REU Site: Program in Nanotechnology for Biology and Bioengineering

REU 网站：生物和生物工程纳米技术项目

• 批准号: 2244506
• 负责人: Denis Wirtz
• 金额: $ 45.73万
• 依托单位: Johns Hopkins University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-03-15 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244506&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Program; Nanotechnology; Biology

This REU Site award to Johns Hopkins University, located in Baltimore, Maryland, will support training for 14 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. The REU program will provide undergraduate students with a challenging research experience in the rapidly growing area of nanobiotechnology, a discipline at the interface of biology, chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering. Some of the student research projects include self-assembly of DNA nanotubes, development of methods to study cell shape and adhesion, self-assembly of pi-conjugated peptides into optoelectronic materials, and biophysics of membrane proteins. In addition to research, the REU program includes oral presentations, poster presentations, scientific seminars, journal club, communication seminars, field trips to industry/government partners, and multiple social activities to build a strong cohort experience. Students are required to complete a Responsible Conduct of Research training and lab safety training before starting research. Underrepresented minorities, students from institutions with limited research opportunities, first generation students, students from families with a low to moderate income, and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Students are selected by an admissions committee of faculty reviewers. Selected students will be required to register in the NSF Education and Training Application system (ETAP). It is anticipated that a total of 42 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. The overall objective of this program is to provide REU students with a truly unique educational experience, with the research experience at the core, while at the same time serving as an ideal foundation for future graduate research. A common web-based assessment tool, SALG URSSA, used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting https://inbt.jhu.edu/education/undergraduate/nanobio-reu/, or by contacting the Director of Academic Programs, Sulaiman Jenkins ([e-mail]).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.

这个REU网站奖给约翰霍普金斯大学，位于马里兰州的巴尔的摩，将支持14名学生在2023年至2025年的夏天10周的培训。该REU计划将为本科生提供具有挑战性的研究经验，在纳米生物技术，在生物学，化学，物理学，材料科学和工程的接口学科的快速增长的领域。一些学生的研究项目包括DNA纳米管的自组装，研究细胞形状和粘附的方法的开发，π共轭肽到光电材料的自组装，以及膜蛋白的生物物理学。除了研究，REU计划还包括口头报告，海报展示，科学研讨会，期刊俱乐部，交流研讨会，行业/政府合作伙伴实地考察，以及多种社会活动，以建立强大的队列体验。学生必须完成研究培训和实验室安全培训的负责任的行为开始研究之前。鼓励代表性不足的少数民族、来自研究机会有限的机构的学生、第一代学生、来自中低收入家庭的学生以及残疾学生申请。学生由一个由教师评审组成的招生委员会挑选。被选中的学生将被要求在NSF教育和培训应用系统（ETAP）注册。 预计共有42名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该方案中接受培训。该计划的总体目标是为REU学生提供真正独特的教育体验，以研究经验为核心，同时作为未来研究生研究的理想基础。生物基础设施司资助的所有REU研究中心项目使用的基于网络的通用评估工具SALG URSSA将用于确定培训项目的有效性。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https：//inbt.jhu.edu/education/undergraduate/nanobio-reu/，或联系学术项目主任Sulaiman Jenkins（[e-mail]）。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。