REU Site in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Sanford Research

该REU站点奖授予位于SD苏福尔斯的桑福德研究中心，将在2024 - 2026年夏季支持10名学生的10周培训。预计总共有30名学生将接受该项目的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体。重点将放在那些在参与科学研究方面历来面临障碍的学生、残疾学生和退伍军人身上。该计划的目标是为本科生提供细胞和分子生物学方面的卓越研究经验，支持研究生学位和研究事业的追求，并增加科学界的多样性。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在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SALG URSSA工具进行。NSF ETAP系统将用于登记参与者（https://www.nsfetap.gov/）。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将在细胞和分子生物学的各个领域进行尖端的研究项目，包括信号转导、细胞内运输、细胞器功能、细胞增殖和分化以及发育。项目将支持实验室研究目标，并为参与者提供明确的目标和预期结果。该计划将包括研究经验，连同职业和专业发展规划，负责任的研究培训，以及科学演讲和写作的机会。学生还将通过外展活动与社区接触，以提高公众的科学素养，并激励年轻人考虑从事科学事业。学生将在网上申请，遴选委员会将通过视频会议对优秀者进行面试，并做出录取决定。有关该计划和申请的更多信息，请访问https://research.sanfordhealth.org/academic-programs/undergraduates/spur或与PI联系（Lee博士在Lance.Lee@sanfordhealth.org）。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行了评估，认为值得支持。

This REU Site award to Sanford Research, located in Sioux Falls, SD, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2024 - 2026. 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. Emphasis will be placed on students who have historically faced barriers to participation in science, students with disabilities, and veterans. The objectives of the program are to provide exceptional research experiences in Cellular and Molecular Biology to undergraduate students, support the pursuit of graduate degrees and research careers, and increase diversity in the scientific community. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. The NSF ETAP system will be used to register participants (https://www.nsfetap.gov/). Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.Students will perform cutting-edge research on projects in diverse areas of Cellular and Molecular Biology, including signal transduction, intracellular trafficking, organelle function, cell proliferation and differentiation, and development. Projects will support laboratory research goals and provide defined goals and anticipated outcomes for the participant. The program will include a research experience, together with career and professional development programming, responsible conduct of research training, and scientific presentation and writing opportunities. Students will also engage with the community through outreach activities to increase public scientific literacy and inspire youth to consider science careers. Students will apply online, and a selection committee will interview the top candidates by videoconference and make acceptance decisions. More information about the program and application is available by visiting https://research.sanfordhealth.org/academic-programs/undergraduates/spur or by contacting the PI (Dr. Lee at Lance.Lee@sanfordhealth.org).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.