变”合作组织，该项目的重点是海洋鱼类的短期分子进化，每年增加五名全国招募的学生的能力，他们的研究项目侧重于记录当今的遗传多样性和人类活动对渔业物种的影响。 学生将与SU的菲律宾导师合作，探索四个重点领域的研究问题：（1）海洋鱼类的DNA条形码将用于记录和比较海洋生物多样性最丰富且科学研究相对较少的地区的长期进化关系、物种和遗传多样性； （2）海洋鱼类生活史项目将收集生长速度、生殖成熟或性别变化年龄以及亲本对后代的投资等数据，以对不同捕捞压力水平的区域进行比较； （3）群体连通性研究项目将利用遗传数据来测试遗传结构； (4) 海洋污染和微塑料项目将直接研究这些当代人为对菲律宾海洋鱼类的威胁。除了科学重点领域外，Ph-IRES 的教育目标是 (1) 帮助学生融入国际 STEM 文化，(2) 促进学科实践和知识，以及 (3) 提高学生在 STEM 领域的参与度和保留率。学生将获得开发、规划、实施、分析和传播独立海外研究项目成果的真实经验。 Ph-IRES 还将提供文化培训、计算技能研讨会、为专业协会会员提供资金以及参加国家 STEM 多样性会议的顶点队列旅行，参与者可以在会议上建立联系、利用专业发展活动并展示他们的研究。拟议的工作将增加关于本科生研究经历影响的现有知识，特别是为在海外环境中与国际非西方导师合作的学生提供定量和定性数据。 此外，Ph-IRES 和 PIRE REU 计划的合作将使我们能够对比两个计划之间不同指导策略的效果。该奖项反映了 NSF 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。