Targeted Infusion Project: Microbiome Data Science Infusion to Improve Undergraduate Research, Pedagogy, and Workforce Preparation

有针对性的注入项目：微生物组数据科学注入，以改善本科生研究、教学法和劳动力准备

• 批准号: 2306512
• 负责人: Lawrence Flowers
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: Saint Augustine's College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-15 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2306512&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Project; Microbiome; Data

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Saint Augustine’s University seeks to implement curricular enhancements in biology by incorporating plant microbiome course-base undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). In addition, there are efforts to bolster the research capacity of the institution by establishing a Microbiome Research Laboratory, including the necessary equipment to support next generation sequencing experimental analysis. There is evidence to demonstrate CUREs an effective approach to positively impact undergraduate student learning and workforce training outcomes. This project describes efforts to leverage the significance of microbiomes in promoting homeostasis in biological and environmental ecosystems, by developing a sustainable microbiome CUREs framework, and examining the impact of CUREs integration on student perceptions and outcomes. Specifically, CUREs modules will focus on the phyto-microbiomes and consist of discovery-based investigations on the composition and function of microorganisms associated with annual and perennial flowers and other plants. The establishment of the Microbiome Research Laboratory at Saint Augustine's University advances the technological capacity, thereby creating a foundation for a cost-effective and sustainable model research system. Together, the Microbiome Research Laboratory and CUREs modules will facilitate the integration of microbiome data science and additional computational biological investigations in the STEM curriculum, precipitate interdisciplinary research partnerships, and enhance faculty-mentored research programs. Exposure to innovative microbiology, molecular biology, ecology, plant science, and bioinformatics protocols will augment undergraduate readiness for post-graduate opportunities. It is anticipated that data from CUREs efficacy studies on underrepresented students will inform the STEM education research community.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.

历史悠久的黑人学院和大学通过有针对性的输液项目（HBCU-UP）支持基于循证的创新模型和方法的开发，实施和研究，以改善HBCU本科生的准备和成功，以便他们可以购买科学，技术，工程或数学或数学（STEM）毕业生和/或/或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或/或/或/或/或或/或/或/或/或/或/或/或/或/或/或/或/或或/或/或/或/或/或或/或/或/或/或或/或或/或/或/或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或或/或护理人员。圣奥古斯丁大学的项目旨在通过纳入植物微生物组课程本科生研究经验（治疗）来实施生物学的课程增强。此外，还通过建立微生物组研究实验室，包括支持下一代测序实验分析的必要设备来增强机构的研究能力。有证据表明，可以证明一种有效的方法来积极影响学生的学习和劳动力培训成果。该项目描述了通过开发可持续的微生物组治愈框架，并检查治疗对学生的看法和成果的影响，以利用微生物组在促进生物学和环境生态系统中促进体内平衡的重要性。具体而言，治疗模块将集中在植物微生物中，并包括基于发现的对与年度和多年生花和其他植物相关的微生物的组成和功能的研究。圣奥古斯丁大学的微生物组研究实验室的建立提高了技术能力，从而为成本效益且可持续的模型研究系统奠定了基础。微生物组研究实验室和治疗模块一起，将促进微生物组数据科学和STEM课程中的其他计算生物学研究的整合，促进跨学科研究伙伴关系，并增强教师管理的研究计划。暴露于创新的微生物学，分子生物学，生态学，植物科学和生物信息学方案将增加本科生的准备，以获得研究生机会。可以预料，从代表性不足的学生进行治疗效率研究的数据将告知STEM教育研究社区。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，被视为通过评估来获得支持。