REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Biology: Interdependence Across Subdisciplines

我们暑期本科生研究计划的目的是通过让本科生沉浸在为期11周的互动原创研究活动中，促进他们作为年轻科学家在生物学领域的成熟。主要目标是教授学生科学方法的要点，这些方法在一系列生物学分支学科中是共同的，并让学生接触到跨分支学科的相互作用、协作和相互依存的好处。最终的希望是激励学生在生物科学领域追求终身服务，无论是在研究、应用科学还是教育领域。我们研究活动的主题是细胞应激生理学。所有生物系统的基本要求是细胞对压力的适应，从而使生物能够在不同的环境中繁殖。学生将有机会在广泛的细胞和有机体系统中学习项目，从酵母、组织培养中的哺乳动物细胞、两栖动物表皮组织，到高等植物中的木质部导管分子。细胞应激反应的潜在类型包括盐分诱导的渗透胁迫、干旱胁迫、冰冻胁迫、UV-B辐射胁迫、生物力学胁迫和生化胁迫信号。学生将在个人研究项目的构思和设计中发挥关键作用，并将参加为期两天的静修活动，以正式展示、评估和完善他们的研究方案。所有项目都将在活跃的尖端科学的框架内由学生发起和产生。学生将由植物生理生态学、哺乳动物细胞生物学、分子生物学或发育生物学的教师指导。每年夏天，该计划将以为期14天的研究指导研讨会开始，在此期间，学生将被介绍特定的研究技术，并沉浸在研究过程中(文献回顾、假设形成和假设检验)。在整个暑假期间，来访的科学家将举办特别的研究研讨会，并花时间对学生的项目进行评论。学生将在特别研讨会或小组会议上接受专业培训，并将通过为当地学校儿童和他们的家长举办“开放日”来参与社区外展活动。该计划将以学生研究研讨会、学生海报会议和宴会结束，为暑期体验带来凝聚力、庆祝和结束。学生将获得3,600美元的津贴、住房、膳食津贴和交通补助。欲了解更多信息，请联系斯蒂芬·戴维斯，电子邮件：Davis@Pepperdine.edu。

The aim of our summer undergraduate research program is to facilitate the maturation of undergraduate students as young scientists in biology by immersing them in an interactive, 11-week session of original research activities. The primary goals are to teach students the essentials of the scientific method, which are common to a spectrum of biological subdisciplines, and to expose students to the benefits of interaction, collaboration and interdependence across subdisciplines. The ultimate hope is to inspire students to pursue a life of service in the biological sciences, whether it is in research, applied science or education. The theme for our research activities is cellular stress physiology. Fundamental to all biological systems is the requirement for cellular adaptation to stress, thus enabling organismal propagation in diverse environments. Students will have opportunity to pursue projects among a wide range of cellular and organismal systems from yeast, mammalian cells in tissue culture, amphibian epidermal tissue, to xylem vessel elements in higher plants. The potential types of cellular stress responses examined will include salinity-induced osmotic stress, drought stress, freezing stress, UV-B radiation stress, biomechanical stress, and biochemical stress signaling. Students will play a pivotal role in the conception and design of their personal research projects and will participate in a 2-day retreat to formally present, evaluate and refine their research proposals. All projects will be student-initiated and student-generated within the framework of active, cutting-edge science. Students will be supervised by faculty-mentors in plant physiological ecology, mammalian cell biology, molecular biology, or developmental biology. Each summer the program will begin with a 14-day research orientation workshop during which students will be introduced to specific research techniques and immersed in the research process (literature review, hypothesis formulation, and hypothesis testing). Over the course of the summer, visiting scientists will hold special research seminars and spend time critiquing student projects. Students will receive professional training at special seminars or panel sessions and will participate in community outreach by hosting an "open house" for local school children and their parents. The program will conclude with a student research symposium, student poster session and banquet, bringing cohesion, celebration and closure to the summer experience. Students will receive a stipend of $3600, housing, meal allowance and travel assistance. For more information, contact Stephen Davis at davis@pepperdine.edu.