REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Computational Biology at Mississippi State University

已向密西西比州立大学颁发了一个奖项，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。该项目由生物科学（BIO）和计算机信息科学与工程（CISE）董事会支持。本科生将从整个密西西比和周边地区的机构招募，从事计算生物学的跨学科研究项目。学生将与他们的导师密切合作，在基因组分析，功能基因组学，人工智能，科学可视化和生物本体等领域的项目。招聘将针对密西西比和周边各州的学院和大学，目标是为有前途的本科生提供有意义的研究经验，否则他们将没有机会从事研究。有一个特别的重点是增加在计算生物学研究的代表性不足的群体的参与。将举办教育和专业发展会议，以培训学生计算生物学的基础知识，并提供有关研究生院和追求科学事业的信息。学生还将接受培训和指导，在负责任的研究行为。该计划将以海报会议结束，学生们将在密西西比州立大学向计算生物学社区展示他们的研究成果。计划目标将通过使用一个共同的网络评估工具进行评估。有关该计划的更多信息可以通过联系项目PI，安迪·帕金斯博士（perkins@cse.msstate.edu）在（662）325-0004，或访问该项目的网站http://www.cse.msstate.edu/~compbio/。

An award has been made to Mississippi State University that will provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students, during the summers of 2010-2012. This project is supported by the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Computer Information Science and Engineering (CISE). Undergraduate students will be recruited from institutions throughout Mississippi and the surrounding area to work on interdisciplinary research projects in computational biology. Students will work closely with their faculty mentors on projects in the areas of genome analysis, functional genomics, artificial intelligence, scientific visualization, and bio-ontologies, among others. Recruitment will be targeted at colleges and universities within Mississippi and the surrounding states with the goal of providing a meaningful research experience to promising undergraduate students who otherwise would not have had the opportunity to engage in research. There is a particular focus on increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in computational biology research. Educational and professional development sessions will be conducted to train students in the basics of computational biology and to provide information on graduate school and pursuing scientific careers. Students will also receive training and mentoring in the responsible conduct of research. The program will culminate with a poster session where the students will present their research findings to the computational biology community at Mississippi State University. Program objectives will be assessed through the use of a common web-based assessment tool. More information about this program can be obtained by contacting the project PI, Dr. Andy Perkins (perkins@cse.msstate.edu) at (662) 325-0004, or by visiting the project website at http://www.cse.msstate.edu/~compbio/.