REU Site: Mechanisms of Evolution

这个REU网站奖给内华达州拉斯维加斯，位于拉斯维加斯，内华达州的大学，将支持在2014年至2016年的夏天10周的八名本科生的培训。该计划的目标是为学生提供研究机会，研究进化机制并加强与遗传学的联系。学生参与者将进行主题研究，包括温泉的遗传多样性，保护影响眼睛功能的基因，对苍蝇代谢的遗传影响，应激细胞中的DNA修复和诱变，影响苍蝇翅膀形态的遗传相互作用，形态发生的基因调控，宿主-微生物相互作用和沙漠哺乳动物的地理学。此外，学生参与者将接受研究，实验室安全，申请研究生院，并向科学家和公众传达结果的负责任行为的培训。该计划在海报会议中达到高潮，为学生提供了一个机会，向教师，学生，大学管理人员和公众的不同观众展示他们的结果。该计划旨在增加学生在科学方面的多样性。鼓励来自代表性不足群体的学生，第一代上大学的学生，以及来自研究机会有限的大学的学生申请。该计划将使用REU通用评估工具进行评估。学生将提高他们在实验室中的技能，并学习科学是如何完成的。预计许多国家将在区域和国家会议上介绍其研究成果。有些人可以在同行评议的文献中发表他们的作品。学生需要在项目结束后被跟踪，并且必须通过NSF报告系统回复自动发送的电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问（http：//faculty.unlv.edu/MoE/）或联系主要研究者（Kurt Regner博士，电子邮件：kurt. unlv.edu）或共同主要研究者（Eduardo Robleto博士，电子邮件：eduardo. unlv.edu）。

This REU Site award to the University of Nevada Las Vegas, located in Las Vegas, NV, will support the training of eight undergraduates for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014-2016. The goal of the program is to provide students with research opportunities that investigate mechanisms of evolution and reinforce the connection with genetics. Student participants will conduct research in topics that include genetic diversity of hot springs, conservation of genes affecting eye function, genetic effects on metabolism in flies, DNA repair and mutagenesis in stressed cells, genetic interactions that affect fly wing morphology, gene regulation of morphogenesis, host-microbe interactions, and biogeography of desert mammals. In addition, student participants will receive training in the responsible conduct of research, laboratory safety, applying to graduate school, and communicating results to scientists and the public. The program culminates in a poster session that provides students with an opportunity to present their results to a diverse audience of faculty, students, university administrators and the general public. This program aims to increase student diversity in the sciences. Students from underrepresented groups, first generation to attend college, and those from colleges with limited research opportunities are encouraged to apply. The program will be evaluated using the REU common assessment tool.Students will enhance their skills in the lab and learn how science is done. It is expected that many will present the results of their research in regional and national conferences. Some will be able to publish their work in peer-reviewed literature.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://faculty.unlv.edu/MoE/), or by contacting the PI (Dr. Kurt Regner at kurt.regner@unlv.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Eduardo Robleto at eduardo.robleto@unlv.edu).