Tufts REU Site: Mentoring Biological Research as a Collaborative Enterprise

塔夫茨大学生物系长期致力于指导本科生的研究，并在高效的跨学科研究合作方面有着良好的记录。科学是一项日益协作的事业，需要来自不同领域的研究人员的综合专业知识。因此，学生不仅需要培训某一学科的具体研究技能，还需要学习如何建立成功的协作。这个REU网站提供了一个项目，允许本科生以合作企业的形式进行生物学研究。这个暑期计划的目标是：提高学生在生物研究和协作技能方面的熟练程度，教育和激励学生走向未来的研究职业，并发展学生有效交流科学成果的能力。为期10周的暑期计划名为“研究新英格兰生物生态学的综合方法”，将为10名学生提供密切合作的机会，在8个合作的跨学科项目中，结合了教师在动物行为、内分泌学、生物化学、保护生物学和植物生态学方面的专业知识。该计划致力于为本科生提供研究机会，包括传统上在科学领域代表性较低的学生，以及那些在本国机构可能没有这样的机会的学生(重点是当地社区的大学生)。学生将与两位导师合作，其中一位担任主要导师，将不同领域的研究技术结合起来，设计和实施一个独立的项目。除了参与研究，该计划还包括每周讨论、研讨会、实地考察和学生研讨会。欲了解更多信息，请联系科林·奥兰斯，电子邮件：colin.orians@tufts.edu。

The Tufts University Department of Biology has a long-standing commitment to mentoring undergraduates in research, as well as a strong track record of highly productive interdisciplinary research collaborations. Science is an increasingly collaborative enterprise, requiring the combined expertise of researchers from diverse fields. Students thus require training not only in specific research skills within a discipline, but also need to learn how to build a successful collaboration. This REU Site provides a program that allows undergraduate students to undertake biological research as a collaborative enterprise. The goals of this summer program are: to increase students' proficiency in biological research and collaborative skills, to educate and inspire students toward future research careers, and to develop students' ability to effectively communicate scientific results.The 10 week summer program entitled, "Integrative Approaches to Studying the Ecology of New England Organisms," will provide 10 students opportunities to work closely on one of eight collaborative, interdisciplinary projects combining faculty expertise in animal behavior, endocrinology, biochemistry, conservation biology, and plant ecology. The program is committed to provide research opportunities for undergraduates, including students traditionally underrepresented in science and those who might not have such opportunities at their home institutions (with an emphasis on local community college students). Students will work with two mentors, one serving as the primary mentor, to combine research techniques from different fields to design and conduct an independent project. In addition to research involvement, the program includes weekly discussions, seminars, field trips, and a student symposium. For more information, contact Colin Orians at colin.orians@tufts.edu.