REU site: Summer Research at the University at Albany's RNA Institute

REU Site奖授予纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼分校位于纽约州奥尔巴尼的RNA研究所，将支持在2023-2025年夏季对10名学生进行为期10周的培训。预计将有30名学生接受该计划的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校或在STEM中代表性不足的群体。学生将参与实践研究，重点是核糖核酸(RNA)科学和基于RNA的技术及其周围的科学发现。这项工作通过为未来的研究、诊断和治疗应用产生创新和建设基础设施能力而造福社会。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，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.org/).项目结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。RNA中的REU侧重于参与核糖核酸(RNA)科学和基于RNA的技术的科学发现的学生。该项目包括来自生物科学、化学、生物医学科学和物理学等多个系的教师。学生将获得实际的研究经验，一对一的指导，以及关于STEM教育和职业机会的基于队列的指导。该项目的申请包括成绩单、推荐信和个人短文。学生可以在REU in RNA网站上浏览潜在研究项目和导师的摘要，并将对最多三位导师和一个感兴趣的一般研究领域(化学、生物、物理或工程学)进行排名和选择。潜在的项目包括利用RNA折叠预测RNA结构、核糖体转录调控、应用DNA纳米技术、发育生物学与再生医学、毒性RNA疾病与治疗。项目绩效指标和资深教师将根据教师的意见、学术潜力、推荐的导师和以前的经验来选择候选人。以前的研究经验不是参与的先决条件，也不会主导选择标准。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://www.albany.edu/rna/reu-in-rna，或联系PI(Berglund博士，电子邮件：ababglund@albany.edu)或联合PI(Kent博士，电子邮件：skent@albany.edu)。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并已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 State University of New York at Albany’s RNA Institute, located in Albany, NY, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. An anticipated total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from a group under-represented in STEM, will be trained in the program. Students will participate in hands-on research focused on scientific discovery in, and around, ribonucleic acid (RNA) science and RNA-based technologies. This work benefits society by generating innovation and building infrastructure capacity for future research, diagnostic, and therapeutic applications. 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.org/). Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.The REU in RNA focuses on students participating in scientific discovery in ribonucleic acid (RNA) science and RNA-based technologies. The program encompasses faculty from multiple departments including Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Biomedical Sciences, and Physics. Students will gain hands-on research experience, one-on-one mentoring, and cohort-based guidance on STEM educational and career opportunities. Applications to the program include, a transcript, letters of recommendation, and short personal essay. Students can browse summaries of potential research projects and mentors on the REU in RNA website and will rank and select up to three mentors and a general research area of interest (chemistry, biology, physics, or engineering). Potential projects include using RNA folding to predict RNA structures, transcriptional regulation by ribosomes, applied DNA nanotechnology, developmental biology & regenerative medicine, and toxic RNA disease & therapeutics. Program PIs and senior faculty will select candidates based on faculty input, academic potential, proposed mentor, and previous experience. Prior research experience is not a prerequisite for participation nor will it dominate the selection criteria. More information about the program is available by visiting http://www.albany.edu/rna/reu-in-rna, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Berglund at aberglund@albany.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Kent at skent@albany.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.