REU Site: Microbial Symbioses and Diversity Research Experience at the University of Arizona

这个REU网站奖给亚利桑那大学图森分校，亚利桑那州，将支持12名学生在2019- 2021年夏季10周的培训。微生物共生和生物多样性的主题将使学生获得微生物及其与其他生物和环境的相互作用的赞赏。研究项目将集中在5个核心领域：1）系统学和进化; 2）植物/动物互利和拮抗相互作用; 3）微生物与环境; 4）微生物代谢产物和生物产品; 5）遗传学，基因组学和生物信息学。学生将接受跨学科研究核心要素的培训，包括实验设计，数据解释，专业网络开发和科学道德。其他活动包括研讨会，导师和学生会议，专业发展活动和实地考察。申请将根据以下内容进行审查：a）简历; B）学生个人陈述; c）推荐信; d）对教师导师研究计划的兴趣; e）对学生职业生涯的潜在影响。预计共有36名学生，主要来自美国西部和全国各地的两年制大学以及研究机会有限的学校，将在该计划中接受培训。学生将发展研究技能和独立思考，提高他们在学术界，工业界和政府机构的职业生涯的成功。学生将得到支持，发表他们的研究，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研究中心项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训项目的有效性。此外，每周评估将衡量该计划的不同组成部分的质量和有效性，包括研究经验，导师，专业发展活动和住房。学生将被跟踪至少五年后的程序，以确定他们的职业道路。学生还将被要求通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件作出回应。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://www.stocklab-insectpathogens.com/nsf-reu-site.html或联系PI，Patricia Stock博士（spstock@email.aizona.edu）和Gayatri Vedantam博士（gayatri@email.arizona.edu）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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来支持。

This REU Site award to the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, will support the training of 12 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019- 2021. The theme of microbial symbioses and biodiversity will allow students to gain an appreciation of microbes and their interactions with other organisms and the environment. Research projects will focus on 5 core areas: 1) systematics and evolution; 2) plant/animal mutualistic and antagonistic interactions; 3) microbes and the environment; 4) microbial metabolites and bio-products and 5) genetics, genomics and bioinformatics. Students will receive training in core elements of interdisciplinary research, including experimental design, data interpretation, professional network development, and scientific ethics. Additional activities include seminars, mentor-mentee and student meetings, professional development activities, and field trips. Applications will be reviewed based on the following: a) resume; b) student personal statement; c) letters of recommendation; d) interest in the faculty mentor research program; and e) potential impact on the student career. It is anticipated that a total of 36 students, primarily from 2-year colleges in Western US and across the country and schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will develop research skills and independent thinking enhancing their success for careers in academia, industry, and government agencies. Students will be supported to publish their research, and many will present 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. In addition, weekly assessments will measure the quality and effectiveness of different components of the program including the research experience, mentors, professional development activities, and housing. Students will be tracked for at least five years after the program to determine their career paths. Students will also 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.stocklab-insectpathogens.com/nsf-reu-site.html or by contacting the PIs, Dr. Patricia Stock (spstock@email.aizona.edu) and Dr. Gayatri Vedantam (gayatri@email.arizona.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.