REU Site: The Plasticity of Cells, Organisms, and Communities

REU Site奖授予位于加利福尼亚州圣马科斯的加州州立大学圣马科斯分校，支持2023-2025年夏季为期10周的10名学生/年的培训。预计总共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将接受进行和提出独立研究的培训。CSUSM NSF REU计划坚定地致力于支持代表性不足的群体，包括退伍军人和第一代大学生，为建设多元化和有才华的下一代科学家做出贡献。暑期体验将增加课堂上的参与度、记忆力、毅力和成功，灌输信心，鼓励研究中的创新和领导力。在项目完成后，学生可以申请博士/硕士项目和/或生命科学行业的职位。将使用一个通用的基于网络的评估工具来确定培训的有效性，并将在计划结束后跟踪学生以确定职业道路。这个实践研究项目的统一主题是“细胞、有机体和群落的可塑性”。学生从不同的科学家团队中选择一名研究导师，这些科学家使用尖端工具和技术揭示细胞、有机体和社区如何通过协调生长与形态、生理和行为特征来适应随机环境条件的分子和细胞机制，以最大限度地适应健康。研究项目从探索表型的遗传学，到研究简单序列重复和基因组流动性，微生物区系和微生物组介导的可塑性，到对气候变化的生理适应。住宿项目培养了一个学者社区，他们从学生过渡到研究科学家，从学习转向发现。每周的丰富活动包括研讨会、实地考察和研讨会，突出细胞、有机体和群落的非凡可塑性。学生们一起撰写科学手稿，参加研究生院的申请和职业研讨会，并参加海报展示活动，以庆祝研究成果。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问：https://www.csusm.edu/bioreu/index.html，或联系PI(Betsy博士请访问https://www.csusm.edu/bioreu/index.html，@csusm.edu)或联合PI(Carols露娜-Lopez博士，电子邮件：clunalopez@csusm.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 REU Site award to California State University San Marcos, located in San Marcos, CA, supports the training of 10 students/year for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained to conduct and present independent research. With a strong commitment to supporting underrepresented groups, including veterans, and first-generation college students, the CSUSM NSF REU program contributes to building a diverse and talented population of next generation scientists. The summer experience will increase participation, retention, persistence, and success in the classroom and instill confidence, and encourage innovation and leadership in research. Upon program completion, students are well poised to apply to doctoral/Masters programs and/or positions in the Life Science Industry. A common web-based assessment tool will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training, and students will be tracked after the program to determine career paths. The unifying theme of this hands-on research program is ‘The Plasticity of Cells, Organisms, and Communities’. Students select a research mentor from a diverse team of scientists who are using cutting edge tools and techniques to uncover the molecular and cellular mechanisms of how cells, organisms, and communities adapt to stochastic environmental conditions by coordinating growth with morphological, physiological, and behavioral traits to maximize fitness. Research projects range from probing the genetics of phenotype, to investigating simple sequence repeats and genomic fluidity, microbiota and microbiome-mediated plasticity, to physiological adaptations to climate change. The residential program fosters a community of scholars who transition from being students to research scientists and move from learning to discovery. Weekly enrichment activities include seminars, field trips, and workshops highlighting the remarkable plasticity of cells, organisms, and communities. Students work together to write a scientific manuscript, attend graduate school application, and career workshops, and participate in a Poster Showcase to celebrate research accomplishments. For more information about the program visit: https://www.csusm.edu/bioreu/index.html, or contact the PI (Dr. Betsy Read at bread@csusm.edu) or co-PI (Dr. Carols Luna-Lopez at clunalopez@csusm.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.