REU Site: Cellular Engineering at Rice University

莱斯大学获得了一项奖励，将在2010-2012年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的尖端研究培训和专业发展活动。该奖项由生物科学局（BIO）和工程局（ENG）资助。NSF REU计划的具体重点是细胞工程，这是一个具有巨大潜力的领域，在未来几十年里，它将在医学和非医学领域为人类做出真正重大的贡献。该计划的目标是让学生接触代谢和组织工程的尖端技术和方法。夏季NSF REU的特点是：细胞工程研究培训；每周研究研讨会；培训伦理道德和负责任的研究行为；领导及导师静修会；安全培训;特别研讨会和职业发展讲习班；津贴和差旅支持；校园房屋;参加“组织工程进展”短期课程；还有一个顶点研究海报研讨会。学生们应该期待一个丰富而严谨的暑假，在那里他们可以培养自己的专业和科学发展。学生将在全国范围内招募，特别强调招募妇女和代表性不足的少数民族。学生将根据教师指导委员会对每个申请人的成绩单，关于研究兴趣和动机的个人陈述以及推荐信的评估来选择。每年，NSF REU校友将出版一份“班级笔记”通讯，介绍校友当前的学术或专业地位和成就。该计划的评估是通过问卷前和问卷后以及使用REU通用评估工具完成的。有关此NSF REU在细胞工程中的更多信息，请访问http://nsfreu.rice.edu，或联系Jennifer West博士（首席研究员），电话：713-348-5955或jwest@rice.edu。

An award has been made to Rice University that will provide cutting-edge research training and professional development activities for 10 weeks for 10 students, for the summers of 2010-2012. This award is supported by the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Engineering (ENG). The specific focus of the NSF REU program is cellular engineering, a field with enormous potential to make truly significant contributions to mankind in both medical and non-medical fields over the next decades. The goal of the program is to expose students to cutting-edge technologies and approaches in metabolic and tissue engineering. The summer NSF REU features: research training in cellular engineering; weekly research seminars; training in ethics and the responsible conduct of research; leadership and mentorship retreats; safety training; special seminars and career development workshops; stipend and travel support; on-campus housing; participation in the "Advances in Tissue Engineering" short course; and a capstone research poster symposium. Students should expect an enriching and rigorous summer where they may nurture their professional and scientific development. Students will be recruited nationwide, with particular emphasis on recruiting women and under-represented minorities. Students will be selected based on the faculty steering committee's evaluation of each applicant's transcript, personal statement regarding interest and motivation for research, and letters of recommendation. Each year, a "Class Notes" newsletter of the NSF REU alumni will be published that features news on alumni's current academic or professional status and accomplishments. Assessment of this program is done via pre- and post-questionnaires as well by using the REU common assessment tool. More information on this NSF REU in cellular engineering is available at http://nsfreu.rice.edu, or by contacting Dr. Jennifer West (Principal Investigator) at 713-348-5955 or jwest@rice.edu.