REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Molecular Biosciences

这个REU网站奖给位于北卡罗来纳州查佩尔山的北卡罗来纳州大学，将支持10名学生在2016 - 2018年夏季的10周培训。 UNC-Chapel Hill的分子生物科学REU计划为学生提供了在生物化学，微生物学，细胞生物学，遗传学和结构生物学教师导师的指导下开展独立研究项目的机会。学生与研究生，博士后研究员和教师并肩工作，他们是榜样和导师。参与者发现现代生物学研究是如何在强调协作和跨学科方法解决问题的环境中制定，实施和报告的。学生获得关键的技能，在研究和教学事业的成功，并获得进入竞争激烈的研究生课程。做出明智的职业选择是该计划的一个主要主题;参与者在学术界内外的科学家以及目前的研究生和博士后研究员的论坛上了解职业和生活方式。期刊俱乐部和研讨会计划让学生接触到新兴的研究领域，并提供对科学方法的见解。该计划的高潮是所有学生在年度夏季研究研讨会上展示他们的工作。 预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该方案中接受培训。优先考虑的学生很少以前的独立研究经验，但所有有才华的本科生与真正的愿望，追求职业生涯中的生物研究和教学鼓励申请。强烈鼓励第一代大学生和来自科学领域代表性不足的群体的学生申请。由生物基础设施司（生物科学理事会）资助的所有REU计划使用的基于网络的通用评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定学生的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。程序信息和应用说明可在http://www.med.unc.edu/oge/stad/sure上获得。 如有问题，请联系PI（Tom Kawula博士，网址：kawula@med.unc.edu）。

This REU Site award to The University of North Carolina located in Chapel Hill, NC, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2016 - 2018. The REU Program in Molecular Biosciences at UNC-Chapel Hill provides students the opportunity to carry out independent research projects under the guidance of faculty mentors in biochemistry, microbiology, cell biology, genetics, and structural biology. Students work side-by-side with graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty who serve as role models and mentors. Participants discover how modern biological research is formulated, carried out, and reported in an environment that stresses collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. Students acquire skills critical to success in research and teaching careers and to gain entry to competitive graduate programs. Making informed career choices is a major theme of the Program; participants hear about careers and lifestyles in forums with scientists inside and outside of academia and with current graduate students and post-doctoral fellows at UNC. The journal club and seminar program expose students to emerging areas of research and provide insight into the scientific method. The program culminates with all students presenting their work at an annual Summer Research Symposium. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Preference is given to students with little prior independent research experience, however all talented undergraduates with a genuine desire to pursue a career in biological research and teaching are encouraged to apply. First generation college students and students from groups under-represented in the sciences are strongly encouraged to apply.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine student career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. Program information and application instructions are available at http://www.med.unc.edu/oge/stad/sure . For questions contact the PI (Dr. Tom Kawula at kawula@med.unc.edu).