REU Site: Molecular Biology and Genetics of Cell Signaling

位于纽约州伊萨卡的康奈尔大学的REU网站奖将在2024- 2026年夏季支持10名学生的10周培训。该计划旨在提供细胞信号传导的广泛定义领域的尖端夏季研究培训经验。预计共有30名本科生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体，将在该计划中接受培训。通过深入的研究和一系列有组织的活动，参与者将接触到世界一流的研究环境，旨在扩大他们对研究的理解和欣赏。该计划以最后的研讨会结束，学生们在讲座和海报中展示他们的夏季研究。许多学生还将在科学会议上介绍他们的夏季研究。对该方案的评估将通过一个在线工具进行。学生应使用NSF ETAP（教育和培训应用程序：https://etap.nsf.gov）申请REU网站。该REU计划由康奈尔大学分子生物学和遗传学系管理。研究重点是分子信号传导领域，这是几乎所有细胞事件的基础。学生将通过他们在研究导师实验室的个人研究项目深入研究分子信号的特定领域。教师和实验室导师将每天指导学生的研究项目。几个研讨会和每周REU小组会议与项目主任为学生提供信号领域的广泛视野，负责任的研究行为培训，提高科学沟通和领导能力的机会，以及有关研究生院和科学职业的信息。其他同伴导师组织的社交活动让学生与康奈尔大学的其他本科生和研究生互动，帮助REU学生融入更大的康奈尔大学学生社区，并享受伊萨卡的美丽风景和瀑布。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。

This REU Site award to Cornell University, located in Ithaca, NY, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2024- 2026. The program aims to provide cutting-edge summer research training experiences in the broadly defined area of cell signaling. It is anticipated that a total of 30 undergraduates, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. Through intensive research and a series of organized activities, participants will be exposed to world-class research environments with the aim of broadening their understanding and appreciation of research. The program culminates with a final symposium where students present their summer research in both talks and posters. Many students will also present their summer research at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done through an online tool. Students should apply to the REU site using NSF ETAP (Education and Training Application: https://etap.nsf.gov).This REU program is administered by the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University. The research focus is in the area of molecular signaling, a process that is fundamental to almost every cellular event. Students will delve into a particular area of molecular signaling through their individual research projects in their research mentors’ labs. Faculty and lab mentors will guide students’ research projects on a daily basis. Several workshops and weekly REU group meetings with the program directors provide students with a broad view of the signaling field, training on responsible conduct of research, opportunities to improve their science communication and leadership skills, and information about graduate school and careers in science. Additional peer mentor-organized social activities allow students to interact with other undergraduate and graduate students at Cornell, help to integrate REU students into the larger Cornell student community, and enjoy the beautiful scenery and waterfalls in Ithaca. A committee of faculty will select participants.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.