Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2003

本行动资助NSF少数民族博士后研究奖学金2003财年。该奖学金的目标是增加博士后水平的少数民族科学家的参与，并为他们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获得者提供了最高质量的博士后培训和研究机会。预计通过这些研究金支持的研究员将在培训未来劳动力方面发挥重要作用。这项研究和培训计划的题目是“RNA病毒的适应性景观和合作的演变”。RNA噬菌体为探索合作进化提供了独特的机会。当两个或两个以上的病毒感染一个细胞时，就会出现合作或冲突的机会。宿主内共感染病毒之间的相互作用可以影响每个病毒的适应性，并对宿主的健康产生各种影响。

This action funds an NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY2003. The goal of the fellowship is to increase the participation of minority scientists at the postdoctoral level and to prepare them for positions of scientific leadership in academia and industry. To attain this goal, the fellowship provides opportunities for postdoctoral training and research of the highest quality to recent doctoral recipients. It is expected that Fellows supported through these fellowships will play important roles in training of the future workforce.The research and training plan is entitled "Adaptive landscapes and the evolution of cooperation in RNA viruses." RNA bacteriophages present unique opportunities to explore the evolution of cooperation. When two or more viruses infect a cell, opportunities for cooperation or conflict arise. Interactions within the host between co-infecting viruses can affect the fitness of each and have various implications for the health of the host.