REU Site: Molecular Biology and Genetics of Cell Signaling

这项授予纽约伊萨卡康奈尔大学的REU Site奖将支持2020-2022年夏季为期10周的10名学生的培训。预计共有30名学生将在该方案中接受培训，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。将通过SALG Urssa在线工具对该方案进行评估。这个项目的目标是为有才华的本科生，特别是那些来自代表不足和弱势群体的学生，提供一种成熟型的研究经历，这将激励他们追求研究事业，帮助他们在进入研究密集型研究生项目时具有竞争力，并增加他们在这些项目中的成功。研究的重点是分子信号传递，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对指导本科生研究的承诺，从校园内的不同部门挑选出来的。除了在其中一个参与的实验室进行研究外，每周与项目主任举行的REU小组会议和各种研讨会为学生提供了对分子科学一般领域的信号领域的广泛看法，改善他们的沟通技能的机会，关于科学研究生院和职业的信息，以及负责任的研究行为的意识。学生还被要求进行项目前和项目后的调查，以进行项目评估。鼓励进入二年级、三年级或四年级的生命科学专业的学生申请。有强烈兴趣获得研究经验的学生将优先考虑为研究生学习做准备。有关申请过程、参与导师的详细信息以及该计划的其他信息，请访问https://mbg.cornell.edu/undergraduate/summer-research-experience/，或联系PI(Kelly Liu博士，jl53@cornell.edu)或共同PI(Tim Huffaker博士，tch4@cornell.edu)。该奖项由国防部保证计划通过与NSF REU计划的合作伙伴关系提供支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并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 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.