REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Genetic and Biochemical Mechanisms of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Organisms

这个REU网站奖给路易斯安那州州立大学健康科学中心（LSUHSC），位于新奥尔良，洛杉矶，将支持10名学生的培训10周在2017年至2019年的夏天。该计划寻求来自不同背景的本科生谁希望在生物科学追求未来的研究事业。该计划准备学生成为精通1。使用体内和体外模型生物体的遗传和生物化学概念; 2.）科学硬技能（假设驱动的科学问题解决，方法，数据分析和解释，科学交流）; 3.）劳动力软技能（时间管理，团队合作，学习工作场所的政治，并向外行观众解释科学）;和4.）网络和职业发展。 该计划将提供一对一的指导与教师从LSUHSC基础科学部门和中心。互动研讨会包括简历撰写和负责任的研究行为等主题。样本项目包括负责DNA修复，细胞周期和信号转导的蛋白质的研究;通过磷酸化调节转录因子;使用生物信息学的基因组分析;和microRNA加工的分析。学生的选择是基于学习成绩，推荐信，研究兴趣和职业潜力。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。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。作为该计划的一部分，学生将提出他们的项目，以合作新奥尔良地区初中和高中科学类，同时作为榜样，以年轻一代的潜在scients.A共同的基于网络的评估工具，由生物基础设施的司资助的所有REU网站程序将被用来确定培训计划的有效性。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路，并将被要求通过NSF报告系统发送自动电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/genetics/reu.aspx或联系PI/总监（Dr. Fern Tsien，fmille@lsuhsc.edu）或联合总监（Dr. Allison Augustus-Wallaceawall1@lsuhsc.edu或Dr.汉密尔顿FarrisHFarri@lsuhsc.edu）。

This REU Site award to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC), located in New Orleans, LA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019. The program seeks undergraduates from diverse backgrounds who wish to pursue future research careers in the biological sciences. The program prepares students to become proficient in 1.) genetic and biochemical concepts using in vivo and in vitro model organisms; 2.) scientific hard-skills (hypothesis-driven scientific problem solving, methodology, data analysis and interpretation, scientific communication); 3.) workforce soft-skills (time management, teamwork, learning the politics of the workplace, and explaining science to a lay audience); and 4.) networking and career development. The program will provide one-on-one mentoring with faculty from the LSUHSC Basic Sciences Departments and Centers. Interactive workshops include topics such as resume writing and responsible conduct in research. Sample projects include the study of the proteins responsible for DNA repair, the cell cycle, and signal transduction; the regulation of transcription factors through phosphorylation; genome analysis using bioinformatics; and an analysis of microRNA processing. Student selection is based on academic record, recommendation letters, research interest, and career potential. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. As part of the program, students will present their projects to partnering New Orleans area middle and high school science classes while serving as role models to younger generations of potential scientists.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths, and will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/genetics/reu.aspx or by contacting the PI/Director (Dr. Fern Tsien at fmille@lsuhsc.edu) or the co-directors (Dr. Allison Augustus-Wallace awall1@lsuhsc.edu or Dr. Hamilton Farris HFarri@lsuhsc.edu).