REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Molecular Biology at the Ohio State University

这个REU网站奖给位于俄亥俄州哥伦布的俄亥俄州州立大学，将支持12名学生在2020年至2022年的夏天进行为期10周的培训。 预计共有36名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体，将在该计划中接受培训。 强烈鼓励残疾学生，包括聋人/听力困难学生的申请。参与研究将促进目前在俄亥俄州的科学口译员和资源的广泛系统。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工具完成。 学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。 在俄亥俄州州立大学的REU网站汇集了来自分子生命科学的36名教师导师，他们都有兴趣使用模型生物和分子工具来解决进化光谱中的关键生物学问题。该计划的核心是研究体验，学生在个别教师导师的监督下从事个人项目。导师将被匹配，以最好地与学生的自我确定的研究兴趣和经验，在他们的应用程序之前加入程序所述。计划导师是生物学不同领域的专家，从微生物学教师研究微生物中的脂质代谢途径，到分子遗传学教师研究动物模型中基因表达的振荡调节，再到生物化学教师研究基本RNA加工酶的机制。项目教师都被选中，因为他们表现出对高质量指导和本科研究的承诺。 研究经验将与一系列支持计划活动相辅相成，以提高学生在定量推理，科学交流和负责任的研究行为方面的技能，所有这些都旨在为学生在生物研究领域的成功未来职业做好准备。 有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https：//molgen.osu.edu/research-experience-undergraduates，或联系PI（Jane Jackman博士，mgreu@osu.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 Ohio State University, located in Columbus, OH, will support the training of 12 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020-2022. It is anticipated that a total of 36 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an underrepresented group, will be trained in the program. Applications from students with disabilities, including Deaf/Hard of Hearing students, are strongly encouraged. Participation in research will be facilitated by an extensive system of scientific interpreters and resources currently in place at Ohio State. 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 thru the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. The REU Site at The Ohio State University brings together 36 faculty mentors from across the molecular life sciences who all share an interest in using model organisms and molecular tools to address critical biological questions across the evolutionary spectrum. The centerpiece of the program is the research experience, with students working on individual projects under the supervison of an individual faculty mentor. Mentors will be matched to best align with the student's self-identified research interests and experience, as stated on their application prior to joining the program. Program mentors are experts in diverse areas of biology, from Microbiology faculty studying lipid metabolic pathways in microbes, to Molecular Genetics faculty studying oscillatory regulation of gene expression in animal models, to Biochemistry faculty studying mechanisms of essential RNA processing enzymes. Program faculty have all been selected because of their demonstrated commitment to high-quality mentoring and undergraduate research. The research experience will be complemented with a set of supporting program activities to enhance students' skills in quantitative reasoning, scientific communication, and responsible conduct of research, all of which are designed to prepare the student for a successful future career in biological research. More information about the program is available by visiting https://molgen.osu.edu/research-experience-undergraduates, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Jane Jackman at mgreu@osu.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.