REU Site: Research by Undergraduates using Molecular Biology Applications (RUMBA)

圣何塞州立大学已获奖，该大学将在2010-2012年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。REU项目名为《本科生使用分子生物学应用程序进行研究》(RUNBA)，该项目将致力于增加在硅谷从事生物学研究的少数族裔学生人数。REU的重点是在生物学研究中利用分子生物学工具。在遗传学、分子进化、分子环境微生物学、细胞与分子生物学和法医学领域具有专业知识的教职员工将指导学生。无论研究实验室的位置如何，伦巴学员将组成一个分享主题培训经验的队列。队列经验将包括：(1)分子生物学技术培训，(2)两周一次的正式小组研究会议，(3)伦理研讨会，和(4)最终研究研讨会。学生将从圣何塞州立大学和其他本科院校招生，这些院校的少数民族学生入学率较低。将优先考虑NSF(非洲裔美国人、拉丁裔、美洲原住民和太平洋岛民)定义的代表性不足群体的学生。学生将根据GPA、大学生物和化学核心课程一年级的完成情况、推荐信和个人陈述进行选择。学生申请者将在做出决定之前接受伦巴教师的面试。将使用通用的基于网络的评估工具来评估该方案的有效性。圣何塞州立大学(SJSU)是加利福尼亚州历史最悠久的公立大学，位于圣何塞市中心和硅谷的中心。有兴趣参加伦巴的学生请联系生物科学系教授胡里奥·G·索托博士，电子邮件：jsoto3@email.sjsu.edu。申请表格和截止日期可在以下网址查阅：http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/Biology/RUMBA/RUMBA.html.

An award has been made to San José State University that will provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students, for the summers of 2010-2012. The REU program, called Research by Undergraduates using Molecular Biology Applications (RUMBA), will focus its efforts on increasing the number of underrepresented minority students doing biological research in the Silicon Valley. The REU focuses on utilizing molecular biology tools in biological research. Faculty members with expertise in the areas of genetics, molecular evolution, molecular environmental microbiology, cell & molecular biology, and forensics will mentor students. Regardless of the research laboratory placement, RUMBA students will comprise a cohort with shared thematic training experiences. The cohort experiences will consist of: (1) molecular biology techniques training, (2) a bi-weekly formal group research meeting, (3) an ethics seminar, and (4) a culminating research symposium. Students will be recruited from San José State University and other undergraduate institutions with high enrollment of underrepresented minority students. Priority will be given to students of underrepresented groups as defined by NSF (African American, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander). Students will be selected based on GPA, completion of the first year university biology and chemistry core course sequence, letters of recommendation, and a personal statement. Student applicants will be interviewed by RUMBA faculty before a decision is made. A common web-based assessment instrument will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. San José State University (SJSU), the oldest public university in the state of California, is located in downtown San José and in the heart of Silicon Valley. Students interested in participating in the RUMBA should contact Dr. Julio G. Soto, Professor, Biological Sciences Department, jsoto3@email.sjsu.edu. Application forms and deadlines can be found at: http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/Biology/RUMBA/RUMBA.html.