IQ-Bio-REU: Interdisciplinary and Quantitative Biology Research Experience for Undergraduates

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网站奖给波多黎各大学，里奥皮德拉斯，位于圣胡安，PR，将支持10名学生在2022年至2024年的夏天9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，将在该方案中接受培训。鼓励任何STEM领域的本科生，特别是来自历史上在科学领域代表性不足的群体的个人申请。学生将在整个夏天参加学术环境，包括他们的工作在UPRRP研究界的介绍。参加该计划后，将鼓励学生在国家和国际会议上展示他们的工作。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU研究中心项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训项目的有效性。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。参与者将沉浸在一个指导研究项目中，该项目允许使用计算和定量工具探索生物学，例如：统计学在生命科学中的应用，定量分析的整合，以了解生物体中的分子变化，利用大数据和机器学习方法记录气候变化对生物系统的影响。通过技能开发研讨会和黑客马拉松，学生将接受培训和实践，以流利地掌握与数据分析和可视化，计算和生物信息学相关的研究技术。职业发展研讨会将在申请研究生院的过程中提供指导，获得研究资金，并接触概念和理论，帮助参与者在科学领域进行职业转型。评估学生申请的标准将是学习成绩和在生物学和计算科学的交叉领域从事科学事业的兴趣。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://iqbioreu.uprrp.edu或联系PI（Juan S. Ramírez-Lugo at upr.edu）或共同PI（Esther Peterson博士at esther. upr.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知识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 Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, located in San Juan, PR, will support the training of 10 students for 9 weeks during the summers of 2022-2024. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Undergraduate students in any STEM field, particularly individuals from groups historically underrepresented in science, are encouraged to apply. Students will participate in a scholarly environment throughout the summer including the presentation of their work to the research community at UPRRP. After participating in the program, students will be encouraged to present their work at national and international conferences. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system.Participants will be immersed in a mentored research project that allows for the exploration of biology using computational and quantitative tools, such as: the application of statistics to the life sciences, the integration of quantitative analyses towards understanding molecular changes in organisms, and the use of big data and machine learning approaches to document the effects of climate change on biological systems. Through skill development workshops and hackathons, students will receive training and practice for fluency in research techniques related to data analysis and visualization, computing, and bioinformatics. Career development workshops will offer guidance in the process of applying to graduate school, obtaining funds for research, and exposure to concepts and theories that will help participants navigate career transitions in science. The criteria for evaluation of student application will be academic performance and a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in science at the intersection of biology and computational sciences. More information about the program is available by visiting http://iqbioreu.uprrp.edu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Juan S. Ramírez-Lugo at juan.ramirez3@upr.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Esther Peterson at esther.peterson@upr.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.