REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Molecular Genetics & Genomics at Delaware State University

特拉华州立大学(DSU)获奖，在2010-2013年的暑假期间，每年为9周至10名学生提供分子遗传学和基因组学方面的本科研究培训。这项研究计划的科学重点是使用遗传学、分子生物学和基因组学工具来汇集和理解生物科学的不同领域。该项目提供了一个独特的机会，利用这一共同的线索来培养对生物学各个领域感兴趣的本科生，并让他们接触到各自感兴趣的领域的潜在应用。该计划包括通过最初的方法研讨会、微阵列/下一代测序和生物信息学研讨会、伦理培训以及与学术界、政府和行业各级研究人员的互动，在分子生物学和基因组学方面进行最先进的研究技术和仪器方面的培训。学生将有机会在教师导师的监督下研究特定的研究问题，同时培养独立工作和与同学合作的能力。学生需要参加所有的个人研究项目和团队活动，这些活动将以研究研讨会结束，并参与在项目完成后跟踪进度所需的调查。学生需要维护实验室笔记本，记录他们的研究实验，并负责任地进行他们的研究。REU项目将在全美范围内举办学生研究研讨会，在研讨会上，REU的学生展示海报，并向教职员工、学生、家人、朋友、高中生和老师展示他们的暑期研究。该项目的学生将从特拉华技术和社区学院的生物技术项目、卫斯理学院的生物学项目、特拉华州立大学的生物学、农业和自然资源以及全国其他机构的生物学和相关领域招聘。完成REU计划后，学生在科学职业和研究方面的进展将通过使用一个通用的评估工具进行跟踪。有兴趣的学生请访问http://cars.desu.edu/reu，联系项目主任Venu(Kal)Kalavacharla博士(电话：3028576492；电子邮件：vkalavacharla@desuedu)，或联系特拉华州立大学综合生物与环境研究中心，邮编：DE 19901。

An award has been made to Delaware State University (DSU) to provide undergraduate research training in molecular genetics and genomics for nine weeks to 10 students each year, for the summers of 2010-2013. The scientific focus of this research program is the use of genetics, molecular biology, and genomics tools to bring together and understand diverse areas of biological sciences. The program offers a unique opportunity to use this common thread to train undergraduate students with interests in various fields of biology and to expose them to potential applications in their respective fields of interest. The program includes training in state-of-the-art research techniques and instrumentation in molecular biology and genomics by means of an initial methods workshop, a microarray/next generation sequencing and bioinformatics workshop, ethics training, and interaction with various levels of researchers in academia, government, and industry. Students will have the opportunity to work on specific research problems under the supervision of faculty mentors, while developing capabilities to work both individually and as part of a team with fellow students. Students are expected to participate in all individual research projects and team activities that will conclude with a research symposium, and in surveys required for tracking of progress after completion of the program. Students are expected to maintain laboratory notebooks that document their research experiments, and conduct their research responsibly. The REU program will conclude with a DSU-wide Student Research Symposium where REU students present posters, and showcase their summer research to faculty, students, family, friends, high school students and teachers. Students for this program will be recruited from the biotechnology program at Delaware Technical and Community College, biology program at Wesley College, biology, agriculture and natural resources at Delaware State University and biology and related fields from other institutions nationwide. Student progress in scientific careers and research after completion of the REU program will be tracked by the use of a common assessment tool. Interested students are invited to visit http://cars.desu.edu/reu, contact the Project Director, Dr. Venu (Kal) Kalavacharla (phone: 302-857-6492 ; email vkalavacharla@desu.edu), or alternatively contact the Center for Integrated Biological and Environmental Research (CIBER) at Delaware State University, Dover, DE 19901 at (302) 857-6453.