REU Site: Interplay between Genes and the Environment

本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖已取得波士顿大学（BU），将提供十名学生的研究培训，在2013年至2016年的夏天，为期十周。该计划由BU本科生研究机会计划（UROP）协调，来自生物系和相关计划的约35名教师担任研究导师。分子，细胞，生态，基因组学，进化和计算研究方法被学生和导师用来解决生物学问题，主要是因为它们涉及到环境对基因表达或功能的影响。学生作为由一名教师和一名研究生或博士后导师组成的研究团队的一部分进行全职密集研究。除了研究，学生参加每周的暑期研讨会，主题包括科学出版物，专业演讲，科学职业机会，研究生院招生和科学道德。学生在夏季进行几次口头报告，并在秋季学期返回BU出席年度本科生研究研讨会。旨在将学生融入研究环境的社会活动也包括在内。完成该计划后，学生将被跟踪，以确定研究和职业道路的持续兴趣。提供研究津贴、住房和旅行。学生的选择是基于学习成绩，推荐信，在该计划的优秀研究的潜力？的研究领域，并与研究导师相匹配的兴趣，特别关注来自代表性不足的少数群体或较小的大学的学生。程序？的招聘工作包括传统的“硬拷贝”格式，在线广告，与以前的学生和国家研究会议的网络活动。有关计划成果的信息将通过各种方式进行评估，包括使用REU通用评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http：//www.bu.edu/surf/program/，或联系PI（Tom Gilmore博士，gilmore@bu.edu）或项目经理（Tina Fresta女士，urop@bu.edu）。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site award has been made to Boston University (BU) that will provide research training for ten students, for ten weeks during the summers of 2013-2016. The program is coordinated by the BU Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), and approximately 35 faculty from the Biology Department and related programs serve as research mentors. Molecular, cellular, ecological, genomics, evolutionary, and computational research methods are used by students and mentors to address biological problems, primarily as they relate to the effects of environmental influences on gene expression or function. Students perform full-time intensive research as part of a research team consisting of a faculty member and a graduate student or post-doctoral mentor. In addition to research, students attend weekly summer workshops on topics including scientific publication, professional presentations, career opportunities in science, graduate school admissions, and scientific ethics. Students give several oral presentations during the summer and return to BU in the fall semester to present at the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Social events designed to integrate students into the research environment are included. After completion of the program, students will be tracked to determine continued interest in research and career paths. Research stipends, housing and travel are provided. Students are selected based on academic record, letters of recommendation, potential for outstanding research in the program?s research area, and matching interests with research mentor, with special focus on students from underrepresented minority groups or smaller colleges. The program?s recruitment efforts consist of traditional "hard copy" formats, on-line advertising, and networking activities with previous students and at national research conferences. Information about the program outcome will be assessed by various means, including use of an REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://www.bu.edu/surf/program/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Tom Gilmore, gilmore@bu.edu) or the Program Manager (Ms. Tina Fresta, urop@bu.edu).