REU Site: Research Experiences in Plant Science at the Danforth Center

该REU SITE奖授予位于密苏里州圣路易斯市的唐纳德·丹福斯植物科学中心，将支持2017-2019年夏季为期11周的10名学生的培训。该项目在植物和生命科学领域提供了全面的研究经验。学生们在丹福斯中心的资深科学家的指导下进行研究项目，丹福斯中心是一家独立的非营利性私人研究机构，致力于植物生物学的基础研究。这一研究部分还包括其他活动，包括在中心的综合显微镜、蛋白质组学和质谱学、表型鉴定、Maker和组织培养与转化设施中举办的研讨会。每周一次的会议、科学静修、实地考察和职业小组讨论将使实习生接触到当前植物科学的研究主题，提供几种可能的职业道路，并提供与丹福斯中心科学家以及来自当地其他机构的科学家建立大量网络的机会。特别强调培养有效的口头和书面沟通能力。该计划在为期一天的研讨会上达到高潮，实习生将通过科学论文和演示文稿来交付他们的项目。申请可在网上获得，并于每年2月提交。该计划每年夏季从5月持续到8月。预计将有30名学生接受该计划的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。该方案旨在通过向来自代表性不足群体和农村地区的学生提供广泛的研究经验和培训，增加科学领域的多样性。由于该中心的研究目标是对农业生产力和附加值产生影响，实习生进行的研究可能会引起植物生物界和整个社区的极大兴趣。学生们将学习研究是如何进行的，许多人将在国内和国际科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU网站项目都将使用一个通用的基于网络的评估工具来确定培训计划的有效性。项目结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解更多有关该计划的信息，请访问http://www.danforthcenter.org/internship或发送电子邮件至intership@danforcenter.org。

This REU Site award to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, located in St. Louis, MO, will support the training of 10 students for 11 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019. The program provides a comprehensive research experience in the areas of plant and life sciences. Students conduct a research project under the guidance of senior scientists at the Danforth Center, an independent non-profit private research institute dedicated to fundamental research in plant biology. This research component is supplemented with additional activities, including workshops in the Center's Integrated Microscopy, Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry, Phenotyping, Maker and Tissue Culture and Transformation facilities. Weekly meetings, a scientific retreat, field trips and a career panel will expose interns to current research topics in the plant sciences, provide exposure to several possible career paths and offer ample networking opportunities with Danforth Center scientists as well as those from other local institutions. Special emphasis will be on developing effective verbal and written communication skills. The program culminates in a one-day symposium where interns will deliver their projects via a scientific paper and presentation. Applications are available online and are due each February. The program runs each summer from May through August.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. The program aims to increase the diversity of the scientific field by offering extensive research experience and training to students from underrepresented groups and from rural areas. Since a goal of the Center's research is to have an impact on agricultural productivity and added value, the research conducted by interns has the potential to be of significant interest to the plant biology community and the community at large. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at national and international scientific conferences.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. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting http://www.danforthcenter.org/internship or by contacting internship@danforthcenter.org.