REU Site: Early Collaborative Research Experience in Microbial Biofilm Development, Resistance, & Community Structure

该REU网站授予位于纽约州宾厄姆顿的宾厄姆顿大学，将在2022-2024年夏季期间为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。重点是提供微生物生物膜领域的合作研究经验。预计在这个为期三年的项目中，将培训总共30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校和历史上代表性不足的群体。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。该计划的总体目标是为学生在大学生涯早期提供高质量，良好指导的研究机会，以便他们有足够的时间来追求他们的项目，建立科学和专业技能，并为STEM后的竞争机会做好准备。该计划的评估将通过在线调查进行。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生项目将围绕三个主要领域组织：建筑和自然环境中的环境生物膜，生物膜和工程系统，以及生物膜控制的基本微生物机制。来自生物科学系、生物医学工程系和机械工程系的教师将担任教师导师。学生将在其中一个主要领域参与合作和多人指导的研究项目。此外，学生将参加生物膜研讨会，专业发展研讨会，以及实验室安全和负责任和道德的研究行为培训。学生将在夏季海报会议结束时与其他REU和校园本科生暑期研究项目一起展示他们的研究。学生们还将创作一份关于他们夏季发现的合作手稿报告。将提供住房、津贴、膳食和旅行津贴。学生将根据他们对生物膜研究的兴趣和动机、这一经历对学生职业轨迹的潜在影响、学习成绩和推荐信进行选择。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://www.binghamton.edu/centers/bbrc/landing_reu.html，或联系PI （Dr. Caitlin Light, clight@binghamton.edu）或联合PI （Dr. Karin Sauer, clight@binghamton.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 Binghamton University, located in Binghamton, NY, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summbers of 2022-2024. The focus is to provide a collaborative research experience in the area of microbial biofilms. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities and from historically under-represented groups, will be trained during the 3-year program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. The broad objective of this program is to provide high-quality, well-mentored research opportunities to students early in their college careers so that they have sufficient time to pursue their projects, build scientific and professional skills, and prepare to be competitive in STEM post-bac opportunities. Assessment of the program will be done through online surveys. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.Student projects will be organized around three main areas: environmental biofilms in the built and natural environment, biofilms and engineered systems, and basic microbiological mechanisms for biofilm control. Faculty from the Departments of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering will serve as faculty mentors. Students will participate in a collaborative and multi-mentored research project in one of these main areas. Additionally, students will participate in biofilm seminars, professional development workshops, and lab safety and responsible and ethical conduct of research training. Students will present their research at an end of summer poster session with other REU and undergraduate summer research programs on campus. Students will also create a collaborative manuscript report of their summer findings. Housing, stipend, meal and travel allowances will be provided. Students will be selected based on their interest and motivation for biofilm research, potential impact of this experience for students’ career trajectory, academic record, and recommendation letters. More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.binghamton.edu/centers/bbrc/landing_reu.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Caitlin Light, clight@binghamton.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Karin Sauer, clight@binghamton.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.