Undergraduate Research Training in Cell, Molecular and Neurobiology Using Marine Animals

9732151惠特尼实验室是佛罗里达大学的一个研究所。它成立于1974年，是一个基础生物学研究中心，特别是在那些以海洋生物为实验模型的领域。海洋模型系统在基础研究中的使用已经有了很长时间和成功的历史，它们的价值仍然没有减少。然而，越来越少的科学家可能会开发海洋动物的研究潜力，因为成本限制了大多数大学向本科生提供的这些动物的实验室经验，他们没有被鼓励探索海洋模型的生物多样性。为了应对这些问题，惠特尼实验室于1985年开始为本科生提供机会，让他们成为海洋动物生理学、解剖学、生物化学和分子生物学实验的正式参与者。这个REU网站允许每年夏天10名学生在咨询教师导师的情况下选择和开展研究项目。通过参加实验室的研讨会项目，以及与来自美国和其他国家的本科生和研究生、博士后研究员和知名科学家的非正式互动，学生的学术经验得到了进一步丰富。

9732151 The Whitney Laboratory is an Institute of the University of Florida. It was established in 1974 as a center for basic biological research, particularly in those areas in which marine organisms serve as experimental models. Marine model systems have had a long and successful history of use in fundamental research, and their value remains undiminished. However, fewer and fewer scientists are likely to exploit the research potential of marine animals, because costs have limited the laboratory experience with these animals provided by most universities to their undergraduate students, who have not been encouraged to explore the biological diversity of marine models. In response to these problems, the Whitney Laboratory began, in 1985, to offer undergraduates the opportunity to become full participants in experiments on the physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, and molecular biology of marine animals. This REU Site enables 10 students each summer to select and carry out research projects in consultation with faculty mentors. The academic experience of the students is further enriched by participation in the seminar programs of the Laboratory and by informal interaction with undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established scientists who visit from the United States and other countries.