NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY2001

这一行动为NSF 2001财年的少数民族博士后研究奖学金提供了资金。该奖学金的目标是为少数族裔科学家在学术界和工业界担任科学领导职位做好准备。为了实现这一目标，该奖学金为最近的博士后获得者提供了高质量的博士后培训机会。这项计划是美国国家科学基金会的一项努力，目的是增加来自少数族裔群体的研究科学家的数量，从而为国家科学事业的未来活力做出贡献。预计通过这些奖学金培训的研究员将在未来的劳动力培训中发挥重要作用。该奖学金的研究和培训计划题为《DBL同源蛋白质作为细胞信号中的分子开关的功能方面》。细胞内的通讯对于维持正常的细胞功能至关重要。正在进行的研究旨在破译DBL同源蛋白功能和调控的基本分子方面，DBL同源蛋白是细胞信号中的重要组成部分。这些研究的目的是利用结构、生化和基于细胞的方法来确定功能的一般机制。

This action funds an NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY2001. The goal of the fellowship is to prepare minority scientists for positions of scientific leadership in academia and industry. To attain this goal, the fellowship provides opportunities for postdoctoral training of the highest quality to recent doctoral recipients. This program is an effort by the NSF to increase the number of research scientists from underrepresented minority groups, thereby contributing to the future vitality of the Nation's scientific enterprise. It is expected that Fellows trained through these fellowships will play important roles in training of the future workforce.The research and training plan for this fellowship is entitled "Functional aspects of Dbl homology proteins as molecular switches in cell signaling." Communication within a cell is vital for the maintenance of normal cellular function. Studies being conducted are aimed at deciphering the basic molecular aspects of function and regulation of a Dbl homology protein, a vital component in cellular signaling. These studies are aimed at determining the general mechanism of function using structural, biochemical and cell-based approaches.