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

密西西比州立大学获得了本科生研究经验奖（REU），将在2013-2015年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。本科生将从事计算生物学的跨学科研究项目。学生们将与他们的导师在基因组分析、功能基因组学、人工智能、科学可视化和生物信息学算法等领域的项目上密切合作。招聘将针对密西西比及周边各州的学院和大学，目的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未被充分代表的群体在计算生物学研究中的参与。将举办教育和专业发展会议，以培训学生掌握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。学生还将在负责任的研究行为方面接受培训和指导。该项目将以海报会议结束，学生们将向密西西比州立大学的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bio资助的REU pi可用的基于网络的通用评估工具进行评估。学生将通过电子邮件和社交媒体定期与学生交流，跟踪记录他们的教育和职业道路。有关该项目的更多信息可通过联系项目负责人Andy Perkins博士（perkins@cse.msstate.edu），电话：（662）325-0004，或访问项目网站http://www.cse.msstate.edu/~compbio/获得。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) award has been made to Mississippi State University that will provide research training for 10 students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2013-2015. Undergraduate students will 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 bioinformatics algorithms, 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 available to BIO-funded REU PIs. Students will be tracked to document their educational and professional path through periodic communication with students via email and social media. 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/.