REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Neuroscience

这项授予密苏里州哥伦比亚市密苏里大学(MU)的REU Site奖将支持2017-2019年夏季为期10周的10名学生的培训。密苏里大学是密苏里州最大的高等学府，也是密苏里大学系统的旗舰校区。该计划提供了广泛的神经科学非常令人兴奋的跨学科项目，包括湿实验室和计算组件。这些项目来自神经科学的所有层面(即细胞内/细胞、系统和行为层面)，参与的教师来自艺术与科学学院、工程学院和兽医学院。从为期一周的新兵训练营开始，学生们每周都会参加计算神经科学的课程，进行实验室研究，并参加各种研讨会和工作坊，主题包括负责任的研究进行、专业技能、职业机会和研究生院申请程序。每个学生都将有机会写报告，设计并展示一张科学海报。他们将成为来自美国各地的100多名本科生研究人员的一部分，他们每年夏天都会参加一个充满活力的暑期研究项目(http://undergradresearch.missouri.edu/).所有参与者将从密歇根大学以外的地方招募，并根据学术记录、研究表现和神经科学研究的潜力进行挑选。在REU体验期间，参与者的支持将包括津贴、住宿和食物、往返大学的旅行，以及研究项目的资金。预计总共有30名学生将在该计划中接受培训，他们主要来自研究机会有限的学校。鼓励来自代表性不足的群体和少数族裔机构的申请。由生物基础设施司资助的所有REU现场项目使用的一个通用的基于网络的评估工具将用于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。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问visitinghttp://engineering.missouri.edu/neuroreu/，，或联系国际和平组织(萨蒂什·S·奈尔博士，电子邮件：nair@misSouri.edu)或联合国际组织(大卫·J·舒尔茨博士，电子邮件：schulzd@misSouri.edu)。

This REU Site award to the University of Missouri (MU), located in Columbia, MO, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019. MU is the largest institution of higher learning in Missouri and the flagship campus of the University of Missouri System. The program offers a wide range of very exciting interdisciplinary projects in neuroscience, with both wet-lab and computational components. The projects are drawn from all levels in neuroscience (i.e., intracellular/cellular, systems and behavioral levels), with participating faculty coming from the colleges of arts & science, engineering, and veterinary medicine. Starting with a 1-week boot camp, students attend a weekly class on computational neuroscience, conduct lab research as well as participate in various seminars and workshops on topics such as the responsible conduct of research, professional skills, career opportunities, and the graduate school application process. Each student will have the opportunity to write reports, and design and present a scientific poster. They will form part of a group of 100+ undergraduate researchers from all over U.S. who participate each summer in a vibrant summer research program (http://undergradresearch.missouri.edu/). All participants will be recruited from outside MU, and selected based on academic record, research performance, and potential for research in neuroscience. Participant support during the REU experience will include a stipend, lodging and food, travel to and from the university, and funding for the research project.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Applications from underrepresented groups and minority institutions are encouraged.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 visitinghttp://engineering.missouri.edu/neuroreu/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Satish S. Nair at nairs@missouri.edu) or co-PI (Dr. David J. Schulz at schulzd@missouri.edu).