NSF REU Site: Research training in the biomedical sciences and engineering

该REU网站奖授予位于康涅狄格州纽黑文的耶鲁大学，将在2021-2023年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。预计每年将有10名学生接受该项目的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，以及各种类型的科学事业。许多学生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。这个为期10周的NSF REU网站为本科生提供了一个大型研究机构的融合，实践研究经验和专业发展技能，使他们能够追求STEM职业。REU网站有三个重点研究领域：A)生物成像和数据科学，B)生物力学和C)系统生物学。每个REU参与者都在其中一个研究领域进行研究。丰富的活动培养学生的书面和口头沟通能力，针对科学和非专业观众，网络技能，以及对研究生申请过程，STEM职业和科学伦理的理解。REU参与者将对跨学科和定量研究以及湿实验室实验如何通知计算和理论方法有更深入的了解，反之亦然。这个REU网站帮助学生确定他们是否想继续研究生学习，他们想在研究生学习期间追求的领域，以及他们可以获得的STEM职业。许多与会者将有机会在科学会议上介绍他们的研究，并在可能的情况下为编写科学出版物作出贡献。REU网站的成功与否将由参与者每年进行评估，并用于改进项目要素。有关该计划的更多信息，包括申请流程，可访问https://physics-engineering-biology.yale.edu/nsf-reu-site或联系PI （Corey O 'Hern教授corey.ohern@yale.edu）或联合PI （Dorottya Noble博士dorottya.noble@yale.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 Yale University, located in New Haven, CT, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. It is anticipated that a total of 10 students per year, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from under-represented groups, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted and about various types of science careers. Many of the students will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be performed via the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths.This 10-week NSF REU Site provides undergraduates with convergent, hands-on research experiences and professional development skills at a large research institution that will enable them to pursue STEM careers. The REU Site has three focus research areas: A) Biological imaging and data science, B) Biomechanics, and C) Systems biology. Each REU participant conducts research in one of these research areas. Enrichment activities develop students’ written and oral communication skills aimed at science and lay audiences, networking skills, and understanding of the graduate application process, STEM careers, and scientific ethics. REU participants will gain a deeper understanding of interdisciplinary and quantitative research and how wet-lab experiments inform computational and theoretical approaches, and vice versa. This REU Site helps students determine if they want to pursue graduate studies, the field they want to pursue during graduate studies, and the STEM careers that are available to them. Many participants will have the opportunity to present their research at scientific conferences, and, when possible, contribute to the preparation of scientific publications. The success of the REU Site will be assessed by participants yearly, and used to improve the program elements. More information about the program, including the application process, is available by visiting https://physics-engineering-biology.yale.edu/nsf-reu-site or by contacting the PI (Prof. Corey O’Hern at corey.ohern@yale.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Dorottya Noble at dorottya.noble@yale.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.