IRES Track II. Engage Globally: Tropical Plants Metabolomics Advanced Studies Institute in Kenya

这IRES轨道二奖鲍伊州立大学，鲍伊，在与摩根州立大学在巴尔的摩MD合作，将支持十名研究生三个星期，每年在冬季/夏季2021- 2023为一系列的高级研究机构。培训主要在内罗毕大学与肯尼亚的合作组织在植物生物活性化合物领域进行。该项目通过向少数民族研究生提供全球培训机会，培训全球科学家并培养学生作为科学家的身份。该项目的目标如下：（1）为全球化世界培养学生研究人员;（2）培养学生作为科学家的身份;（3）培养学生的团队合作、领导能力、解决问题和表达技能。学生将接受植物代谢组学研究方法、技术和技能的指导和培训，同时参与植物科学的真实的研究，从而促进对天然产品的发现和理解，并促进对STEM领域代表性不足的少数群体的教学和培训，扩大参与。植物代谢组学高级研究所（ASI）将使用代谢组学方法研究非洲肯尼亚传统医学系统中使用的热带植物。代谢组学技术是最新出现的“组学”方法之一，它可以分析植物的代谢产物。高等植物是植物化学物质的“宝库”，特别是具有生物活性分子的次生代谢产物，已被用于对抗世界各地的几种致命疾病。肯尼亚的一些森林被定义为具有全球重要性的生物多样性热点，但其中一些植物面临灭绝的威胁。每个ASI将包括美国和肯尼亚科学家的讲座，实地考察，然后是样品的实验室分析。由一名美国学生和一名肯尼亚学生组成的学生团队将与他们的美国和肯尼亚导师合作制定实验计划，进行分析，然后在ASI结束时的闭幕研讨会上进行联合演讲。每个团队将共同撰写一份科学报告，该报告将由美国学生在ASI后的国际会议上发表。欲了解更多信息，请联系PI aosano@bowiestate.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知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

This IRES track II Award to Bowie State University, Bowie, in collaboration with Morgan State University in Baltimore MD, will support ten graduate students for three weeks annually during winter/ summers of 2021- 2023 for a series of Advanced Studies Institutes. Training is primarily conducted at Nairobi University with collaborating organizations in Kenya in the area of Plant Bioactive compounds. This project trains global scientists and develops a student’s identity as a scientist by providing global training exposure to minority graduate students. The project has the following objectives: (1) Educating student researchers for a global world; (2) Developing a student’s identity as scientists; and (3) Developing student teamwork, leadership, problem solving and presentation skills. The students will be mentored and trained in research methodology and techniques and skills in Plant Metabolomics while being involved in real research in Plant Science, thereby advancing discovery and understanding in Natural Products as well as promoting teaching and training of the underrepresented minorities in STEM and broadening participation.Plant Metabolomics Advanced Studies Institute (ASI) will use metabolomics approaches to study Tropical Plants used in Traditional Medicine system in Kenya, Africa. Metabolomics Technologies is one of the most recent of the ‘-omics’ approaches to emerge that enables the analysis of the metabolite production by plants. Higher plants are ‘treasure houses’ for a repertoire of phytochemicals, particularly secondary metabolites with bioactive molecules which been used to combat several fatal diseases the world over. Some of Kenyan forests have been defined as biodiversity hotspot of great global importance and yet some of these plants are threatened with extinction. Each ASI will include lectures by US and Kenyan Scientists, a field trip, followed by laboratory analysis of samples. The student team of one US and one Kenyan student will collaborate with their US and Kenyan mentors to develop experimental plans, will perform analysis and then will give joint presentations at the end of the ASI during a closing Symposium. Each team will co-author a scientific presentation that will be given by the US student at an international conference post-ASI. For more information, contact PI as aosano@bowiestate.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.