REU Site: Purdue Undergraduate Research Experiences for Plant Biology and Data Science (PURE-PD)

这个REU网站奖给普渡大学，位于西拉斐特，IN，将支持10名学生在2022年至2024年的夏天10周的培训。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体，将在该方案中接受培训。学生将学习如何进行研究和生成假设，并将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。通过多样化的研究项目，该计划将增加学生在STEM学科的参与，并为他们在数据科学时代的植物生物学职业做好准备。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。普渡大学植物生物学和数据科学本科生研究经验（PURE-PD）项目旨在为学生参与者提供基础植物生物学和数据科学的高级培训。PURE-PD项目是普渡大学植物生物学中心、图书馆和信息研究学院之间的跨学科合作项目。PURE-PD计划的研究项目多种多样，包括营养信号的调节，植物健康监测，植物宿主-病原体相互作用以及发育过程的调节，这些都为学生参与者提供了重要的农业相关研究环境。此外，每个学生将参与专业发展活动，包括研究道德，研究数据管理和学术交流。申请人将通过该计划的网站提交他们的材料，并需要包括数字成绩单，描述职业目标和研究兴趣的目的声明，以及两封推荐信。候选人将根据他们在学术表现优异和科学的强烈兴趣由三名教师导师组成的委员会选择。一个整体的项目评估将在每个夏季会议结束时进行，以迭代改进该计划。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https：//ag.purdue.edu/cpb/intern/，或联系PI（蔡超博士，caic@purdue.edu）或联合PI（娜塔莉亚杜达瑞娃博士，dudareva@purdue.edu）。该奖项反映了NSF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 REU Site award to Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, IN, 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 under-represented groups, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how to conduct research and generate hypotheses, and will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Through diverse research projects the program will increase the participation of students in STEM disciplines and prepare them for careers in plant biology in the era of data science. 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.The Purdue Undergraduate Research Experiences for Plant Biology and Data Science (PURE-PD) program aims to provide student participants with advanced training in basic plant biology and data science. The PURE-PD program was developed as an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Center for Plant Biology, Purdue Libraries and the School of Information Studies. Research projects in the PURE-PD program are diverse and include the regulation of nutrition signals, plant health monitoring, plant host-pathogen interactions, and the regulation of developmental processes, which collectively offer a significant and agriculturally relevant research environment for student participants. In addition, each student will be involved in professional development activities including research ethics, research data management and scholarly communication. Applicants will submit their materials via the program website and need to include digital transcripts, a statement of purpose describing career goals and research interests, and two recommendation letters. Candidates will be selected based on their excellence in academic performance and strong interests in science by a committee consisting of three faculty mentors. A holistic project evaluation will be conducted at the end of each summer session for the iterative improvement of the program. More information about the program is available by visiting https://ag.purdue.edu/cpb/intern/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Chao Cai at caic@purdue.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Natalia Dudareva at dudareva@purdue.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.