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

这个REU网站奖给位于伊利诺伊州芝加哥的芝加哥大学，将支持10名学生在2021- 2023年夏季进行为期10周的培训。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，来自代表性不足的群体和/或来自弱势经济背景的学生，将在该计划中接受培训。学生将学习如何进行研究以及沟通，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的成果。 该计划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。学生将在程序后跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。REU程序的主题是细胞，分子和发育生物学。 该计划是设在分子遗传学和细胞生物学系。研究项目的选择是基于部门实验室正在进行的工作，这些实验室利用包括细菌，原生动物，真菌，植物和动物在内的模型系统。最近的项目范围从甲烷捕获工程原生生物到人类基因组包装中涉及的复合物的生物化学鉴定，以及了解果蝇神经系统在胚胎发育期间是如何连接的。 该计划包括关于实验室安全，研究中的道德问题和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，学生讨论他们的进展的每周会议，以及学生以海报形式和口头谈话展示他们的工作的研讨会。该计划通过利用在线SALG URSSA工具进行评估，所有学生都在计划结束时完成，并通过计划总监与参与学生及其导师的访谈进行评估。 学生通过在线门户网站申请，申请由多个教师组成的指导委员会审查。 在审查申请时，特别强调申请人的论文以及学生好奇心和动力的证据。 有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://mgcb.uchicago.edu/education/reu或联系PI（Aaron Turkewitz博士apturkew@uchicago.edu）或co-PI（Lucia Rothman-Denes lbrd博士@uchicago.edu）。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 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 apturkew@uchicago.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Lucia Rothman-Denes lbrd@uchicago.edu.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.