REU SITE: Program in Molecular Biosciences

该奖项的全部或部分资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公法117-2)。位于科罗拉多柯林斯堡的科罗拉多州立大学获得的这一REU场地奖将支持在2022-2024年夏季对10名学生进行为期10周的培训。预计共有30名学生将在该方案中接受培训，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，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。REU网站的一个主要目标是扩大代表不足群体的成员(少数族裔学生，特别是来自研究机会有限的四年制大学的学生)的参与。社会将受益于更多训练有素的分子生物科学研究人员和教育工作者榜样，特别是来自代表性不足的群体。将通过SALG Urssa在线工具对该方案进行评估。学生将在项目结束后被跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。这个REU项目使本科生接触到构成现代分子生命科学学科的广泛的研究领域和方法。参与者与来自生命科学、物理科学、农业科学和工程系的一系列教师一起工作。潜在的研究项目包括HIV-1蛋白酶自动处理、衰老、可再生能源、蛋白质错误折叠、螃蟹蜕皮控制、植物-细菌相互作用、嗜热微生物DNA依赖过程、复杂宏观材料工程。该计划提供关于科学交流(口头、书面、海报)和负责任的研究行为(伦理理论、不当行为、笔记本、导师/被辅导者关系、科学多样性的重要性等)的研讨会。以及研究生教育的性质、选择和申请研究生项目、奖学金机会等。项目主任、联合主任和一个由参与的教职员工组成的委员会根据对学生收获的评估以及参与者的定量和定性反馈，严格审查项目的实质和运作。在线申请要求提供人口统计信息、一份非官方成绩单、两封提名信和首选的研究项目。申请将根据学生的项目选择进行评估。项目负责人对最终入围者进行最终排名。通过电子邮件向排名最靠前的候选人提供工作机会，直到10个职位全部填满。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://www.bmb.colostate.edu/reu-program-description/网站，或联系PI(保罗·莱伯恩博士，电子邮件：paul.laybourn@colstate.edu)或联合PI(Lubna.tahtnui博士，电子邮件：lubna.tahtnui@colstate.edu)。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).This REU Site award to Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins, CO, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2022- 2024. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. A primary goal of this REU site is to broaden the participation of members of underrepresented groups (minority students, particularly from four year colleges with limited research opportunities). Society will benefit from a greater number of better-trained molecular bioscience researchers and educator role models, particularly from underrepresented groups. 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.This REU program exposes undergraduates to the broad range of research areas and approaches that constitute the modern discipline of molecular life sciences. Participants work with faculty from a range of life science, physical science, agriculture science and engineering departments. Potential research projects include HIV-1 protease autoprocessing, aging, renewable energy, protein misfolding, crab molting control, plant-bacteria interactions, thermophilic microbe DNA-dependent processes, complex macroscopic material engineering. The program provides workshops on science communication (oral, written, poster) and responsible conduct of research (ethical theory, misconduct, notebook keeping, mentor/mentee relationships, the importance of diversity in science, etc.) and on the nature of graduate education, selecting and applying to graduate programs, fellowship opportunities, etc. The Program Director, the Co-Director and a committee of participating faculty members critically review both the substance and the operation of the program based on assessments of student gains, as well as participant quantitative and qualitative feedback. An online application requests demographic information, an unofficial transcript, two letters of nomination, and preferred research projects. Applications are evaluated according to student project choice. The program directors make a final ranking of the finalists. Offers are extended via email to the top ranked candidates until the 10 positions are filled. More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.bmb.colostate.edu/reu-program-description/ , or by contacting the PI (Dr. Paul Laybourn at paul.laybourn@colostate.edu ) or the co-PI (Dr. Lubna Tahtamouni at lubna.tahtamouni@colostate.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.