The Biophysics Collaborative Access Team (User Training and Outreach)

生物物理学协作访问团队（用户培训和外展）

• 批准号: 10032573
• 负责人: THOMAS C IRVING
• 金额: $ 7.26万
• 依托单位: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-02-01 至 2025-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10032573
• 关键词: Access to Information; Biophysics; Collaborations; Communities; Data; Data Analyses; Data Collection; Education and Outreach; Educational workshop; Effectiveness; Fiber; Goals; Growth; Individual; Institution; Internet; Manuals; Monitor; Persons; Photons; Process; Productivity; Property; Research; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Resources; Sampling; Science; Site; Source; Speed; Techniques; Technology; Time; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Populations; Visit; base; beamline; data reduction; experience; experimental study; improved; operation; outreach; outreach program; prospective; recruit; skills; tool; web page; web site

The goals of the user training and outreach component are to provide training to prepare biomedical researchers to perform experiments using the BioCAT resource and to engage in outreach activities to inform the scientific community about BioCAT capabilities and to recruit new user research projects. Each year, more than 70 new users come to the BioCAT Resource. We have developed a training program for all users regardless of the level of expertise of the users or the properties of their samples. Before coming to the beamline, even before submitting a proposal, users are encouraged to view our online user manuals and video tutorials available on the BioCAT webpage https://www.bio.aps.anl.gov, which provide the information users need to plan efficient and meaningful experiments. On-site users receive one-on-one, in-person training covering (1) operation of the beamline, (2) data collection strategies and techniques, (3) data reduction and (4) data interpretation. Training is also provided on all aspects of the data-to-interpretation process before and beyond allocated beam time. The BioCAT user community is characterized by a broad range of expertise. At one extreme are a few advanced users who require training only if changes have occurred since their previous visit, and at the other extreme are the majority of users, who initially have little or no experience with SAXS or Fiber Diffraction. Training follows a graded approach that bring novices up to speed quickly and that allows them to grow into more advanced practitioners as their skills mature. Training is also provided to the greater research community. BioCAT staff will engage in workshops, to provide training on all aspects of SAXS and Fiber Diffraction to new and existing communities. We will collect metrics that can tell us how effective our training programs have been and gather information that can indicate how they may be improved and how they can reach under-represented groups. Vigorous outreach activity by BioCAT staff has resulted in significant growth of the user community, sustaining a high level of beamline productivity. The recently revamped BioCAT web site contains complete information concerning BioCAT capabilities and includes material targeted to past, and prospective users. We will continue to develop new web content tailored to Inform the broader research community about the capabilities of BioCAT and how to obtain beam time. BioCAT will continue to distribute BioCAT-maintained data analysis tools to a broad user community. We will collect metrics that can tell us how effective our outreach programs have been and gather information that can indicate how they may be improved.

用户培训和外联部分的目标是提供培训， 研究人员使用BioCAT资源进行实验，并参与宣传活动， 向科学界介绍BioCAT的能力，并招募新的用户研究项目。每年，更多 超过70个新用户来到BioCAT资源。我们为所有用户制定了培训计划 而不管用户的专业水平或其样品的性质如何。在来到 beamline，甚至在提交建议之前，我们鼓励用户查看我们的在线用户手册和视频 BioCAT网页https://www.bio.aps.anl.gov上提供的教程，为用户提供信息 需要计划有效和有意义的实验。现场用户接受一对一的面对面培训 涵盖（1）光束线的操作，（2）数据收集策略和技术，（3）数据简化和（4） 数据解释还提供了关于从数据到解释过程的所有方面的培训， 超出分配的波束时间。BioCAT用户社区的特点是具有广泛的专业知识。在 一个极端是一些高级用户，他们只有在自上次更新以来发生了变化时才需要培训。 访问，而在另一个极端是大多数用户，他们最初很少或根本没有使用SAXS的经验， 光纤衍射培训遵循分级的方法，使新手迅速跟上速度， 随着他们的技能成熟，他们将成长为更高级的从业者。还向更多的人提供培训， 研究社区。BioCAT工作人员将参加研讨会，提供有关SAXS各个方面的培训， 新社区和现有社区的纤维衍射。我们将收集指标，可以告诉我们， 培训计划已经收集了信息，可以表明如何改进它们，以及如何 可以接触到代表性不足的群体。BioCAT工作人员积极开展外联活动， 用户群体的增长，维持高水平的光束线生产力。最近更新的BioCAT 网站包含有关BioCAT能力的完整信息，包括针对过去的材料， 和潜在用户。我们将继续开发新的网络内容，为更广泛的研究提供信息 关于BioCAT的能力以及如何获得射束时间的社区。BioCAT将继续分发 BioCAT维护的数据分析工具，以广泛的用户社区。我们将收集可以告诉我们如何 我们的外展计划一直是有效的，并收集信息，可以表明他们可能是如何 提高