REU: Biological Discovery in Woods Hole

该REU网站授予位于马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔的海洋生物实验室（MBL），将在2014年至2016年的夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。该奖项由生物科学部（生物基础设施部）和地球科学部（海洋科学部）共同支持。REU项目将专注于分子和细胞过程，这些过程产生并调节调节生物体行为的复杂生理系统。该计划的目标是招募积极性高的学生，特别是来自代表性不足的群体和/或研究机会有限的学校的学生，并让他们在MBL暑期调查员或全年科学家的指导下参与研究项目。申请人通过该计划的网站进行电子申请，招生委员会将对他们进行审查，并在早春通知。每个学生将根据共同的兴趣分配一名导师，并充分融入他们的实验室和研究计划。增加研究经验将是实地考察和研讨会，将探讨广泛的主题，为学生在生物科学的职业生涯做好准备。学生们还将参加由长期运行的MBL课程（神经科学伦理与生存暑期课程）提供的关于研究中的伦理和负责任行为的讲座。通用评估工具（http://www.salgsite.org）将用于学生和项目评估。该计划将在一个本科生研究研讨会和海报展示中达到高潮。我们的目标是招募一批与研究环境一样多样化的学生。该研究研讨会将通过直播向公众广泛传播。学生将被鼓励在同行评议的期刊上发表他们的研究成果，并参加科学会议。据报道，项目校友在研究生入学和学术或工业就业方面取得了很高的成功。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://hermes.mbl.edu/education/courses/other_programs/reu.html，或与PI （Mensinger博士amensing@d.umn.edu）或副PI （Malchow博士paulmalc@uic.edu）联系。

This REU Site award to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), located in Woods Hole, MA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014- 2016. This award is supported by both the Directorates for Biological Sciences (Division of Biological Infrastructure) and Geosciences (Division of Ocean Sciences). The REU program will focus on the molecular and cellular processes that give rise to, and regulate, complex physiological systems that mediate organismal behavior. The program's goal is to recruit highly motivated students, especially from underrepresented groups and/or from schools with limited research opportunities, and immerse them in research programs under the guidance of MBL summer investigators or year-round scientists. Applicants apply electronically through the program's website, where they will be reviewed by the admissions committee, with notification in early spring. Each student will be assigned a mentor based on mutual interest, and be fully integrated into their laboratory and research program. Augmenting the research experience will be field trips and seminars that will explore a wide range of topics to prepare students for a career in biological sciences. Students will also attend lectures on ethics and responsible conduct in research offered by the long running MBL course, Summer Program in Neuroscience Ethics and Survival. The common assessment tool (http://www.salgsite.org) will be used for student and program evaluation. The program will culminate in an undergraduate research symposium and poster presentation.The goal is to recruit a cohort of students as diverse as the research environment. The research symposium will be broadly disseminated via live streaming to the general public. Students will be encouraged to publish their results in peer reviewed journals and to attend scientific meetings. Program alumni have reported high success in graduate school admission and academic or industrial employment.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://hermes.mbl.edu/education/courses/other_programs/reu.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Mensinger at amensing@d.umn.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Malchow at paulmalc@uic.edu).