REU Site: The Plasticity of Cells, Organisms, and Communities

这个REU网站奖给位于加利福尼亚州圣马科斯的加州州立大学圣马科斯，支持在2023年至2025年的夏季期间每年培训10名学生，为期10周。预计将对主要来自研究机会有限的学校的总共30名学生进行培训，以进行和提出独立研究。通过坚定地致力于支持代表性不足的群体，包括退伍军人和第一代大学生，CSUSM NSF REU计划有助于建立下一代科学家的多元化和有才华的人口。夏季的经验将增加参与，保留，坚持，并在课堂上取得成功，并灌输信心，并鼓励创新和领导研究。课程完成后，学生准备申请博士/硕士课程和/或生命科学行业的职位。一个共同的基于网络的评估工具将被用来确定培训的有效性，学生将被跟踪后，计划，以确定职业道路。 这个动手研究计划的统一主题是“细胞，生物体和社区的可塑性”。学生从不同的科学家团队中选择一位研究导师，他们使用尖端工具和技术来揭示细胞，生物体和社区如何通过协调生长与形态，生理和行为特征来适应随机环境条件的分子和细胞机制，以最大限度地提高适应性。研究项目包括探索表型遗传学，调查简单序列重复和基因组流动性，微生物群和微生物群介导的可塑性，以及对气候变化的生理适应。住宅计划培养了一个学者社区，他们从学生过渡到研究科学家，从学习到发现。每周的丰富活动包括研讨会，实地考察和研讨会，突出细胞，生物体和社区的显着可塑性。学生们一起写科学手稿，参加研究生院的应用，和职业研讨会，并参加海报展示，以庆祝研究成果。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问：https：//www.csusm.edu/bioru/index.html，或联系PI（Betsy Read博士，bread@csusm.edu）或联合PI（Carols Luna-Lopez博士，clunalopez@csusm.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 REU Site award to California State University San Marcos, located in San Marcos, CA, supports the training of 10 students/year for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained to conduct and present independent research. With a strong commitment to supporting underrepresented groups, including veterans, and first-generation college students, the CSUSM NSF REU program contributes to building a diverse and talented population of next generation scientists. The summer experience will increase participation, retention, persistence, and success in the classroom and instill confidence, and encourage innovation and leadership in research. Upon program completion, students are well poised to apply to doctoral/Masters programs and/or positions in the Life Science Industry. A common web-based assessment tool will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training, and students will be tracked after the program to determine career paths. The unifying theme of this hands-on research program is ‘The Plasticity of Cells, Organisms, and Communities’. Students select a research mentor from a diverse team of scientists who are using cutting edge tools and techniques to uncover the molecular and cellular mechanisms of how cells, organisms, and communities adapt to stochastic environmental conditions by coordinating growth with morphological, physiological, and behavioral traits to maximize fitness. Research projects range from probing the genetics of phenotype, to investigating simple sequence repeats and genomic fluidity, microbiota and microbiome-mediated plasticity, to physiological adaptations to climate change. The residential program fosters a community of scholars who transition from being students to research scientists and move from learning to discovery. Weekly enrichment activities include seminars, field trips, and workshops highlighting the remarkable plasticity of cells, organisms, and communities. Students work together to write a scientific manuscript, attend graduate school application, and career workshops, and participate in a Poster Showcase to celebrate research accomplishments. For more information about the program visit: https://www.csusm.edu/bioreu/index.html, or contact the PI (Dr. Betsy Read at bread@csusm.edu) or co-PI (Dr. Carols Luna-Lopez at clunalopez@csusm.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.