REU Site: SURFing the Interface between Chemistry and Biology

这个REU网站奖的赫伯特韦特海姆UF斯克里普斯研究所生物医学创新技术，位于木星，佛罗里达州，将支持10名学生的培训10周期间的夏天2024-2026。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体，将在该方案中接受培训。通过在该研究所的世界级实验室之一的实践经验，学生将学习如何进行实验室研究。此外，专业发展和研究研讨会开发写作，演讲和其他技能，并提供有关研究生院的信息。该计划旨在为学生在科学方面的成功研究生职业做好准备，加强年轻科学家的管道。除了最后的海报展示外，许多人还将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。计划评估将通过在线工具完成，参与者将被跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。反映UF斯克里普斯的研究优势，该计划提供了在化学和生物学之间的接口的研究机会。参与者将能够在我们的五个部门中的任何一个进行研究：化学，免疫学，综合结构和计算生物学，分子医学和神经科学。研究项目是跨学科的，反映了现代科学的合作性质。除了在板凳上的实践经验，学生将参加专业发展和研究研讨会，包括研究培训和社会活动的道德/负责任的行为。学生必须通过NSF-ETAP系统申请。经过项目教员的初步选择，他们将接受PI的面试。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得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的支持。

This REU Site award to The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, located in Jupiter, FL, 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. Through hands-on experience in one of the institute’s world-class laboratories, students will learn how laboratory research is conducted. In addition, professional development and research seminars develop writing, presentation, and other skills and provide information about graduate school. The program is geared to prepare students for successful graduate careers in science, strengthening the pipeline of young scientists. Besides the final poster presentation, many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Program assessment will be done through an online tool, and participants will be tracked to determine their career paths.Reflecting the research strengths of UF Scripps, the program provides research opportunities at the interface between chemistry and biology. Participants will be able to conduct research in any of our five departments: Chemistry, Immunology, Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Molecular Medicine, and Neuroscience. Research projects are interdisciplinary, reflecting the collaborative nature of modern science. In addition to hands-on experience on the bench, students will participate in professional development and research seminars, including ethics/responsible conduct of research training and social events. Students must apply through the NSF-ETAP system. After an initial selection by the program faculty, they will be interviewed by the PI.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.