Targeted Infusion Project: Integration of microbial enrichment, physiology and genomics via extended course-based undergraduate research experiences (eCURE)

历史黑人学院和大学本科项目(HBCU-UP)通过有针对性的灌输项目，支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以改善HBCU本科学生的准备和成功，使他们可以攻读科学、技术、工程或数学(STEM)研究生课程和/或职业。这个项目旨在通过将微生物学和基因组学融入大学STEM课程，为汉普顿大学的STEM学生提供现代微生物基因组学原理和技术的教育和培训。该项目的目标是：1)建立侧重于体验式学习的计算基础设施，并在与微生物基因组学相关的技术和方法方面提供实践指导；2)通过基于扩展课程的本科生研究经验(ECURE)连接三个连续课程，学生将在其中贡献有意义的数据；3)赋予下一代微生物基因组学科学家能力，并在他们进入STEM劳动力大军时支持这一学生群体；4)提供教师专业发展，以整合本科教学中的当前趋势；以及5)通过专门的研讨会系列，向本科生介绍著名的非裔美国人(和其他代表性不足的)科学家。值得注意的是，通过基于延长课程的本科研究经验(ECURE)将微生物增强剂、生理学和基因组学整合到本科STEM课程中，将使本科生(主要是非裔美国学生)为研究生学习和STEM劳动力做好更好的准备。这个项目的发现将作为其他历史上的黑人学院和大学以及寻求在微生物基因组方面教育和保持多样化的STEM劳动力的四年制机构的典范。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based, innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. This project seeks to provide STEM students at Hampton University with education and training in modern principles and techniques of microbial genomics by infusing microbiology and genomics into the university STEM curriculum.The goals of this project are to 1) build computational infrastructure that focuses on experiential learning with hands-on instruction in techniques and methodologies related to microbial genomics; 2) bridge three sequential courses via extended course-based undergraduate research experiences (eCURE) where students will contribute meaningful data; 3) empower the next generation of scientists in microbial genomics and to support this population of students as they enter the STEM workforce; 4) provide faculty professional development to integrate current trends in undergraduate teaching; and 5) introduce undergraduate students to notable African American (and other underrepresented) scientists through a dedicated seminar series. Of note, the integration of microbial enhancements, physiology and genomics via extended course-based undergraduate research experiences (eCURE) into the undergraduate STEM curriculum will better prepare undergraduates, primarily African American students, for graduate study and the STEM workforce. The findings from this project will serve as a model for other Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 4-year institutions that seek to educate and maintain a diverse STEM workforce in microbial genomics.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.