Salish Kootenai College SEA-PHAGES

部落学院和大学方案的一个目标是提高为全国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学教学和研究能力。扩大这些机构的STEM课程设置，扩大了学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，为可能具有文化意义的领域提供了研究，并鼓励社区和一代人对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目与这一目标直接相关，而且将增加有关噬菌体基因组学的知识。Salish Kootenai学院科学教育联盟的目标-噬菌体猎人在部落学院和大学推进基因组学和进化科学（SEA-PHAGES在TCUs）项目是为STEM教师提供令人兴奋的专业发展机会，扩大STEM学生的研究性学习机会，并通过参与战略环境评估建立机构研究能力-PHAGES课程与霍华德休斯医学研究所（HHMI）合作提供。教师和学生将分离，鉴定，测序和分析从当地环境中收集的新发现的分枝杆菌噬菌体，作为长期全国性研究的一部分。SKC的教师将学习新颖的实验室程序，参加国家培训研讨会，并提高他们的研究技能和知识。在双学分STEM学院就读的学生将学习基因组学和生物信息学，获得宝贵的动手实验室经验，并参与前沿研究。通过该项目收集的知识和技能将为Salish Kootenai学院未来的基因组学、生物技术和生物信息学教学和研究奠定坚实的基础。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。

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the STEM curricular offerings at these institutions expands the opportunities of their students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be culturally significant, and encourages a community and generational appreciation for science and mathematics education. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover will increase the body of knowledge on the genomics of bacteriophages. The goals of Salish Kootenai College's Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science in Tribal Colleges and Universities (SEA-PHAGES in TCUs) Project are to provide exciting professional development opportunities for STEM faculty, expand research-based learning opportunities for STEM students, and build institutional research capacity through participation in the SEA-PHAGES curriculum offered in partnership with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Faculty and students will isolate, identify, sequence and analyze newly discovered mycobacteriophages gathered from the local environment as part of a long-term, nationwide study. Faculty at SKC will learn novel laboratory procedures, participate in national training workshops, and enhance their research skills and knowledge. Students enrolled in the dual-credit STEM Academy will study genomics and bioinformatics, gain valuable hands-on laboratory experience, and participate in cutting edge research. Knowledge and skills gathered through this project will provide a strong foundation for future teaching and research in genomics, biotechnology and bioinformatics at Salish Kootenai College.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.