REU Site: Molecular Biophysics

这个REU网站奖普林斯顿大学将支持10名学生的培训9周在2014年至2016年夏季在普林斯顿，新泽西州，校园和10名学生10周在2015年至2017年夏季在捷克科学院在新赫拉迪，南波希米亚，CZ。该项目得到了国际和综合事务办公室（国际科学和工程科）以及生物科学局（生物基础设施司）和数学和物理科学局（化学司）的支持。成功完成国内计划的参与者有资格在捷克共和国的第二个夏天。该计划的科学重点是分子生物物理学，这是一个跨学科领域，适用于物理和数学科学和工程的概念，实验和分析方法，以分子水平上的当代生物学问题。在每个站点，学生的兴趣与经验丰富，敬业的教师导师相匹配。参与者还被分配日常和“近同行”导师。许多会议，研讨会和讲习班计划讨论程序的期望，道德和负责任的研究行为，以及生物物理学的主题。参与者通过必要的演讲和书面报告来发展他们的口头和书面沟通技巧。在国际网站上，应用了一种新的研究概念，将实验和计算方法反复结合起来。参与者可以在返回家乡机构后远程进行研究的计算方面，并由他们的捷克导师继续监督。该计划的成功是通过参与者的口头和书面反馈以及标准化的在线评估工具相结合来评估的。学生使用在线申请表申请该计划，并在选择学生参与该计划之前进行电话面试。鼓励那些正在崛起的学生，特别是那些来自本科研究有限的学校和那些来自代表性不足的群体的学生，他们主修化学工程，化学，计算机科学，数学或物理。这个REU网站程序准备学生跨学科和合作研究。与外国导师合作并接触外国文化的机会是该计划的内在特征。预计参加者将能够在会议上和/或在出版物中介绍其工作。 参与者需要在项目结束后进行跟踪，并必须通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问www.princeton.edu/reumolbiophysics，或联系PI（Jannette Carey教授：jcarey@princeton.edu）或共同PI（Istvan Pelczer博士：ipelczer@princeton.edu）。

This REU Site award to Princeton University will support the training of 10 students for 9 weeks during the summers of 2014-2016 at the Princeton, NJ, campus and 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2015-2017 at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Nové Hrady, South Bohemia, CZ. This project is supported by the Office of International and Integrative Affairs (International Science and Engineering section) as well as the Directorates for Biological Sciences (Division of Biological Infrastructure) and Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Division of Chemistry). Successful completion of the domestic program qualifies participants for a second summer at the Czech Republic. The scientific focus of this program is molecular biophysics, an interdisciplinary field that applies conceptual, experimental, and analytical approaches from the physical and mathematical sciences and engineering to contemporary problems in biology at the molecular level. At each site, student interests are matched with those of experienced, dedicated faculty mentors. Participants are also assigned day-to-day and 'near-peer' mentors. Numerous meetings, seminars, and workshops are planned to discuss program expectations, ethics and the responsible conduct of research, and topics in biophysics. Participants develop their oral and written communications skills through required presentations and a written report. At the international site, a novel research concept is applied that combines experimental and computational approaches iteratively. Participants can pursue the computational aspects of their research remotely upon return to their home institutions, with continued supervision by their Czech mentors. Success of the program is assessed using a combination of participants' oral and written feedback and a standardized online assessment tool.Students apply to the program using an online application form, and phone interviews are conducted before students are selected for participation in the program. Students who are rising sophomores, especially those from schools with limited undergraduate research and those from underrepresented groups, who are majoring in chemical engineering, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, or physics are encouraged to apply. This REU Site program prepares students for interdisciplinary and collaborative research. The opportunity to work with foreign mentors and get exposed to foreign culture is an intrinsic feature of the program. It is expected that participants will be able to present their work at conferences and/or in publications. Participants 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 www.princeton.edu/reumolbiophysics, or by contacting the PI (Professor Jannette Carey: jcarey@princeton.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Istvan Pelczer: ipelczer@princeton.edu).