Workshop: Modern methods in microscopy: Elucidating the physical biology of the cell; Summers - 2020 and 2021; Lawrence, Kansas

该奖项将支持在堪萨斯大学举办的题为“显微镜的现代方法：阐明细胞的物理生物学”的研讨会。 这项活动将包括一个为期十天的实践研讨会，重点是使用尖端技术，团队建设，由来自代表性不足的群体的科学家项目团队进行指导，并在西班牙裔服务机构（HIS）科学家准备NSF提案时提供后续支持。 本次研讨会将有助于满足国家对强大，多样化和包容性劳动力的需求。研讨会活动将包括讲座和实践经验。 由一名研究主任和一名来自四个HSI的科学家组成的团队将接受有关校准和标准、明场、激光扫描共聚焦、capFRET、落射荧光显微镜和成像伦理等主题的培训。 研讨会和领导团队的所有成员都来自STEM中代表性不足的团体。 参与者将学习如何使用成像技术和资源，大大推进他们的研究计划，可能无法在他们的家庭机构。 该项目的成果将由堪萨斯大学教育机会计划中心进行评估。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。

This award will support a workshop entitled “Modern methods in microscopy: Elucidating the physical biology of the cell” at the University of Kansas. This activity will consist of a ten-day hands-on workshop focused on using cutting-edge technology, team building, mentoring by the project team of scientists from underrepresented groups, and follow up support as these scientists from Hispanic-serving Institutions (HIS) scientists prepare NSF proposals. This workshop will contribute to meeting the national need for a strong, diverse, and inclusive workforce.The workshop activities will include lectures and hands-on experiences. Teams consisting of a research faculty director and a scientist from four HSIs will receive training on topics such as calibration and standards, capabilities of bright-field, laser scanning confocal, capFRET, epi-fluorescence microscopy, and imaging ethics. All members of the workshop and leadership team are from groups underrepresented in STEM. Participants will learn how to use imaging technologies and resources that greatly advance their research programs that may not be available at their home institutions. The outcomes of the project will be assessed by the University of Kansas Center for Educational Opportunity 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.