REU Site: NSF REU in Molecular Biosciences

该奖项是根据2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）的全部或部分资助。这个REU网站奖给加州弗朗西斯科大学，在弗朗西斯科，加州，将支持10名学生在2022年至2024年的夏天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或代表性不足的群体，将在该方案中接受培训。学生将接触到UCSF的跨学科合作研究环境，并将进行涵盖生物化学，细胞生物学，遗传学，分子生物学和基因组学的培训。除了进行独立的研究项目，学生将学习在科学发现的演示基础技能，将参加期刊俱乐部和实验室会议，并将出席全国会议。该计划的学习和培训成果的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具完成，学生的职业成果将被跟踪，以评估该计划的专业成果。该计划的目标是提供：a）最先进的，在分子生物科学和B的动手培训）一个共同的课程，沟通的技能，信息和成功过渡到研究生院所需的经验，并在生物科学的研究生涯。学生在全国范围内招募ABRCMS/ SACNAS会议，通过外展访问，并通过前NSF-REU参与者的口碑。参与者由教师委员会选择，考虑个人和专业成就，以及情有可原的情况。该计划的核心是一个密集的研究经验，学生与优秀的UCSF教师和学生导师配对，学习用于解决复杂研究问题的现代技术。项目旨在最大限度地提高科学研究的生产力，积极和现实的沉浸感。一个独特的共同课程为学生在研究生院取得成功做好智力和心理准备，并包括负责任的研究行为所需的科学培训。最后，该REU利用活动将UCSF研究生培养成有效和支持性的专业导师，其中一些人担任直接导师，另一些人担任助教。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://graduate.ucsf.edu/srtp或联系PI（Carol Gross博士，carol. ucsf.edu）或联合PI（Liz Silva博士，elizabeth. ucsf.edu）。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智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).This REU Site award to the University of California San Francisco, in San Francisco, California, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2022- 2024. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. Students will be exposed to UCSF’s interdisciplinary collaborative research environment, and will undertake training covering biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, and genomics. In addition to undertaking an independent research project, students will learn foundational skills in the presentation of scientific findings, will participate in journal clubs and lab meetings, and will present at national conferences. Assessment of the program’s learning and training outcomes will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool and students’ career outcomes will be tracked to assess the professional outcomes of the program. The objectives of this program are to provide: a) state of the art, hands-on training in molecular biosciences and b) a co-curriculum that communicates skills, information, and experiences required for successful transition to graduate school and to research careers in the biological sciences. Students are recruited nationally at ABRCMS/ SACNAS meetings, via outreach visits, and by word of-mouth via former NSF-REU participants. Participants are selected by a faculty committee that considers personal and professional accomplishments, and extenuating circumstances. The centerpiece of the program is an intensive research experience in which students are paired with outstanding UCSF faculty and student mentors to learn modern techniques used to solve complex research problems. Projects are designed to maximize a productive, positive, and realistic immersion in scientific research. A unique co-curriculum prepares students intellectually and psychosocially for success in graduate school, and includes required scientific training in responsible conduct of research. Finally, this REU leverages activities to develop UCSF graduate students into effective and supportive professional mentors, some of whom serve as direct mentors and others as teaching assistants. More information about the program is available by visiting https://graduate.ucsf.edu/srtp or by contacting the PI (Dr. Carol Gross at carol.gross@ucsf.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Liz Silva at elizabeth.silva@ucsf.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.