REU Site in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Sanford Research

该REU网站奖授予位于SD苏福尔斯的桑福德研究中心，将在2019年至2021年的夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。目标是为本科生提供细胞和分子生物学方面的卓越研究经验，支持研究生学位和研究事业的追求，并增加科学界的多样性。学生将在不同领域进行尖端的研究项目，包括信号转导、细胞内运输、细胞器功能、细胞增殖和分化以及发育。该计划包括研究经验，职业和专业发展研讨会，道德培训，GRE准备研讨会，演讲机会和外展活动。在项目结束时，学生将在项目结束研讨会上以海报的形式展示他们的研究。招聘重点将放在有兴趣从事研究事业的学生身上，重点是代表性不足的少数民族学生和来自社会经济弱势背景的学生。学生可以在课程网站上在线申请。遴选委员会将通过视频会议对最佳候选人进行面试，并做出录用决定。预计总共将有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该项目中接受培训。重点放在代表性不足的少数族裔学生和在科学领域更广泛代表性不足的学生，如第一代大学生、低收入家庭学生、残疾学生和退伍军人。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。学生们还将通过外展活动与社区接触，这将提高公众的科学素养，并激励年轻人考虑从事科学事业。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点计划使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。这将由外部评价人员进行的调查和咨询委员会的协商加以补充。课程结束后，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报告系统自动发送的电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://www.sanfordresearch.org/education/undergraduates/spur/或联系PI （Pearce博士David.Pearce@sanfordhealth.org）或联合PI （Lee博士Lance.Lee@sanfordhealth.org）。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。

This REU Site award to Sanford Research, located in Sioux Falls, SD, will support the training of ten students for ten weeks during the summers of 2019 - 2021. The objectives are to provide exceptional research experiences in Cellular and Molecular Biology to undergraduate students, support the pursuit of graduate degrees and research careers, and increase diversity in the scientific community. Students will perform cutting-edge research on projects in diverse areas, including signal transduction, intracellular trafficking, organelle function, cell proliferation and differentiation, and development. The program is comprised of research experience, career and professional development workshops, ethics training, a GRE preparation workshop, presentation opportunities, and outreach activities. At the end of the program, students will present their research in a poster format at an end-of-program symposium. Recruitment will focus on students interested in pursuing research careers with an emphasis on underrepresented minority students and students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Students may apply online at the program website. A selection committee will interview the top candidates by videoconference and make acceptance decisions.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Emphasis is placed on underrepresented minority students and students more broadly underrepresented in science, such as first-generation college students, students from low-income households, students with disabilities, and veterans. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Students will also engage with the community through outreach activities, which increases public scientific literacy and inspires younger people to consider science careers.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. This will be supplemented by surveys administered by an external evaluator and consultation with an advisory board. 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.sanfordresearch.org/education/undergraduates/spur/ or by contacting the PI (Dr. Pearce at David.Pearce@sanfordhealth.org) or the co-PI (Dr. Lee at Lance.Lee@sanfordhealth.org).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.