REU Site: Biological Adaptations to Stress - Molecular, Cellular, Ecological

该REU网站奖授予位于加利福尼亚州马里布的佩珀代因大学，将在2020-2022年夏季为8名学生提供为期11周的培训。在三年的奖励期内，该项目将总共培训24名学生，主要从研究机会有限的学校和代表性不足的人群中招募。该计划侧重于生物适应压力，包括细胞生物学，植物生物学，生物系统的数学建模，生态学和微生物学项目。通过教师的直接指导，学生从当前研究文献的回顾中提出自己的独立项目问题。学生将从事真实和相关的研究，目标是为研究文献贡献学术成果。所有REU学生都可以使用佩珀代因大学校园里最先进的研究基础设施。计划成功将使用所有REU计划（SALG URSSA）使用的通用基于网络的评估工具以及佩珀代因计划内开发的特定工具进行评估。完成课程后，许多学生将在当地和国家会议上展示他们的研究成果。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。佩珀代因REU计划侧重于生物适应压力。项目因学科而异，但包括在佩珀代因校园附近的圣莫尼卡山脉和太平洋的生态/遗传研究，环境毒素后果的细胞和生化研究，生物系统的数学建模，以及环境压力对土壤微生物多样性的影响。该计划的具体目标是：1)提高大学生作为青年科学家的成熟度；2)让学生参与全职的、真实的生物学研究，并有效地交流研究成果；3)向学生介绍生物信息学和数学建模；4)培养学生通过服务和清晰的沟通与非科学家和公众互动；5)为来自弱势群体和缺乏研究机会的学校的学生提供研究机会。有关该计划的更多信息，学生可以访问网站（https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/surb/），在那里他们可以在线申请。此外，学生可以联系PI （Jay Brewster博士：jay.brewster@pepperdine.edu）。该奖项反映了NSF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 Pepperdine University, located in Malibu, CA, will support the training of 8 students for 11 weeks during the summers of 2020-2022. Over three years of the award, the program will train a total of 24 students, recruited primarily from schools with limited research opportunities and from underrepresented populations. The program focuses on biological adaptations to stress, and includes projects in cell biology, plant biology, mathematical modeling of biological systems, ecology, and microbiology. Through direct mentoring by faculty, students develop their own independent project questions emerging from a review of the current research literature. Students will engage in authentic and relevant research, with a goal to contribute scholarly findings to the research literature. All REU students will have access to state-of-the-art research infrastructure on the Pepperdine campus. Program success will be assessed using a common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs (SALG URSSA), as well as specific tools developed within the Pepperdine program. Upon completion of the program, many students will present their research findings at local and national conferences. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. The Pepperdine REU program focuses on the biological adaptation to stress. Projects vary by discipline, but include ecological/genetic studies in the Santa Monica Mountains and Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Pepperdine campus, cellular and biochemical studies of the consequences of environmental toxins, mathematical modeling of biological systems, and the impact of environmental stress upon soil microbial diversity. The program specific aims are to: 1) enhance the maturation of undergraduate students as young scientists; 2) engage students in full-time, authentic biological research and the effective communication of research findings; 3) introduce students to bioinformatics and mathematical modeling; 4) train students to engage non-scientists and the public through service and clear communication; and 5) provide research opportunities for students from underrepresented groups and from schools that lack research opportunities. For more information about the program, students can visit the website (https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/surb/) where they can apply online. In addition, students can contact the PI (Dr. Jay Brewster at jay.brewster@pepperdine.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.