REU Site: Fundamental Research in Chemistry Addressing Biological Problems

这一奖项来自国家科学基金会化学部(CHE)和生物基础设施部(DBI)，支持由波士顿大学(BU)的约翰·K·斯奈德和琳达·H·多雷尔教授领导的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。该网站支持的研究项目涉及解决生物问题的基础化学研究领域。北大化学系、生物系或物理系的27个小组中，REU的学生可以选择。他们将在新装修的实验室工作，获得波士顿大学领先研究中心的合成和计算资源，并接受最先进的仪器设备培训。该计划的目标是为来自四年制大学和社区学院的本科生提供密集的跨学科研究体验，这些本科生在本国机构的研究机会有限或没有机会。人口统计的目标是至少50%的学生是代表不足的少数民族，至少50%的学生是女性。该计划还将优先考虑来自目标机构的退伍军人申请。通过将REU学生完全融入实验室的日常生活，并通过教师、研究生和博士后研究助理的指导，REU学生将充分体验化学研究的广度。提出的化学基础研究解决生物问题的研究主题代表了当今最重要的跨学科科学领域之一。这一领域的进展对生命科学、药物发现以及最终的生活质量都有影响。这个REU项目网站的目标是激励学生追求化学科学的职业生涯，解决生物学和分子生物学中的社会问题。它将特别注重为代表不足的少数族裔提供研究机会。波士顿大学拥有必要的人员和基础设施，使REU参与者能够沉浸在真正的研究环境中。北卡罗来纳大学也有敬业的教职员工，他们渴望投入必要的时间和精力来指导来自四年制大学和社区学院的学生，这些学生在他们的家乡机构没有这样的研究机会。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) and the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) at the National Science Foundation support a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site led by Professors John K. Snyder and Linda H. Doerrer both at Boston University (BU). The research projects supported in this site are in areas of basic chemical research that addresses biological problems. REU students can choose from among 27 groups in BU's Departments of Chemistry, Biology, or Physics. They will work in newly renovated laboratories, have access to the synthetic and computational resources of BU's leading research centers, and be trained on state-of-the art instrumentation. The goal of the program is to provide undergraduates from 4-year colleges and community colleges who have limited or no research opportunities at their home institutions with an intensive, interdisciplinary research experience. The demographic aim is to have at least 50% of the students to be underrepresented minorities and at least 50% to be women. The program will also give preference to veterans applying from the target institutions. By fully integrating the REU students into the daily life of the laboratories and through mentoring by faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral research associates, the REU students will fully experience the breadth of chemistry research. The proposed research theme of basic research in the chemical sciences addressing biological problems represents one of the most important interdisciplinary scientific fields today. Advances in this area have implications for the life sciences, medicinal discoveries, and, ultimately, quality of life. The objective of this REU program site is to motivate students to pursue careers in the chemical sciences addressing societal problems in biology and molecular biology. It will especially focus on offering research opportunities for underrepresented minorities. Boston University has the necessary personnel and infrastructure to allow REU participants to be immersed in a genuine research environment. BU also has dedicated faculty who are eager to devote the necessary time and energy to mentor students from 4-year colleges and community colleges who do not have such research opportunities at their home institutions.