REU Site: Research Experiences in Experimental Marine Biology

该REU站点计划由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。它是由查尔斯顿的学院主办，并在格莱斯海洋实验室在南卡罗来纳州海洋资源中心，查尔斯顿，SC。为期十周的暑期课程结合了正式的课堂工作与独立的研究在海洋生物学家今天至关重要的关注领域。学生的研究项目采用经典以及现代生理，细胞和分子技术，以解决诸如物种多样性，适应环境变化，环境生物指标，保护遗传学和海洋法医等领域的问题。教师导师和讲师来自100多名博士。主要任职于南卡罗来纳州医科大学、国家标准与技术研究所、国家海洋局和南卡罗来纳州自然资源部的科学家。除了为学生提供由教师导师指导进行独立研究的机会外，该计划的目标是（1）让学生直接参与讨论基础和应用科学的研究生院和职业选择，（2）向学生展示科学的跨学科性质，（3）教学生批判性思考。计划参与者是根据杰出的学术和个人成就以及研究经验对学生的潜在好处来选择的。参加者必须住在格赖斯海洋实验室的宿舍。虽然主要集中在完成他们的研究，学生还参加了1学分的专题课程，它提供了围绕海洋生物学当前关注的主题的讲座，期刊俱乐部和活动的结构化格式。在教师的指导下，学生学习以口头和书面形式交流他们的工作成果，并讨论与研究生院和追求科学职业相关的问题。鼓励感兴趣的学生，特别是来自代表性不足的少数群体的学生申请。 更多信息以及申请表可在www.cofc.edu/~reu或通过联系项目主任，博士路易斯E。伯内特，电话（843）953-9200或BurnettL@cofc.edu。

This REU Site Program is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program. It is hosted by the College of Charleston and held at the Grice Marine Laboratory at the South Carolina Marine Resources Center, Charleston, SC. The ten-week summer program combines formal classroom work with independent research in areas of crucial concern for marine biologists today. Student research projects employ classical as well as modern physiological, cellular and molecular techniques to address questions in areas such as species diversity, adaptation to environmental change, environmental bioindicators, conservation genetics and marine forensics. Faculty mentors and instructors are drawn from among more than 100 Ph.D. scientists whose primary appointments lie in the Medical University of South Carolina, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Ocean Service and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. In addition to providing students with an opportunity to conduct independent studies guided by a faculty mentor, the objectives of the program are (1) to engage students directly in discussing graduate school and career options in basic and applied sciences, (2) to show students the interdisciplinary nature of science and (3) to teach students to think critically. Program participants are selected on the basis of outstanding academic and personal achievement and on the potential benefits of the research experience to the student. Participants are required to live on-site in dormitories at the Grice Marine Laboratory. Although focused primarily on completing their research, students also participate in a 1-credit Special Topics course, which provides a structured format of lectures, journal clubs and activities centered around topics of current concern in marine biology. Under faculty guidance, the students learn to communicate the results of their work in oral and written formats and discuss issues related to graduate school and pursuit of a career in the sciences. Applications from interested students, especially those from under-represented minority groups, are encouraged. More information as well as an application form are available at www.cofc.edu/~reu or by contacting the Program Director, Dr. Louis E. Burnett, at (843) 953-9200 or BurnettL@cofc.edu.