REU site: Research in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology at The University of Chicago

REU 网站：芝加哥大学细胞、分子和发育生物学研究

• 批准号: 2050411
• 负责人: Aaron Turkewitz
• 金额: $ 39.82万
• 依托单位: University of Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-03-01 至 2024-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2050411&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; site; Research; Cell; Molecular

This REU Site award to The University of Chicago, located in Chicago, Illinois, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021- 2023. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, from an under-represented group, and/or from disadvantaged economic backgrounds, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted as well as communicated, and many will present their results at scientific conferences. The program will help to foster a more diversified next generation of scientists. 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.The theme of the REU program is Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology. The program is housed in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology. Research projects are chosen based on ongoing work in department laboratories, which exploit model systems including bacteria, protozoa, fungi, plants, and animals. Recent projects have ranged from engineering protists for methane capture to biochemical identification of complexes involved in human genome packaging, and to understanding how the fruit fly nervous system is wired during embryonic development. The program includes workshops on laboratory safety, on ethical issues in research, and on applying to graduate programs. There are weekly faculty seminars on cutting-edge scientific topics, weekly meetings in which students discuss their progress, and symposia at which students present their work in both poster format and in oral talks. The program is evaluated by taking advantage of the online SALG URSSA tool, which all students complete at the program’s end, and by the program directors’ interviews with participating students as well as with their mentors. Students apply via an online portal, and applications are reviewed by a steering committee comprised of multiple faculty. In reviewing the applications, particular emphasis is placed on applicants’ essays and on evidence of student curiosity and drive. More information about the program is available at https://mgcb.uchicago.edu/education/reu or by contacting the PI (Dr. Aaron Turkewitz [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Lucia Rothman-Denes [e-mail] 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REU网站奖授予位于伊利诺伊州芝加哥的芝加哥大学，将在2021年至2023年的夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。预计总共将有30名学生参加该项目的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校、代表性不足的群体和/或经济背景不利的学生。学生将学习如何进行研究和交流，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的成果。这个项目将有助于培养更加多样化的下一代科学家。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。REU项目的主题是细胞、分子和发育生物学。该项目设在分子遗传学和细胞生物学部门。研究项目的选择是基于正在进行的工作，在部门实验室，利用模型系统，包括细菌，原生动物，真菌，植物和动物。最近的项目包括从甲烷捕获的工程原生生物到人类基因组包装复合物的生化鉴定，以及了解果蝇神经系统在胚胎发育过程中的连接方式。该计划包括实验室安全、研究中的伦理问题以及申请研究生课程的研讨会。每周有关于前沿科学主题的教师研讨会，每周有学生讨论他们的进展的会议，以及学生以海报形式和口头谈话形式展示他们的工作的专题讨论会。该项目通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行评估，所有学生在项目结束时完成该工具，并通过项目主任对参与学生及其导师的采访进行评估。学生通过在线门户网站申请，由多个教员组成的指导委员会对申请进行审查。在审查申请时，特别强调申请人的论文和学生的好奇心和动力的证据。有关该计划的更多信息可访问https://mgcb.uchicago.edu/education/reu或联系PI （Aaron Turkewitz博士[e-mail]）或联合PI (Lucia Rothman-Denes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。