REU Site: Biology of Animal Movement and Performance

REU 授予位于罗德岛州普罗维登斯的布朗大学的场地奖将支持 10 名学生在 2022 年至 2024 年夏季进行为期 10 周的培训。预计总共 30 名学生将在该计划中接受培训，他们主要来自传统黑人学院和大学 (HBCU) 以及少数族裔服务机构 (MSI)。招聘将与领导力联盟合作进行，领导力联盟是一个由全美约 35 个学术机构和合作伙伴组成的联盟，旨在培训和指导暑期研究项目中代表性不足的少数族裔学生，同时为学术界和研究领域的职业生涯提供持续支持。学生将了解如何进行研究，并在领导联盟全国研讨会以及科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。该计划的评估将通过在线调查进行。项目结束后将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。该 REU 项目的主题集中在动物运动和表现的生物学上。导师是布朗大学的科学家，他们与生态学、进化和有机生物学系密切相关，研究各种动物类群运动的原因和后果。因此，学生将参与探索运动的生物物理学、运动的生理控制、运动的功能以及运动对进化的意义的项目。这些研究领域的培训将强调数据分析的计算方法，无论是通过生物信息学、建模还是其他形式的大规模数据分析。学生们还将在当地的幼儿园工作，向幼儿传授动物多样性知识，从而参与外展工作。招聘将与领导力联盟合作进行，申请将由一个由布朗大学教员组成的小型遴选委员会进行评估，他们也是该项目的导师。将优先考虑对综合生物学培训表现出强烈愿望的申请人。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问 http://fuxjagerlab/reu.com 或联系 PI（Matthew Fuxjager 博士，matterhew_fuxjager@brown.edu）或联合 PI（Taese Bingham-Hickman 博士，taiese_bingham@brown.edu）。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。

This REU Site award to Brown University, located in Providence, RI, 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 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) will be trained in the program. Recruitment will occur in partnership with The Leadership Alliance, a consortium of approximately 35 academic institutions and partners across the US that seeks to both train and mentor underrepresented minority students in summer research programs, while providing continuous support for careers in academia and research. Students will learn how research is conducted and present the results of their work at the Leadership Alliance National Symposium, as well as at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done through online surveys. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths.The theme of this REU program centers on the biology of animal movement and performance. Mentors are scientists at Brown University who are closely affiliated with the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, and who study the causes and consequences of movement in a wide range of animal taxa. Students will therefore engage in projects that explore the biophysics of movement, physiological control of movement, function of movement, and significance of movement for evolution. Training in these areas of research will emphasize computational approaches to data analysis, whether through bioinformatics, modeling, or other forms of large-scale data analytics. Students will also engage in outreach efforts by working in local preschools to teach young children about animal diversity. Recruitment will occur in partnership with The Leadership Alliance, and applications will be evaluated by a small selection committee of Brown faculty who are also mentors in the program. Preference will be given to applicants who show a strong desire for training in integrative biology. More information about the program is available by visiting http://fuxjagerlab/reu.com or by contacting the PI (Dr. Matthew Fuxjager at matterhew_fuxjager@brown.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Taiese Bingham-Hickman at taiese_bingham@brown.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.