REU Site: 25 years of Undergraduate Research in Evolution and Systematics at the American Museum of Natural History

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。 美国自然历史博物馆REU网站将在2009-2013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周的生物系统学和进化问题的密集研究计划。系统分类学和进化论是生物学科的核心概念。了解物种之间的相互关系以及它们在地球仪上分布的机制，为组织和交流有关生物多样性或比较基因组学的思想提供了一个框架（例如进化树）。该计划为学生提供系统学和比较进化生物学研究的连贯，动手介绍，并在吸引，激励和教育本科生这些生物学科的根本重要性方面发挥关键作用。就读于美国自然历史博物馆（AMNH）REU计划的学生拥有世界一流的鱼类，恐龙，爬行动物，两栖动物，哺乳动物和无脊椎动物收藏品，以及分子基因组学实验室和博物馆研究图书馆的尖端研究设施。学生由博物馆馆长指导，项目包括使用遗传学，组织学，解剖学或古生物学数据，范围从初级分类到综合系统发育研究。学生还将有机会沉浸在纽约市丰富的文化机构和夏季场地中。八名学生将被选中参加美国自然历史博物馆REU系统学和进化生物学项目为期10周的暑期课程。更多信息可以在http：//rggs.amnh.org/pages/academics_and_research/fellowship_opportunities上找到，或者通过包含项目主任Mark E. Siddall电话：212 769 5638; Siddall@amnh.org。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). The American Museum of Natural History REU Site will provide a research program for undergraduates during the summers of 2009-2013. Eight students will be selected each year to participate in an intensive 10-week research program in biological systematics and evolutionary questions. Systematics and evolution are central concepts in biological disciplines. Knowledge of the manner in which species are related to each other and the mechanisms by which they become distributed across the globe provide a framework (in evolutionary trees for example) for organizing and communicating ideas regarding biodiversity or comparative genomics. This program provides students with a coherent, hands-on introduction to research in systematics and comparative evolutionary biology, and serves a critical role in attracting, inspiring and educating undergraduate students in the fundamental importance of these biological disciplines. Students enrolled in the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) REU program have at their disposal world-class collections of fishes, dinosaurs, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and invertebrates, as well as cutting edge research facilities in the Molecular Genomics laboratories and the museum's research library. Students are mentored by museum curators and projects variously include use of genetic, histological, anatomical or paleontological data and range from primary taxonomic to integrative phylogenetic studies. Students will also be provided opportunities to immerse themselves in the richness of New York City's cultural institutions and summer venues. Eight students will be selected for a 10 week summer program at the American Museum of Natural History REU program in Systematics and Evolutionary Biology. Additional information can be found at http://rggs.amnh.org/pages/academics_and_research/fellowship_opportunities, or by containing the Program Director, Dr. Mark E. Siddall at 212 769 5638; Siddall@amnh.org.