REU Site: Networked Access to Systematic Resources for Undergraduates in Chicagoland

菲尔德博物馆REU网站将在2009-2011年夏季为本科生提供一个研究项目。每年将选出8名学生参加为期10周的生物多样性相关和进化生物学研究的密集研究项目。菲尔德博物馆收藏了世界上最重要的生物多样性科学收藏之一(2500万个标本)，并支持全球活跃的生物多样性研究。尽管目前的生物多样性危机迫在眉睫，但生物科学专业的学生几乎没有教育机会与致力于有机多样性研究的科学家和机构互动。每个参与者将在一名博物馆科学家的监督下进行一项独立的研究项目，该项目涉及的学科包括分类学和分类学、植物群/生物地理学、古生物学、分子系统发生学或保护学。学生们将通过在研究中使用博物馆的藏品来体验生物多样性，并将接受与项目相关的技术和设备方面的培训，如扫描电子显微镜、各种光学显微镜设置以及普利兹克DNA实验室的设备。为期六周的系统发育系统学课程与实习生项目同时进行，将为他们的研究提供一个共同的理论框架，夏季结束时的研讨会将允许学生向他们的同行和博物馆科学家展示他们的结果。在与生物多样性相关的研究中提供平等机会是该计划的一个重要目标。欲了解更多信息，请登录http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/scholarships/reu.html，或联系项目主管佩特拉·西尔瓦尔德博士，电子邮件：psierwald@fieldmuseum.org，电话：3126657744。

The Field Museum REU Site will provide a research program for undergraduates during the summers of 2009-2011. Eight students will be selected each year to participate in an intensive 10-week research program in biodiversity-related and evolutionary biological research. The Field Museum houses one of the world's foremost scientific collections of biological diversity (25 million specimens) and supports active biodiversity research around the globe. Despite the urgency of the current biodiversity crisis, few educational opportunities exist for students in the biological sciences to interact with scientists and institutions dedicated to the study of organic diversity. Each participant will undertake an independent research project supervised by a museum scientist in a discipline such as taxonomy and systematics, phylo/ biogeography, paleontology, molecular phylogenetics, or conservation. Students will experience biological diversity through the use of the museum's collections in their research and will be trained in project-relevant techniques and equipment such as the scanning electron microscope, various light microscopy set-ups, and equipment in the Pritzker DNA lab. A six-week course in phylogenetic systematics, run concurrently with intern projects, will provide a common theoretical framework for their research, and a symposium at the conclusion of the summer will allow students to present their results to their peers and museum scientists. Providing equal opportunity in biodiversity-related research is an important goal of the program. Additional information can be found at http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/scholarships/reu.html or by contacting the Program Director, Dr. Petra Sierwald, psierwald@fieldmuseum.org, telephone 312-665-7744.