REU Site: Research Experience in Plant Biology at the University of Louisville

路易斯维尔大学获得了本科生研究体验(REU)SITES奖，将在2013-2015年夏季为6名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。该计划侧重于植物生物学，包括植物遗传学、发育、基因组学、分子生物学、生态学、生物化学以及生物和非生物胁迫。生物系包括5名植物生物学教员，他们将担任导师。伴随着研究经历的是一系列广泛的教育内容，包括参与教授的讲座，科学写作和演讲的培训，以及一系列关于科学伦理的讲座和小组讨论。“实验室轮换”计划将使学生接触到生物系其他实验室使用的技术和仪器，以及分子分析和生物成像核心实验室的参观。每周一次的会议、社交聚会以及与其他学科现有大学暑期项目的学生的联合活动，将为实习生之间、与生物系研究人员以及更广泛的校园社区提供社交互动。该项目在全国范围内广泛宣传，重点关注研究机会有限的学校，以及那些为大量学生提供服务的学校，这些学生来自科学界代表性较低的群体。学生是根据学业成绩和其他显示他们作为科学家的潜力的迹象来挑选的。项目结束后，将对学生进行跟踪和持续指导，以确保他们在科学生涯中继续取得成功。将通过多种方式对该方案的成功进行评估，包括使用区域联盟共同评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.louisville.edu/biology/REU，或联系PI(Mark Running博士，mprunn01@Louisville.edu)。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to the University of Louisville that will provide research training for 6 students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2013- 2015. The program focuses on plant biology, including plant genetics, development, genomics, molecular biology, ecology, biochemistry, and biotic and abiotic stress. The department of biology includes 5 plant biology faculty who will serve as mentors. Accompanying the research experience will be an extensive array of educational components, including lectures by participating professors, training in scientific writing and presentations, and a series of lectures and group discussions on scientific ethics. A "laboratory rotation" program will give students exposure to techniques and instrumentation used in other labs in the biology department, as will tours of core laboratories in molecular analysis and biological imaging. Weekly meetings, social gatherings, and joint activities with students in existing university summer programs in other disciplines will provide social interactions for interns among themselves, with biology department researchers, and with the broader campus community. The program is advertised nationally and broadly and is focused on schools with limited research opportunities and those serving large numbers of students from groups underrepresented in the sciences. Students are selected based on academic record and other signs of their potential as a scientist. Students are tracked and continually mentored after the program ends to ensure continued success in their scientific career. Assessment of the success of the program will be carried out in a number of ways, including use of the REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://www.louisville.edu/biology/REU, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Mark Running, mprunn01@louisville.edu).