REU Site: Program in Nanotechnology for Biology and Bioengineering

这项授予位于马里兰州巴尔的摩的约翰·霍普金斯大学的REU Site奖将支持2015-2017年夏季为期10周的10名学生的培训。该奖项由生物科学局的生物基础设施司(BIO/DBI)和工程局的工程教育和中心司(ENG/EEC)支持。拟议的REU将为本科生提供在快速增长的纳米生物技术领域具有挑战性的研究经验，这是一门介于生物、化学、物理、材料科学和工程学之间的学科。学生从事跨学科项目，并与来自几个学术部门的研究人员互动？化学和生物分子工程、材料科学与工程、机械工程、物理和化学。例子项目包括开发体内基因转移的安全载体、工程骨骼肌、细胞形状改变的分子力学、微血管的3D打印等。除了研究，学生们还参加定向、道德和安全培训、研究生院准备、简历制作，以及在项目结束时的海报演示。在本国机构进行研究的机会有限的学生和来自代表人数不足的群体的学生将被招募到该项目。学生将根据学业成绩、推荐信和他们的目的声明来选择。预计在3个暑假期间，共有30名学生将在该计划中接受培训。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，许多人将在地区和国家会议上展示他们的工作成果。完成课程后，REU学生将对纳米技术在生物学中的发展和应用有更深入的了解，在这些领域的研究方法方面有坚实的基础，并更深刻地认识到这些领域改进的技术可以为人们的生活做出贡献。学生必须在项目结束后被跟踪，并必须回复通过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://inbt.jhu.edu/education/undergraduate/reu/，，或联系国际和平组织(Wirtz博士，电子邮件：wirtz@jhu.edu)、共同国际组织(Herrera-Alonso博士，电子邮件：herrera@jhu.edu)。

This REU Site award to Johns Hopkins University, located in Baltimore, MD, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2015- 2017. This award is supported by the Division of Biological Infrastructure in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO/DBI) and the Division of Engineering Education and Centers in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG/EEC). The proposed REU will provide undergraduate students with challenging research experience in the rapidly growing area of nanobiotechnology, a discipline at the interface of biology, chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering. Students work on interdisciplinary projects and interact with researchers from several academic departments ? Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry. Example projects include the development of safe carriers for in vivo gene transfer, engineering skeletal muscles, molecular mechanics of cell shape change, 3D printing of microvessels, and others. In addition to research, students participate in orientation, ethics and safety training, graduate school preparation, resume building, and a poster presentation at the end of the program. Students with limited opportunities for research at their home institution and those from underrepresented groups will be recruited to the program. Students will be selected based on academic record, letters of recommendation, and their statement of purpose. It is anticipated that over 3 summers, a total of 30 students will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at regional and national conferences. Upon completing the program, REU students will have a greater understanding of the development and applications of nanotechnology in biology, a solid grounding in research methodologies in these areas, and a deeper appreciation for the contributions that improved technology in these areas can make to people's lives. 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://inbt.jhu.edu/education/undergraduate/reu/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Wirtz at wirtz@jhu.edu), the co-PI (Dr. Herrera-Alonso at herrera@jhu.edu).