REU Site: Molecular and Organismal Evolution at the University of Idaho

该REU网站授予位于爱达荷州莫斯科的爱达荷大学，将在2018年至2020年的夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。参与者在生物科学系教师导师的指导下，在分子和生物进化领域进行动手，独立的研究。教师导师的研究兴趣范围从进化变化的分子过程到生物在景观水平上的适应。暑期课程丰富了每周的研究研讨会，一系列专业发展研讨会，道德和负责任的研究行为培训以及各种社会活动。该项目以学生研究研讨会结束。学生参与者将获得食宿，到爱达荷大学的往返旅行和津贴。学生在全国范围内招募，并通过在线申请流程提交申请材料。学生的选择是基于他们的学习成绩、陈述、推荐信、从经历中受益的潜力、对未来导师的面试和项目目标。选择是由校长和副校长研究员与教师导师协商完成的。将特别强调从在科学领域代表性不足的群体和没有广泛获得研究机会的机构中招收学生。有关该计划的信息通过后续调查进行评估，包括使用REU通用评估工具。预计将有30名学生（主要来自研究机会有限的学校）在该项目中接受培训。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。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。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生可能会被要求回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息可访问https://www.uidaho.edu/sci/biology/research/summer-reu，或联系PI （David Pfeiffer博士dpfeiffer@uidaho.edu）或Co-PI （Doug Cole博士dcole@idaho.edu）。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 the University of Idaho, located in Moscow, ID, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018 - 2020. Participants conduct hands-on, independent research in the areas of molecular and organismal evolution under the guidance of faculty mentors in the Department of Biological Sciences. Research interests among faculty mentors range from molecular processes of evolutionary change to the adaptation of organisms on the landscape level. The summer program is enriched by weekly research seminars, a series of professional development workshops, training in ethical and responsible conduct of research, and a variety of social activities. The program concludes with a student research symposium. Student participants receive room-and-board, round trip travel to the University of Idaho, and a stipend. Students are recruited nationally and submit application materials through an online application process. Students are selected based on their academic record, statement, letters of recommendation, potential to benefit from the experience, interview with prospective mentors, and program goals. Selection is accomplished by the Principal and Co-Principal Investigators in consultation with faculty mentors. Special emphasis will be placed on the recruitment of students from groups underrepresented in the sciences and from institutions without extensive access to research opportunities. Information about the program is assessed through follow-up surveys, including use of an REU common assessment tool. 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. 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 may be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.uidaho.edu/sci/biology/research/summer-reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. David Pfeiffer at dpfeiffer@uidaho.edu) or the Co-PI (Dr. Doug Cole at dcole@idaho.edu).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.