REU Site: NSF REU 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)。该REU场地奖授予加州旧金山的加州大学旧金山分校，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。学生将接触到加州大学旧金山分校的跨学科协作研究环境，并将接受涵盖生物化学、细胞生物学、遗传学、分子生物学和基因组学的培训。除了承担独立的研究项目外，学生还将学习在展示科学发现方面的基础技能，将参加期刊俱乐部和实验室会议，并将在国家会议上发表演讲。将通过在线SALG Urssa工具对该计划的学习和培训结果进行评估，并将跟踪学生的职业结果，以评估该计划的专业结果。该计划的目标是提供：a)分子生物科学方面最先进的实践培训，以及b)交流成功过渡到研究生院和生物科学研究职业所需的技能、信息和经验的联合课程。在ABRCMS/SACNAS会议上，通过外展访问，以及通过前NSF-REU参与者的口碑，在全国范围内招募学生。参与者是由一个教师委员会挑选出来的，该委员会会考虑个人和专业成就，以及情有可原的情况。该项目的核心是密集的研究体验，学生与加州大学旧金山分校优秀的教师和学生导师配对，学习用于解决复杂研究问题的现代技术。项目旨在最大限度地提高科学研究的生产力、积极性和现实性。一个独特的联合课程为学生在智力和心理上为在研究生院取得成功做好准备，并包括负责任的研究行为所需的科学培训。最后，该REU利用活动将加州大学旧金山分校的研究生培养成有效和支持性的专业导师，其中一些人担任直接导师，另一些人担任助教。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://graduate.ucsf.edu/srtp或联系PI(Carol Gross博士，Carol.Gross@ucsf.edu)或联合PI(Liz Silva博士，elizabth.silva@ucsf.edu)。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并已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 the University of California San Francisco, in San Francisco, California, 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 be exposed to UCSF’s interdisciplinary collaborative research environment, and will undertake training covering biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, and genomics. In addition to undertaking an independent research project, students will learn foundational skills in the presentation of scientific findings, will participate in journal clubs and lab meetings, and will present at national conferences. Assessment of the program’s learning and training outcomes will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool and students’ career outcomes will be tracked to assess the professional outcomes of the program. The objectives of this program are to provide: a) state of the art, hands-on training in molecular biosciences and b) a co-curriculum that communicates skills, information, and experiences required for successful transition to graduate school and to research careers in the biological sciences. Students are recruited nationally at ABRCMS/ SACNAS meetings, via outreach visits, and by word of-mouth via former NSF-REU participants. Participants are selected by a faculty committee that considers personal and professional accomplishments, and extenuating circumstances. The centerpiece of the program is an intensive research experience in which students are paired with outstanding UCSF faculty and student mentors to learn modern techniques used to solve complex research problems. Projects are designed to maximize a productive, positive, and realistic immersion in scientific research. A unique co-curriculum prepares students intellectually and psychosocially for success in graduate school, and includes required scientific training in responsible conduct of research. Finally, this REU leverages activities to develop UCSF graduate students into effective and supportive professional mentors, some of whom serve as direct mentors and others as teaching assistants. More information about the program is available by visiting https://graduate.ucsf.edu/srtp or by contacting the PI (Dr. Carol Gross at carol.gross@ucsf.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Liz Silva at elizabeth.silva@ucsf.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.