REU Site: Research Experiences in Marine Comparative Functional Genomics

芒特沙漠岛生物实验室(索尔兹伯里湾，缅因州)REU网站为生物、地质学或其相关研究领域的本科生提供10个为期9周的奖学金。学生从大约35名资深科学家的名单中优先选择三名导师/项目，探索涉及海洋分子生理学和功能基因组学的及时问题。利用鲨鱼、溜冰鞋、比目鱼、斯卡宾和包括无脊椎动物在内的其他海洋动物，学生们在实验室的工作台上探索分子水平上的问题，涉及发育、繁殖、渗透调节、离子运输和环境毒理学。许多学生专题使用有趣的技术，包括共聚焦显微镜、定量聚合酶链式反应、测序和生物信息学。作为工作台工作的补充，本科生每周参加三次实验室范围内与海洋分子生理学相关的科学研讨会，并被邀请参加由国际知名研究人员参加的各种MDIBL会议。该计划以学生座谈会结束，学生向他们的同事、导师和特邀嘉宾展示他们的工作。最后，学生们写一篇研究论文，可能会发表在《荒岛生物实验室公报》上。REU奖学金提供住宿、食宿、补给、旅行和津贴。学生们住在校园里的两个新宿舍里。学生们还参加户外活动，如在阿卡迪亚国家公园徒步旅行、骑自行车和攀登，海上皮划艇，肯纳贝克河上的激流漂流，以及登山。卡塔丁(缅因州的最高点)、观鲸和其他景点。招生联络点为Michael McKernan(教育署署长)，电话：207 288-3605。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.mdibl.org/edu/reu/reu2.shtml.。

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (Salisbury Cove, Maine) REU site provides ten nine-week fellowships for undergraduate students majoring in biology, geology or its allied fields of study. Students prioritize three mentors/projects from a list of about 35 senior scientists exploring timely questions involving marine molecular physiology and functional genomics. Using sharks, skates, flounder, sculpin and other sea fauna including invertebrates, students work at the laboratory bench to explore questions at the molecular level concerning development, reproduction, osmoregulation, ion transport and environmental toxicology. Many student projects utilize interesting techniques including confocal microscopy, quantitative PCR, sequencing, and bioinformatics. To supplement bench work, undergraduates attend three weekly laboratory-wide science seminars on topics related to marine molecular physiology and are invited to a variety of MDIBL Conferences featuring internationally renown researchers. The program concludes with a Student Symposium where students present their work to their colleagues, mentors, and invited guests. Finally, students write a research paper for possible publication in the Bulletin of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. REU Fellowships provide room, board, supplies, travel and a stipend. Students are housed on campus in two new residence halls. Students also participate in outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, and climbing in Acadia National Park, sea kayaking, whitewater rafting on the Kennebec River, a hike up Mt. Katahdin (the highest point in Maine), whale watching, and others. Student recruitment point of contact is Michael McKernan (Director of Education), tel. 207 288-3605. More information is available at http://www.mdibl.org/edu/reu/reu2.shtml.