REU Site Award: Basic Research in Life Science

该奖项为路易斯安那州立大学继续本科生研究体验项目提供支持。主要活动将包括为期八周的夏季生物科学独立研究课程。课程重点是第一年的比较动物生理学，第二年的植物生理学/生物化学，第三年的分子生物学。每年都会选出十名大三或大四的学生参加这个项目。每个学生都将接受路易斯安那州立大学教师的直接监督，该教师将作为研究导师，直接对学生的进步负责。教师参与者的选择是基于他们在实验室与本科生合作的经验、研究项目的适用性和总体研究生产力。该计划的其他组成部分将是一个紧张的夏前会议图书馆方向和沟通技巧研讨会。该计划还包括每周为所有参与者举办的系列研讨会，包括教师顾问和他们的研究实验室成员。后一项活动将由私家侦探协调。在完成暑期研究项目后，每位REU研究者将在本科研究研讨会上以口头论文的形式展示他/她的研究成果，并以适合出版的形式发表书面论文。计划开展更多的后续活动，以鼓励REU调查人员向科学听众介绍其已完成的工作结果。

This award provides support to Louisiana State University to continue a Research Experiences for Undergraduates SITE. The primary activity will involve eight-week summer sessions of independent research in biological science. Program focus will be on comparative animal physiology during year one, plant physiology/biochemistry during year two, and molecular biology during year three. Each year a select group of ten students, of junior or senior standing, will be invited to participate in the program. Each student will be under the direct supervision of an LSU faculty member who will serve as the research mentor and be directly responsible for the student's progress. Faculty participants have been chosen on the basis of their experience working with undergraduates in the laboratory, suitability of research projects and general research productivity. Additional components of the program will be an intense pre-summer session library orientation and communication skills workshop. The program will also involve a weekly seminar series for all participants, including the faculty advisors and members of their research laboratories. The latter activities will be coordinated by the P.I.. Upon completion of the summer research program, each REU investigator will present his/her research results as an oral paper at an undergraduate research symposium, and a written paper in a form suitable for publication. Additional follow-up activities are planned to encourage REU investigators to present the results of their completed work to a scientific audience.