REU Site: Expanding Minority Research Opportunities in Cross-Disciplinary Biology

波士顿大学REU网站将在2009-2012年夏季为本科生提供研究实习机会。这个REU网站由NSF REU计划和国防部通过激励和支持本科生研究经历奖(Assue)计划提供支持。该计划由本科生研究机会计划(UROP)协调，将向10名学生授予夏季本科生研究奖学金(SURF)，特别是那些来自代表不足的少数群体的学生，他们将在每年夏天为为期10周的研究体验提供支持。欢迎所有STEM学科(科学、技术、工程和数学)的优秀学生申请。提供给学生的研究项目使用跨学科的方法来解决生物学问题，主要是因为它们与环境线索对有机体或细胞反应的影响有关。分子、细胞、行为、生态学、化学、计算和工程方法被用来解决生物学问题。学生将获得许多相关领域的深入知识，并学习整合几个学科的信息所需的技能。学生将被配对到由给定研究实验室内的一名教师和研究生导师组成的研究团队。学生将参加每周一次的关于科学出版、研究生院招生和科学道德的暑期研讨会。学生还将在夏季做几次口头报告，并在秋季学期返回波士顿大学，在年度本科生研究研讨会上发表演讲。课程还包括旨在让学生融入研究环境的社交活动。提供研究津贴、住房和旅行。欲获知更多信息，请联系主任汤姆·吉尔莫教授(电话：607353-5444，电子邮件：Gilmore@bu.edu)或项目经理凯特·萨特利夫(电话：617-353-2020，电子邮件：UROP@bu.edu)，或访问http://www.bu.edu/surf.。

This Boston University REU Site will provide research internships to undergraduate students during the summers of 2009-2012. This REU Site is supported by the NSF REU Program and by the Department of Defense through the Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE) program. The program, coordinated by the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) will award Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) to ten students, especially those from underrepresented minority groups, who will be provided support for a 10-week research experience each summer. Applications from well-qualified students within all STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) are welcome. Research projects available to students use cross-disciplinary approaches to biological problems, primarily as they relate to effects of environmental cues on organismal or cellular responses. Molecular, cellular, behavioral, ecological, chemical, computational, and engineering methods are used to address biological problems. Students will acquire in-depth knowledge of a number of related areas and learn skills required to integrate information from several disciplines. Students will be matched to research teams consisting of a faculty and graduate student mentor within a given research lab. Students will attend weekly summer workshops on scientific publication, graduate school admissions, and scientific ethics. Students will also give several oral presentations during the summer and will return to Boston University in the fall semester to present at the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Social events designed to integrate students into the research environment are included. Research stipends, housing and travel are provided. More information is available from Professor Tom Gilmore, Director (Tel 607-353-5444, gilmore@bu.edu) or Kate Sutlive, Program Manager (Tel 617-353-2020, urop@bu.edu), or by visiting http://www.bu.edu/surf.