REU Site: Training and Experimentation in Computational Biology (TECBio)

该REU网站奖授予位于宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡的匹兹堡大学，将在2021-2024年夏季支持10名学生的培训，为期10周。预计总共有40名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或来自代表性不足的群体，将在名为“计算生物学训练和实验”（TECBio）的项目中接受培训。我们鼓励生命、物理、计算机科学和工程专业的大二、大三和大四学生申请。TECBio REU的定位是为计算生物学新兴领域的学生提供基础培训。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。项目完成后，TECBio校友将继续接受项目主管和导师的指导，他们将跟踪和保持与学生的联系，以确定和支持他们的职业道路。TECBio REU @ Pitt位于匹兹堡大学计算与系统生物学系，其科学重点是“生物发现的多尺度建模、模拟和系统级分析”。TECBio的学生可以期待一个充满挑战和充实的经历，为他们在研究生院的成功做好准备。TECBio的学生从计算生物学前沿的5个主要研究领域（计算结构生物学、计算药物发现、基因组学/生物信息学、生物图像信息学和系统生物学）的35位不同的研究导师中进行选择。学生还将接受培训，学习如何成为一个更有效的指导者，参加期刊俱乐部，参加研究和职业研讨会，学习负责任的研究行为，出席专题讨论会，并参加社交，团队建设，网络和领导力增强活动。成功的申请者将表现出在计算生物学或相关领域进行跨学科研究和研究生培训的愿望。有关该计划的更多信息可在我们的网站www.tecbioreu.pitt.edu上获得，或与PI （Joe Ayoob博士jayoob@pitt.edu）或项目协调员（Adam Kohlhaas先生tecbio@pitt.edu）联系。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 Pittsburgh, located in Pittsburgh, PA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2024. It is anticipated that a total of 40 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an underrepresented group, will be trained in the program called Training and Experimentation in Computational Biology (TECBio). Rising Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors from the life, physical, and computer sciences and engineering are encouraged to apply. The TECBio REU is positioned to provide foundational training to students in the emerging field of computational biology. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Following completion of the program, TECBio alumni will receive continued mentoring by program directors and mentors, who will track and maintain contact with students in order to determine and support their career paths. The TECBio REU @ Pitt is housed in the Department of Computational and Systems Biology at the University of Pittsburgh and has the scientific focus of “multiscale modeling, simulation, and systems-level analyses for biological discovery”. TECBio students can expect a challenging and fulfilling experience that will prepare them for graduate school success. TECBio students pick from 35 diverse research mentors in 5 major research areas at the cutting-edge of computational biology (computational structural biology, computational drug discovery, genomics/bioinformatics, bioimage informatics, and systems biology). Students will also receive training in how to be a more effective mentee, participate in a journal club, attend research and career seminars, learn the responsible conduct of research, present at symposia, and participate in social, cohort-building, networking, and leadership-enhancing events. Successful applicants will demonstrate a desire to pursue interdisciplinary research and graduate training in computational biology or related fields. More information about the program is available on our website www.tecbioreu.pitt.edu or by contacting the PI (Dr. Joe Ayoob at jayoob@pitt.edu) or the Program Coordinator (Mr. Adam Kohlhaas at tecbio@pitt.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.