REU Site: Summer Research Experiences in Neuroscience

位于纽约州多布斯费里的仁慈学院获得了REU网站奖，这是仁慈学院自然科学系和阿尔伯特爱因斯坦医学院神经科学系的共同努力。REU网站支持在2020-2022年夏季培训10名学生，为期10周。研究、住宿和项目相关活动在纽约阿尔伯特爱因斯坦大学神经科学系进行。申请人必须是参加本科课程的美国公民或永久居民。鼓励少数族裔服务机构和社区学院的学生申请。该计划的目标是在最先进的研究中心为STEM中代表性不足的学生提供科学研究培训，以促进学术界和其他高等教育机构的多样性。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行，该工具用于评估生物REU计划。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。REU网站的智力焦点和主题是神经科学，重点是在分子，细胞和系统水平上对大脑发育和功能的生物学机制的理解。被录取的学生将在神经科学系内选择一个他们感兴趣的实验室，并在这个最先进的研究中心进行深入的实践研究。实验室专注于广泛的研究领域和实验方法，包括细胞和分子生物学、生物化学、遗传学、神经生理学、生物信息学、神经发育和可塑性以及神经成像。学生将与阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦学院的科学导师一起开展研究，并与Mercy学院的导师一起协调课外活动，包括研讨会，指导学术研究生教育和工业职业，以及负责任和道德的科学研究行为。阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦将为学生提供住宿。此外，学生还将获得津贴和膳食。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://REU.mercy.edu，或联系PI （Juan Bruses博士jbruses@mercy.edu）或联合PI （Jose Pena博士jose.pena@einstein.yu.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 Mercy College, located in Dobbs Ferry, NY, is a joint effort between Mercy College Department of Natural Sciences and the Department of Neuroscience at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The REU site supports the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020-2022. The research, housing and program-related activities are conducted at the Department of Neuroscience at Albert Einstein, New York, NY. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents attending an undergraduate program. Students from minority serving institutions and community colleges are encouraged to apply. A goal of the program is to provide training in scientific research in a state-of-the-art research center to students underrepresented in STEM to promote diversity in academia and other institutions of higher education. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool used to assess Biology REU programs. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths.The intellectual focus and theme of the REU Site is neuroscience, focusing on the understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying brain development and function at the molecular, cellular and systems level. Accepted students will select a laboratory of their interest within the Department of Neuroscience and will conduct an intensive hands-on research at this state-of-the-art research center. The laboratories focus on a wide range of research areas and experimental approaches, including cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, neurophysiology, bioinformatics, neural development and plasticity, and neuroimaging. Students will work with a scientific mentor at Albert Einstein to carry out their research and with a mentor from Mercy College, who will coordinate extracurricular activities including seminars, mentoring on graduate education in academia and careers in industry, and responsible and ethical scientific research conduct. Albert Einstein will provide housing to the students. In addition, students will also be provided with stipends and meals. More information about the program is available by visiting http://REU.mercy.edu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Juan Bruses at jbruses@mercy.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Jose Pena jose.pena@einstein.yu.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.