REU Site: Biological Data Science for Community College Students: Transition to Academic and Research Independence

REU 网站：社区学院学生的生物数据科学：向学术和研究独立的过渡

• 批准号: 2050915
• 负责人: Corey Cleland
• 金额: $ 35.98万
• 依托单位: James Madison University
• 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: 2021-02-15 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2050915&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Biological; Data; Science

This REU Site award to James Madison University, located in Harrisonburg, VA, will support the training of 10 undergraduate students in a 10-week program during each of 2021-2023 summers. It is anticipated that a total of 30 rising second year students, primarily from community colleges, schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. Student research, the cornerstone of the program, will address various aspects of biology and biochemistry. Students will learn how to design experiments, conduct research, and analyze data. The program will facilitate the students’ transition to independence through research experiences that will support the progression of community college students into STEM programs at four-year institutions and foster their subsequent academic and research success. 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.Students will conduct research on diverse topics in biology and biochemistry, including visual and movement neuroscience, protein structure, biological education, snake ecology, molecular genetics, cell migration, marine ecology and auditory communication in birds. All projects will require the students to apply data tools to interpret the results. Training in bioinformatics, data analytics, R programming, image analysis and data visualization is included in the program. In addition to data science training, students will also participate in workshops on effective applications to four-year institutions, careers in Biology and Biochemistry, diversity and inclusion, and scientific presentations. At the end of the program, students will present their research findings to their peers, and many will present their work at scientific conferences. Included in the program are educational trips and cohort-building activities. Participants will be selected by the Principal Investigator and potential faculty mentors based on an online application. More information about the program is available by visiting http://www.jmu.edu/biology/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Corey Cleland at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Bisi Velayudhan 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网站奖给詹姆斯麦迪逊大学，位于弗吉尼亚州哈里森堡，将支持10名本科生在10周的计划在2021年至2023年夏季的每一个培训。预计共有30名正在上升的二年级学生，主要来自社区学院，研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体，将在该计划中接受培训。学生的研究，该计划的基石，将解决生物学和生物化学的各个方面。学生将学习如何设计实验，进行研究和分析数据。该计划将通过研究经验促进学生向独立的过渡，这些经验将支持社区学院学生在四年制机构进入STEM课程，并促进他们随后的学术和研究成功。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。学生将在生物学和生物化学领域进行各种主题的研究，包括视觉和运动神经科学、蛋白质结构、生物教育、蛇生态学、分子遗传学、细胞迁移、海洋生态学和鸟类的听觉交流。所有项目都要求学生应用数据工具来解释结果。该计划包括生物信息学，数据分析，R编程，图像分析和数据可视化方面的培训。除了数据科学培训外，学生还将参加关于有效应用于四年制机构，生物学和生物化学职业，多样性和包容性以及科学演示的研讨会。在课程结束时，学生将向他们的同龄人展示他们的研究成果，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作。该方案包括教育旅行和队列建设活动。参与者将由主要研究者和潜在的教师导师根据在线申请进行选择。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http：//www.jmu.edu/biology/reu，或联系PI（Corey Cleland博士，[e-mail]）或co-PI（Bisi Velayudhan博士，[e-mail]）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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来支持。