REU Site: A Broad View on Environmental Microbiology at UNLV

内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校将与沙漠研究所合作提供REU站点项目。本科生将参加一个为期10周的暑期项目，涉及环境微生物学领域的研究。学生将与教师导师合作，开发和开展基于假设的项目，研究来自不同栖息地的微生物，如温泉、深层陆地地下、高盐湖、干旱土壤和短暂水源。学生也可以选择探索趋磁机制，微生物对压力和非宿主环境的适应，或者初级生产者和消费者之间的动态。所有学生都将接受有关当前分子技术和科学伦理的培训，并且他们将参加每周的专题讨论。在项目结束时，学生们将在科学研讨会上展示他们的研究成果。此外，所有学生都将被鼓励在地区或国家科学会议上展示他们的研究。学生将获得津贴、食宿和旅行补贴。我们强烈鼓励第一代大学生和弱势群体的成员申请。更多信息请联系Kurt Regner kurt.regner@unlv.edu或702 895-1071或访问http://sols.unlv.edu/reu_main.html。

The University of Nevada - Las Vegas will offer an REU Site program in partnership with the Desert Research Institute. Undergraduate students will participate in a 10-week summer program involving research in the area of environmental microbiology. Students will collaborate with faculty mentors in developing and carrying out hypothesis-based projects on microorganisms from diverse habitats such as hot springs, the deep terrestrial subsurface, hypersaline lakes, arid soils, and ephemeral water sources. Students may also choose to explore the mechanisms of magnetotaxis, microbial adaptation to stressful and nonhost environments, or the dynamics between primary producers and consumers. All students will receive training in current molecular techniques and the ethics of science, and they will participate in weekly discussions on their project. At the conclusion of the program, students will present their research results at a scientific colloquium. In addition, all students will be encouraged to present their research at a regional or national scientific conference. Students will receive a stipend, housing and meals, and a travel subsidy. First generation college students and members of an underrepresented group are strongly encouraged to apply. More information is available by contacting Kurt Regner at kurt.regner@unlv.edu or 702 895-1071 or by visiting http://sols.unlv.edu/reu_main.html.