Systematic Biology and Bioinformatics Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site at BYU

研究系统学的科学家感兴趣的是确定生物是如何相关的，以及理解产生生物多样性的进化过程。另一方面，生物信息学是一门相对较新的学科，其从业者涉及分子数据的管理和分析。杨百翰大学(BYU)开发了一个系统学和生物信息学的暑期课程，为本科生提供互动和动手的研究体验。我们将招收30名本科生(2003-2005年每年10名)，在犹他州普罗沃市杨百翰大学度过10周(6-8月)。成功的学生将与一名教师导师配对，后者将帮助他们进行原创研究项目。潜在的研究领域包括保护遗传学、艾滋病毒进化、系统学和进化生物学、分子进化、系统发育重建方法和大数据集的并行处理。我们将招收在本院校没有大量研究机会的学生，并将重点考虑少数民族和女性申请者。将通过每周会议、研讨会和一系列周末实地考察提供与其他学生、教职员工、博士后和研究生互动的机会。此外，学生们将在第10周举行的“研讨会”上展示他们的研究成果。这个项目的总体目标是帮助学生理解科学的调查方法，并使学生接触到在生物科学领域从事职业的可能性。

Scientists who study systematics are interested in determining how living things are related and in understanding the evolutionary processes that generate biological diversity. Bioinformatics, on the other hand, is a relatively new discipline whose practitioners are involved with management and analysis of molecular data. Brigham Young University (BYU) has developed a summer program in systematics and bioinformatics to provide undergraduate students with an interactive and hands-on research experience. We will recruit 30 undergraduate students (10 students in each of the years 2003-2005) to spend 10 weeks (June - August) at BYU, Provo, Utah. Successful students will be paired with a faculty mentor who will assist them in conducting an original research project. Potential research areas include conservation genetics, HIV evolution, systematics and evolutionary biology, molecular evolution, methods of phylogeny reconstruction, and parallel processing of large data sets. We will recruit students who do not have substantial research opportunities at their own institutions and will focus on ethnic minority and female applicants. Opportunities to interact with other students, faculty, post-docs and graduate students will be provided through weekly meetings, workshops and a series of weekend field trips. In addition, students will present results of their research at a "symposium" to be held the 10th week. The overall goals of this program are to assist students in understanding the scientific method of investigation and to expose students to the possibilities of pursuing a career in the biological sciences.