REU Site: Functional Genomics Research for Undergraduates

该REU Site奖授予位于缅因州巴尔港的杰克逊实验室(JAX)，将在2019-2021年夏季为12名学生提供为期10周的培训。本科生将在JAX的教师导师的指导下进行哺乳动物功能基因组学的原创性研究。学生的研究将扩大他们对有机体基因组如何决定其发育和生物功能的基本理解。为了为基因组学研究做准备，学生将有机会在他们的奖学金之前和期间访问在线模块，完成计算方法和生物信息学的研讨会，并将参加研讨会，为他们的研究生教育和基因组学职业做准备。学生们将增强他们的自信，并在一个学习社区内建立他们的网络，该社区是长期存在的JAX暑期学生计划的一部分，包括一个共享的校园住宿计划。REU网站招收各级本科生。其目标是发展一个多样化的学习者群体，包括科学界代表性不足的个人，如种族和少数民族、残疾人和具有重大社会经济或教育劣势的人，包括第一代大学生。预计共有12名学生将在该计划中接受培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。受过基因组学培训的学生将变得更加多才多艺，能够在团队中工作，具有更高影响力的研究潜力。日本宇宙航空研究开发机构的REU学生将成为更好的沟通者，更多地意识到基因组科学家的伦理、法律和社会责任。将使用生物基础设施司资助的所有REU站点方案使用的通用网络评估工具来确定培训方案的有效性。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。有关日本宇宙航空研究开发机构计划的更多信息，请访问https://www.jax.org/ssp，或联系国际组织(Linda Hicke博士，linda.hicke@jax.org)或计划主任(Michael McKernan，michael.mckernan@jax.org)。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并已通过使用基金会的智力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 the Jackson Laboratory (JAX), located in Bar Harbor, ME, will support the training of 12 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. Undergraduates will conduct original research in mammalian functional genomics with a faculty mentor at JAX. Student research will expand their basic understanding of how an organism's genome determines its development and biological function. To prepare for genomics research, students will have access to online modules prior to and during their fellowship, will complete workshops in computational methods and bioinformatics, and will attend seminars to prepare them for graduate education and a career in genomics. Students will increase their self-confidence and build their network within a learning community that is part of the long-standing JAX Summer Student Program, including a shared on-campus residential program. The REU Site recruits undergraduate students at all levels. The goal is to develop a diverse community of learners including individuals from groups underrepresented in science, such as racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and people with a significant socioeconomic or educational disadvantage, including first-generation college students. It is anticipated that a total of 12 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. Students trained in genomics will become more versatile, be able to work in teams with the potential for higher impact research. REU students at JAX will become better communicators and more aware of the ethical, legal, and social responsibilities of genomics scientists. 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 JAX program is available by visiting https://www.jax.org/ssp, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Linda Hicke, linda.hicke@jax.org) or the Program Director (Michael McKernan, michael.mckernan@jax.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.