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REU Site: Molecular Interactions Virtual REU

REU 站点：分子相互作用虚拟 REU

基本信息

批准号：
2051087
负责人：
Jarrod French
金额：
$ 9.73万
依托单位：
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2021-03-15 至 2022-02-28
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2051087&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Molecular Interactions Virtual

项目摘要

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site award to the Hormel Institute at the University of Minnesota in collaboration with the State University of New York College at Cortland and Ithaca College, will support 10 students for 12 weeks of virtual research training and professional development during the summer of 2021. In this fully online program, students take part in guided independent research as part of an online community of peers to analyze and predict the relationship between structure and function in biomolecules. To foster community and to strengthen communication skills, students will also participate in weekly informal social events, professional development activities, and meet for an in-person capstone research symposium at the end of the summer. The inherent flexibility of this virtual format make this program broadly accessible to a wide variety of students, including those who would not otherwise be able to access on-site REU programs. Participants in this program will learn about molecular interactions and explore structure-function relationships in an environment that is supportive and flexible, guided by a team of faculty and peer mentors. The independent research conducted by the summer research students aims to advance our understanding of enzyme function, primary and secondary metabolism, and may help to provide foundations for improvements in biosynthetic pathway engineering. By pairing relevant and independent research projects with professional development and community building, this program seeks to provide a positive, authentic research experience to a diverse group of students early in their academic careers.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.

该研究经验的本科生（REU）网站奖在明尼苏达大学的荷美尔研究所与科特兰和伊萨卡学院的纽约学院的州立大学合作，将支持10名学生在2021年夏季进行为期12周的虚拟研究培训和专业发展。在这个完全在线的计划中，学生参加指导独立研究，作为同行在线社区的一部分，分析和预测生物分子结构与功能之间的关系。为了培养社区和加强沟通能力，学生还将参加每周一次的非正式社交活动，专业发展活动，并在夏季结束时参加一个面对面的顶点研究研讨会。这种虚拟格式固有的灵活性使该计划广泛适用于各种各样的学生，包括那些无法访问现场REU课程的学生。该计划的参与者将学习分子相互作用，并在一个支持性和灵活的环境中探索结构-功能关系，由教师和同行导师团队指导。由暑期研究生进行的独立研究旨在促进我们对酶功能，初级和次级代谢的理解，并可能有助于为生物合成途径工程的改进提供基础。通过将相关和独立的研究项目与专业发展和社区建设相结合，该计划旨在为处于学术生涯早期的多元化学生群体提供积极、真实的研究体验。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。