REU Site: Research by Undergraduates using Molocular Biology Applications (RUMBA)

圣何塞州立大学获得了本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖，为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训，时间为2013-2016年夏季。我们在圣何塞州立大学提出的REU项目名为“本科生使用分子生物学应用研究”（RUMBA），将致力于增加在硅谷从事生物研究的少数族裔的人数。我们的REU项目将重点关注分子生物学在生物学研究中的应用。10位在遗传学、分子进化、分子环境微生物学、细胞与分子生物学和法医学领域具有专业知识的教师将指导学生。无论研究实验室的安置，RUMBA学生将组成一个队列共享专题培训经验。队列体验将包括以下内容：(1)分子生物学技术培训，(2)两周一次的正式小组研究会议，(3)伦理研讨会，(4)最终研究研讨会。学生将从圣何塞州立大学和其他本科院校招收，这些院校的女生和少数族裔学生的入学率很高。优先考虑由美国国家科学基金会定义的代表性不足群体的学生（非裔美国人、拉丁裔、美洲原住民和太平洋岛民）。我们将利用以下选择标准为RUMBA参与者：GPA至少3.0，完成第一年的大学生物和化学核心课程序列，两封推荐信，以及个人陈述的质量。在做出决定之前，学生申请人将由伦巴学院的教师进行面试。bio资助的REU pi将使用一个通用的基于网络的评估工具来评估我们项目的有效性。学生参与者也将被跟踪，以确定他们对学术研究领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路，以及研究经历的持久影响。圣何塞州立大学（SJSU）是加利福尼亚州最古老的公立大学，位于圣何塞市中心和硅谷的中心。这是一所城市大学，约有27,000名学生。有兴趣参加RUMBA的学生请联系Julio G. Soto博士，生物科学系教授，julio.soto@sjsu.edu。申请表格和截止日期可在我们的网站上找到：http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/Biology/RUMBA/RUMBA.html。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to San José State University to provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students, for the summers of 2013-2016. Our proposed REU program at San José State University called Research by Undergraduates using Molecular Biology Applications (RUMBA) will focus its efforts in increasing the number of underrepresented minority doing biological research in the Silicon Valley. Our REU Program will focus on the theme of molecular biology applications in biological research. Ten faculty members with expertise in the areas of genetics, molecular evolution, molecular environmental microbiology, cell & molecular biology, and forensics will mentor students. Regardless of the research laboratory placement, RUMBA students will comprise a cohort with shared thematic training experiences. The cohort experiences will consist of the following: (1) molecular biology techniques training, (2) a bi-weekly formal group research meeting, (3) an ethics seminar, and (4) a culminating research symposium. Students will be recruited from San José State University and other undergraduate institutions with high enrollment of female and underrepresented minority students. Priority will be given to students of underrepresented groups as defined by NSF (African American, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander). We will utilize the following selection criteria for RUMBA participants: a GPA of at least 3.0, completion of the first year university biology and chemistry core course sequence, two letters of recommendation, and the quality of a personal statement. Student applicants will be interviewed by RUMBA faculty before a decision is made. A common web-based assessment instrument available to BIO-funded REU PIs will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of our program. Student participants will also be tracked to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of the research experience. San José State University (SJSU), the oldest public university in the state of California, is located in downtown San José and in the heart of Silicon Valley. It is a metropolitan university with an enrollment of approximately 27,000 students. Students interested in participating in the RUMBA should contact Dr. Julio G. Soto, Professor, Biological Sciences Department, julio.soto@sjsu.edu. Application forms and deadlines can be found on our web site: http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/Biology/RUMBA/RUMBA.html.