REU Site: Molecular Biology and Genetics of Cell Signaling

该REU网站授予位于纽约州伊萨卡的康奈尔大学，将在2020年至2022年的夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。预计总共有30名学生将接受该项目的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校或来自代表性不足的群体。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。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。该计划的目标是为有才华的本科生，特别是那些来自弱势群体和弱势群体的学生提供一个形成性的研究经验，这将激励他们从事研究事业，帮助他们在进入研究密集型研究生课程时具有竞争力，并增加他们在这些课程中的成功。研究重点是分子信号传导领域，这一过程几乎是所有细胞事件的基础。培训教师是根据他们的研究兴趣和指导本科生研究的承诺从校园的各个部门中挑选出来的。除了在其中一个参与实验室进行研究外，每周一次的REU小组会议与项目主任和各种研讨会为学生提供了分子科学一般领域信号领域的广阔视野，提高他们沟通技巧的机会，有关研究生院和科学职业的信息，以及负责任的研究行为的意识。学生还需要参加课程前和课程后的调查，以进行课程评估。我们鼓励大二、大三或大四的生命科学专业学生申请。对获得研究经验以准备研究生学习有强烈兴趣的学生将优先考虑。有关申请流程、参与导师和其他项目信息的详细信息，请访问https://mbg.cornell.edu/undergraduate/summer-research-experience/，或与项目负责人（Kelly Liu博士JL53@cornell.edu）或联合项目负责人（Tim Huffaker博士tch4@cornell.edu）联系。该奖项由国防部ASSURE项目通过与NSF REU项目的合作提供支持。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 Cornell University, located in Ithaca, NY, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020- 2022. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or are from an under-represented group, 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. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.The goal of this program is to provide a formative research experience for talented undergraduate students, especially those from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups, that will motivate them to pursue a career in research, help them to be competitive for admission to research intensive graduate programs, and increase their success in these programs. The research focus is in the area of molecular signaling, a process that is fundamental to almost every cellular event. Training faculty are selected from various departments across the campus based on their research interests and their commitment to mentoring undergraduate research. In addition to conducting research in one of the participating labs, weekly REU group meetings with the program directors and various workshops provide students with a broad view of the signaling field in the general area of molecular sciences, opportunities to improve their communication skills, information about graduate school and careers in science, and awareness of responsible conduct of research. Students are also required to take pre- and post-program surveys for program assessment purposes. Students entering their sophomore, junior, or senior years, and majoring in the life sciences are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to students with strong interest in gaining research experience in preparation for graduate study. Details on the application process, participating mentors and other information about the program are available by visiting https://mbg.cornell.edu/undergraduate/summer-research-experience/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Kelly Liu at JL53@cornell.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Tim Huffaker at tch4@cornell.edu). This award is supported by the Department of Defense ASSURE program thru a partnership with the NSF REU program.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.