REU Site: Synthetic Biology (SynBREU)

这个REU网站奖给西北大学，位于埃文斯顿，IL，将支持8名学生在2018年至2020年的夏天10周的培训。该计划的重点是提供指导研究经验，以培养合成生物学领域的下一代学生。来自化学和生物工程，生物化学和分子遗传学，分子生物科学，工程科学和应用数学，生物医学工程，化学和物理学系的教师将担任导师。经过为期一周的训练营，教授所有必要的基本实验室技术，参与的学生将进行一个独立的合成生物学研究项目。同时，学生将参加精心设计的课程，以培养在未来的STEM职业生涯中取得成功所需的技能，包括沟通，网络，道德和创业精神。这些信息将通过研讨会，讲习班，每周与教师的非正式午餐，与其他大学研究人员的社交活动以及实地考察地区公司和博物馆来传达。在课程结束时，学生将在研究研讨会上展示描述他们的项目和结果的海报。将提供津贴，沿着住房、膳食和旅行津贴。申请将在网上接受，并由教师委员会审查，以选择参与者。鼓励来自代表性不足或弱势群体的学生申请。预计共有24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。继续指导将提供给那些希望追求合成生物学或相关科学研究的额外活动。由生物基础设施司资助的所有REU站点计划使用的通用基于网络的评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。将使用额外的标准和定制评估来不断完善活动，以实现计划目标。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://synbreu.northwestern.edu，或联系PI（Tullman-Ercek博士，ercek@northwestern.edu）或共同PI（朱厄特博士，m-jewett@northwestern.edu）。该奖项由生物科学理事会（DBI和MCB部门）和工程理事会（EEC部门）支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This REU Site award to Northwestern University, located in Evanston, IL, will support the training of 8 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018- 2020. The focus of the program is to provide mentored research experiences to train the next generation of students in the field of Synthetic Biology. Faculty from the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Molecular Biosciences, Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics will serve as mentors. After a one-week bootcamp to teach all necessary basic lab techniques, the participating students will carry out an independent synthetic biology research project. Concurrently, students will participate in a carefully designed curriculum to develop skills necessary for success in their future STEM careers, including communication, networking, ethics, and entrepreneurship. This information will be conveyed via seminars, workshops, informal weekly lunches with faculty, social events with other university researchers, and field trips to area companies and museums. At the end of the program, students will present posters describing their projects and results at a research symposium. A stipend will be provided, along with housing, meals, and a travel allowance. Applications will be accepted online, and reviewed by a faculty committee to select participants. Students from underrepresented or underpriviledged groups are encouraged to apply. It is anticipated that a total of 24 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. Continued mentoring will be available to those wishing to pursue additional activities in synthetic biology or related science research.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. Additional standard and tailored assessments will be used to refine activities continuously to meet program goals. 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://synbreu.northwestern.edu , or by contacting the PI (Dr. Tullman-Ercek at ercek@northwestern.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Jewett at m-jewett@northwestern.edu). This award is supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences (DBI and MCB Divisions) and the Directorate for Engineering (EEC Division).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.