REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Biological Mechanisms

该REU网站授予北卡罗来纳州教堂山的北卡罗来纳大学（UNC），将在2021-2023年夏季支持10名学生的培训，为期10周。该项目的目标是通过将北卡罗来纳大学的研究机会扩展到其他机构的有才华的本科生，来激励、培养和增强下一代生物研究人员的多样性。预计总共将有30名学生在该项目中接受培训，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或在生物学研究中代表性不足的群体：代表性不足的少数群体、第一代学生、社区大学转学生和残疾学生。学生将由项目领导团队选择，他们将考虑申请人对生物学研究的兴趣以及该项目提高学生研究生学习道路的潜力。学生将学习如何进行、执行和交流研究，许多人将在地区或国家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。这个REU项目的主题是生物机制，重点是生物过程背后的细胞和分子途径。研究领域包括生物化学，细胞生物学，发育生物学，遗传学，分子生物学和微生物学，并跨越从细菌到苍蝇到老鼠的各种实验系统。学生将在北卡罗来纳大学教师的实验室中进行正在进行的项目研究，在那里学生将体验到发现推进知识的兴奋。学生将与板凳导师（博士后研究员和研究生）和教师一起工作。负责任的研究行为方面的培训、每周杂志俱乐部、每周专业发展讲习班和学生学习社区将加强研究经验。专业发展活动将为学生进入和成功完成研究生课程做好准备。课程结束后的研讨会将突出学生的研究成果。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://www.med.unc.edu/oge/stad/sure/或联系PI， Miriam Braunstein博士（miriam_braunstein@med.unc.edu）或项目主任Debra Ragland博士（debra_ragland@med.unc.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 the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. The goals of the program are to inspire, train, and enhance diversity in the next generation of biological researchers by extending the research opportunities of UNC to talented undergraduates who attend other institutions. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students will be trained in the program, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from groups underrepresented in biological research: underrepresented minority groups, first-generation students, community college transfer students and students with disabilities. Students will be selected by the program leadership team who will take into consideration an applicant’s interest in biological research and the potential for the program to enhance a student’s path toward graduate studies. Students will learn how research is conducted, executed and communicated, and many will present the results of their work at regional or national 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 theme of this REU program is biological mechanisms, with a focus on the cellular and molecular pathways that underlie biological processes. Research areas include biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, molecular biology, and microbiology and span a variety of experimental systems from bacteria to flies to mice. Students will conduct research on ongoing projects in the laboratories of UNC faculty where students will experience the excitement that comes from making discoveries that advance knowledge. Students will work alongside bench mentors (postdoctoral fellows and graduate students) and faculty. The research experience will be enhanced by training in responsible conduct of research and by weekly journal clubs, weekly professional development workshops, and a learning community of students. Professional development events will prepare students for entry into and successful completion of graduate programs. An end-of-program symposium will highlight student research accomplishments. More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.med.unc.edu/oge/stad/sure/ or by contacting the PI, Dr. Miriam Braunstein (miriam_braunstein@med.unc.edu), or the Program Director, Dr. Debra Ragland (debra_ragland@med.unc.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.