Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemical Biology

化学学部（CHE）支持田纳西州纳什维尔范德比尔特大学本科生研究经验（REU）网站。Gary Sulikowski教授和他的同事们招募了29名即将升入化学、生物化学和生物学专业的大三和大四学生，他们在化学和/或生物医学研究领域具有很高的职业潜力，他们组成了一个为期10周的项目。学生由化学系和医学院的合作教师共同指导22个正在进行的研究项目之一。学生通过各种关于小分子探针和药物开发的科学研讨会和专题讨论会拓宽视野，并参与职业指导和专业发展。经过特殊训练的研究生导师根据每个学生的需求提供科学和专业的指导。通过广泛的指导和真实的研究经验，该计划可能会影响学生对研究过程和当代化学生物学研究跨学科性质的理解。范德比尔特大学的REU项目提供了一个独特的跨学科培训环境，由医学院和理学院的教师之间的现有合作提供支持。学生参与者在化学生物学描述下的新兴领域做出贡献，包括化学遗传学，纳米医学，化学成像，代谢组学和合成生物学，同时学习在团队科学环境中工作。该计划创造了一个独特的训练有素和高度多样化的学生群体，以满足21世纪科学劳动力的需求。

The Division of Chemistry (CHE) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)Site at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Professor Gary Sulikowski and colleagues recruit a diverse group of 29 rising junior and senior chemistry, biochemistry, and biology majors with high potential for careers in the chemical and/or biomedical research for a 10 week program. Students are co-mentored by collaborating faculty in the Chemistry Department and the College of Medicine on one of 22 ongoing research projects. Students broaden their horizons though a variety of scientific workshops and symposia on small molecule probe and drug development, and participate in career mentoring and professional development. Specially-trained graduate student mentors provide scientific and professional guidance that is tailored to each student's needs. Through extensive mentoring and authentic research experiences, this program may impact students' understanding of the research process and the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary chemical biology research.The REU program at Vanderbilt University offers a unique interdisciplinary training environment supported by existing collaborations between faculty at the School of Medicine and in the College of Science. Student participants make contributions in emerging areas under the description of chemical biology including chemical genetics, nanomedicine, chemical imaging, metabolomics, and synthetic biology while learning to work in a team-science environment. This program creates a uniquely trained and highly diverse student pool that meets the needs of the 21st century scientific workforce.