REU Site: SURFing the Interface between Chemistry and Biology

这个REU网站奖斯克里普斯研究所，位于木星，佛罗里达州，将支持10名学生在2014年至2016年夏季10周的培训。该奖项由生物科学局（生物基础设施部）和数学和物理科学局（化学部）支持。位于佛罗里达的斯克里普斯研究所的重点是将尖端生物科学研究与化学工具的开发相结合，以探索基本的生物学问题。学生可以加入任何六个部门-癌症生物学，化学，传染病，代谢和衰老，分子治疗学和神经科学-在那里他们会发现自己在化学和生物学之间的接口工作。REU的经验将为学生提供多样化的群体，在该国顶级研究生课程中进行科学研究的指导培训，围绕研究生院的专业发展机会，包括道德培训，以及科学演示的指导培训。这些努力最终将在校园范围内的海报会议，与会者将介绍他们的研究结果，并将鼓励他们在区域或国家科学会议上介绍他们的结果。参加者将根据他们的学业成绩，推荐信和目的声明被选中参加。斯克里普斯研究所位于南佛罗里达，这意味着它有能力从几个代表性不足的群体中招收学生。对科学感兴趣的本科生将有机会参加国际知名的科学研究项目，通过沉浸在项目设计，数据收集和分析中，该计划的有效性将通过包括BIO REU网站共同评估工具在内的计划评估进行监测，学生必须在计划结束后进行跟踪，并必须对自动评估做出回应。通过NSF报告系统发送的电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问http：//education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/flreu/index.html，或联系PI（Karbstein博士，网址：kkarbst@scripps.edu）或项目管理员（Leach-S女士，网址：leach@scripps.edu）。

This REU Site award to The Scripps Research Institute, located in Jupiter, FL, 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 Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Division of Chemistry). The Scripps Research Institute in Florida has a focus that integrates cutting edge bioscience research with the development of chemical tools to probe basic biological questions. Students can join any of six departments -- Cancer Biology, Chemistry, Infectious Diseases, Metabolism and Aging, Molecular Therapeutics, and Neuroscience -- where they will find themselves working at the interface between chemistry and biology. The REU experience will provide a diverse group of students with mentored training in scientific research at a top graduate program in the country, professional development opportunities focused around graduate school, including ethics training, and guided training in scientific presentation. These efforts will culminate in a campus-wide poster session, where the participants will present their findings and will be encouraged to present their results at a regional or national scientific meeting. Participants will be selected for participation based on their academic record, letters of reference and a statement of purpose. The location of The Scripps Research Institute in South Florida means it is well positioned to recruit students from several underrepresented groups. Undergraduates with an interest in science will have access to internationally renowned scientific research programs that will foster their interest in science by immersing them in project design, data collection and analysis, and presenting results.The effectiveness of this program will be monitored by program evaluations including the BIO REU Sites common assessment tool and 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://education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/flreu/index.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Karbstein at kkarbst@scripps.edu) or the program administrator (Mrs. Leach-Scampavia at leach@scripps.edu).