REU Site: Modeling the Dynamics of Biological Systems

这项授予北卡罗来纳州立大学的REU Site奖位于北卡罗来纳州罗利市，将在2024-2026年夏季支持10名学生进行为期10周的培训。该计划的重点是在该领域领导者的指导下，利用先进的定量成像技术提供生物系统动力学建模方面的研究和培训。预计总共将有30名学生接受该方案的培训，这些学生主要来自代表性不足的群体、包括聋人/听力障碍者在内的残疾学生和/或来自研究机会有限的学校。这一REU计划将赋予不同的本科生在尖端定量成像技术和数据分析方面的技能，以推动解决基本生物学问题的新研究。将支持学生发表他们的研究成果，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。将通过SALG Urssa在线工具对该方案进行评估。NSF ETAP系统将用于注册参与者(https://www.nsfetap.gov/).项目结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。REU的学生将进行研究，拓宽对复杂细胞系统如何适应各种刺激的理解，从生物发育生物学、神经生物学功能，到单个蛋白质如何与DNA特定区域相互作用的分子水平。研究将在生物、化学、物理和工程等系进行。学生们将共同努力维护一个研究网站，与科学之家合作进行K-12 STEM外展培训，并在科学会议上展示他们的成果。受训者将通过每周一次的队列会议，就负责任的研究行为、多样性、公平和包容性、职业道路和科学交流培养实践社区。学生将通过在线申请表申请，并将使用闭路字幕视频和有指导的申请材料广泛招募。学生将由项目工作人员与潜在的研究导师合作挑选。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://biotech.ncsu.edu/research-training/，或联系国际和平组织(陈燕姿博士，电子邮件：slchen2@ncsu.edu)或联合国际组织(Melissa Srougi博士，电子邮件：mcsrougi@ncsu.edu)。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 North Carolina State University, located in Raleigh, NC, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2024-2026. The focus of this program is to provide research and training in modeling the dynamics of biological systems using advanced quantitative imaging techniques under the mentorship of leaders in the field. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily persons from under-represented groups, disability status including the deaf/hard-of-hearing, and/or from schools with limited research opportunities will be trained in the program. This REU program will empower diverse undergraduates with skills in cutting-edge quantitative imaging techniques and data analysis to drive novel research addressing fundamental biological questions. Students will be supported to publish their research, 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.REU students will conduct research that will broaden the understanding of how complex cellular systems adapt to various stimuli ranging from organismal developmental biology, neurobiological function, down to the molecular level of how individual proteins interact with specific areas of DNA. Research will be conducted in departments including biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Students will work together to maintain a research website, collaborate with the Science House for K-12 STEM outreach training, and present their results at scientific conferences. Trainees will cultivate a community of practice through weekly cohort meetings on the responsible conduct of research; diversity, equity, and inclusion; career pathways; and scientific communication. Students will apply through an online application form and will be recruited broadly using close-captioned video and guided application materials. Students will be selected by program staff in collaboration with potential research mentors. More information about the program is available at https://biotech.ncsu.edu/research-training/ or by contacting the PI (Dr. Stefanie Chen at slchen2@ncsu.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Melissa Srougi at mcsrougi@ncsu.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.