REU Site: Plant Genomics and Biotechnology

本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖已作出华盛顿州立大学，将提供研究培训的8名学生，在2012年至2014年夏季10周。该计划的重点是基因组学和生物技术-基因指导的知识在解决植物和动物生物学问题的应用。学生项目将基于基因组学和生物技术与其他学科，如植物生物技术，遗传学和育种，植物生理学，钙信号，计算生物学，食品科学，植物病理学和生物信息学的整合原则。来自园艺，分子植物科学，计算机科学，植物病理学，作物和土壤科学和食品科学系的教师将担任导师。有一个广泛的参与和令人兴奋的项目为学生。学生将做全职实验室研究，以及参加研讨会和各种研讨会，如科学写作，科学道德和研究，职业生涯发展和批判性思维的负责任行为。学生还可以参观当地的农业产业，从小麦到水果生产和加工。REU学生可以使用大量的个人导师设施以及几个跨部门的实验室和中心，这些实验室和中心拥有核心设施，如基因组学与最新的测序技术，微阵列打印和分析，电子显微镜等研究经验将以研讨会演讲和校园范围内的本科生海报展示活动结束。该计划的多管齐下的招聘工作包括传统的“硬拷贝”格式和数字媒体广告。学生的选择是基于学术成绩，先前的研究经验和遗传学，基因组学，分子生物学和生物技术方面的杰出研究潜力。通过建立本科研究人员的在线社区来跟踪学生，以确定他们对学习学术领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路以及研究经验的持久影响。有关该计划的信息将通过各种手段进行评估，包括使用REU通用评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http：//genomics.wsu.edu/pages/team/undergraduate/index.html或联系PI（Dr. Amit Dhingra，adhingra@wsu.edu）。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to Washington State University that will provide research training for 8 students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2012- 2014. The program focuses on genomics and biotechnology -- the application of gene-guided knowledge in addressing issues in plant and animal biology. Student projects will be based on integrating the principles of genomics and biotechnology with other disciplines such as plant biotechnology, genetics and breeding, plant physiology, calcium signaling, computational biology, food science, plant pathology, and bioinformatics. Faculty members from Departments of Horticulture, Molecular Plant Sciences, Computer Science, Plant Pathology, Crops and Soils Science and Food Science will serve as mentors. There is a wide range of engaging and exciting projects for students. Students are expected to do full-time lab research as well as participate in seminars and various workshops, such as scientific writing, ethics in science and the responsible conduct in research, professional career development and critical thinking. Students are also provided educational visits of the local agricultural industries ranging from wheat to fruit production and processing. REU students have access to a large array of individual mentor's facilities as well as several interdepartmental labs and centers with core facilities such as genomics with the latest sequencing technologies, microarray printing and analysis, electron microscopy etc. The research experience will conclude with a seminar presentation and a campus-wide undergraduate poster presentation event. The program's multi-pronged recruitment efforts comprise of traditional 'hard copy" formats and digital media advertising. Students are selected based on academic record, prior research experience and potential for outstanding research in genetics, genomics, molecular biology and biotechnology. Students are tracked by establishing an online community of undergraduate researchers to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of the research experience. Information about the program will be assessed by various means, including use of an REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://genomics.wsu.edu/pages/team/undergraduate/index.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Amit Dhingra, adhingra@wsu.edu).