REU Site: Biodiversity Science in the Summer Systematics Institute at the California Academy of Sciences

REU网站授予位于加州旧金山的加州科学院（CAS），将在2014-2018年夏季为8名本科生提供为期8周的培训。在此期间，学生们将与中科院科学家一起进行生物多样性的研究项目。鉴于博物馆丰富的资源，它可以支持各种生物的系统学、系统发育学和生物地理学研究项目，包括已灭绝的人类祖先、蜘蛛、海龟、鸟类、鱼类、蚂蚁、海洋无脊椎动物和植物。通过进行一个独立的研究项目，学生将在一系列的研究技术训练。根据特定项目的性质，学生可以获得光学和扫描电子显微镜，分子系统发育和/或下一代测序技术的经验。此外，学生们将接受系统生物学的讲座，参观该设施，并参加社区建设活动。学生还将学习以收藏为基础的科学伦理，在博物馆环境中负责任的研究行为，适当的数据收集和存档，以及对保护世界生物多样性的知情态度。此外，学生们将通过准备他们的研究成果的演示过程来培养口头沟通技巧，这些研究成果将在课程结束时的研讨会上得到强调。CAS与教育工作者一起开发了项目评估工具，对项目的各个方面提供反馈，并将为BIO REU站点使用通用评估工具。我们鼓励有兴趣的学生在申请前联系未来的导师，因为导师和学生之间的共同兴趣是申请过程的关键组成部分。推荐信，兴趣陈述和学习成绩也被用于选择过程中。该项目特别强调吸引来自科学领域代表性不足的群体的学生。中科院REU项目希望通过促进超出项目目的的科学参与，培养参与者对科学的长期兴趣。具体来说，学生参与者将被鼓励在国内和国际科学会议上展示他们的研究。学生在项目结束后需要被跟踪，并且必须回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://research.calacademy.org/opportunities/ssi或联系PI （Rich Mooi博士ssi-bi@calacademy.org）。

This REU Site award to the California Academy of Sciences (CAS), located in San Francisco, CA, will support the training of 8 undergraduate students for 8 weeks during the summers of 2014-2018. During the program, students will work with CAS scientists on research projects on biodiversity. Given the abundant resources of the museum, it can support research projects on the systematics, phylogenetics, and biogeography of a diverse range of organisms including extinct human ancestors, spiders, turtles, birds, fish, ants, marine invertebrates, and plants. By conducting an independent research project, students will be trained in a range of research techniques. Depending on the nature of the particular project, students may gain experience with light and scanning electron microscopy, molecular phylogenetics, and/or next-generation sequencing technologies. In addition, students will receive lectures on systematic biology, take educational tours of the facility, and participate in community-building activities. Students will also learn about the ethics of collections-based science, responsible conduct of research in a museum setting, appropriate data collection and archiving, and informed attitudes towards preserving the world's biodiversity. Furthermore, students will develop oral communication skills through the process of preparing a presentation of their research findings, which are highlighted in a symposium at the end of the program. In conjunction with educators, CAS has developed program assessment tools that provide feedback on every aspect of the program and will also employ the common assessment tool for BIO REU Sites. Interested students are encouraged to contact prospective mentors before applying since shared interests between the mentor and student are a key component of the application process. Letters of recommendation, a statement of interest, and academic performance are also used in the selection process. The program places particular emphasis on attracting students from groups that are under-represented in the sciences. The CAS REU program hopes to foster in its participants a long-term interest in science by promoting scientific engagement that extends beyond the program's end. Specifically, student participants will be encouraged to present their research at domestic and international scientific conferences.Students are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting http://research.calacademy.org/opportunities/ssi, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Rich Mooi at ssi-bi@calacademy.org).