REU Site: Microbial Biofilm Development, Resistance, & Community Structure

位于纽约州宾厄姆顿的宾厄姆顿大学获得REU Site奖，将在2025年至2027年夏季期间支持10名学生进行为期10周的培训。本次REU的重点是在微生物生物膜领域提供合作研究经验。预计共有30名学生将在为期3年的计划期间接受培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。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。该计划的广泛目标是为大学生涯早期的学生提供高质量、经过良好指导的研究机会，使他们有足够的时间从事自己的项目，培养科学和专业技能，并为在STEM职业生涯中具有竞争力做准备。该计划将通过一个在线工具进行评估，并在计划结束后对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生项目将围绕三个主要领域组织：建筑和自然环境中的环境生物膜，生物膜和工程系统，以及生物膜控制的基本微生物机制。来自生物科学系、化学系、生物医学工程系和机械工程系的教员将担任教员导师。学生将参与这些主要领域之一的协作和多人指导的研究项目。此外，学生还将参加专业发展和科学交流研讨会、实验室安全、负责任和道德的研究行为以及微生物学培训。学生们将在暑期结束时与其他REU和本科生暑期研究项目一起展示他们的研究成果。将提供住房、津贴、餐饮和旅行津贴。学生将使用NSF ETAP网站申请，他们将通过全面的审查程序进行选择。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 Binghamton University, located in Binghamton, NY, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2025-2027. The focus of this REU is to provide a collaborative research experience in the area of microbial biofilms. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained during the 3-year program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. The broad objective of this program is to provide high-quality, well-mentored research opportunities to students early in their college careers so that they have sufficient time to pursue their projects, build scientific and professional skills, and prepare to be competitive in STEM careers. Assessment of the program will be done through an online tool, and students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths.Student projects will be organized around three main areas: environmental biofilms in the built and natural environment, biofilms and engineered systems, and basic microbiological mechanisms for biofilm control. Faculty from the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering will serve as faculty mentors. Students will participate in a collaborative and multi-mentored research project in one of these main areas. Additionally, students will participate in professional development and scientific communication workshops, lab safety, responsible and ethical conduct of research, and microbiology training. Students will present their research at an end of summer poster session with other REU and undergraduate summer research programs on campus. Housing, stipend, meals, and travel allowances will be provided. Students will apply using the NSF ETAP website and they will be selected via a holistic review process.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.