REU Site: Inclusive and collaborative approach to cellular and molecular biology for undergraduate researchers at Delaware State University

REU 网站：为特拉华州立大学本科研究人员提供包容性和协作性的细胞和分子生物学方法

• 批准号: 2244195
• 负责人: Hakeem Lawal
• 金额: $ 41.9万
• 依托单位: Delaware State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-01 至 2027-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244195&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Inclusive; collaborative; approach

This REU Site award to Delaware State University (DSU), located in Dover, Delaware 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. The site is open to all but will focus on students from DSU and partnering HBCUs. It will leverage the success of HBCUs in educating students from under-represented backgrounds, and the interdisciplinary research activities at DSU, to engage students in a rigorous summer internship in a culturally-congruent atmosphere. This program will help broaden the participation of individuals from underrepresented groups in STEM by increasing their involvement in research activities that would help them be competitive for matriculation into STEM graduate programs. Students will learn and practice 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.The scientific focus is to provide high-impact interdisciplinary summer research in cellular and molecular biology to HBCU students. The departments/programs involved include neuroscience, cell biology, physics, and computational science. The research projects are varied and include those in neuroscience, microbiology, stress response to climate change, and machine learning. The program components also include weekly research meetings and strong professional development activities. Students will be recruited through March to provide ample opportunity for students to apply. Students will be recruited based on resilience (not GPA), response to essay questions, and references from mentors. The selection will be conducted by a committee comprising the PI, Co-PI, and potential mentors. More information about the program is available by visiting the NSF REU website at http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=5047 or by contacting the PI (Dr. Hakeem Lawal at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Erin Perchiniak at [e-mail]). This project is jointly funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure in the Directorate of Biological Sciences, the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP).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.

位于特拉华州多佛的特拉华州立大学（DSU）将在2024-2026年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。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。该网站对所有人开放，但将重点关注DSU和合作hbcu的学生。它将利用HBCUs在教育来自代表性不足背景的学生方面的成功，以及DSU的跨学科研究活动，让学生在文化一致的氛围中进行严格的暑期实习。该计划将通过增加研究活动的参与，帮助扩大来自代表性不足群体的个人在STEM中的参与，这将有助于他们在进入STEM研究生课程时具有竞争力。学生将学习和实践如何进行研究，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。科学重点是为HBCU学生提供高影响力的细胞和分子生物学跨学科暑期研究。涉及的部门/项目包括神经科学、细胞生物学、物理学和计算科学。研究项目多种多样，包括神经科学、微生物学、气候变化应激反应和机器学习。该计划的组成部分还包括每周的研究会议和强大的专业发展活动。招生将持续到3月份，为学生提供充足的申请机会。学生将根据韧性（不是GPA）、对论文问题的回答和导师的推荐信被招募。评选将由一个委员会进行，该委员会由PI、Co-PI和潜在的导师组成。有关该项目的更多信息，请访问NSF REU网站http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=5047或联系PI （Hakeem Lawal博士[e-mail]）或联合PI （Erin Perchiniak博士[e-mail]）。该项目由生物科学理事会生物基础设施司、刺激竞争性研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）和传统黑人学院和大学本科计划（HBCU-UP）共同资助。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知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。