REU Site: Summer Intensive Research Experiences in Neuroscience (SIREN)

该REU Site奖授予密歇根大学，位于密歇根州安娜堡，将支持在2023-2025年夏季对10名学生进行为期10周的培训。活动是在密歇根大学神经科学研究生项目内进行的，这是美国历史最悠久的同类项目。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。学生将在进行研究的同时获得专业知识，同时建立一系列可转让的专业技能。与会者将在夏末研讨会上介绍他们的研究成果，许多人将在其他科学会议上介绍他们的工作。将通过整个计划的短期反馈调查对计划活动进行评估，并将在夏季结束时通过在线SALG Urssa工具评估总体影响。NSF ETAP系统将用于注册参与者(https://www.nsfetap.gov/).该项目的校友将在项目结束后被跟踪，以评估他们的职业道路。这个REU网站的一个特点是专注于跨学科的神经科学。研究机会将跨越几个神经科学分支学科，包括行为科学、认知科学、细胞/分子科学、发育科学、感觉科学和计算神经科学。项目往往集中在神经发育或疾病的基础上，并利用广泛的硅内、体外和体内模型系统。期刊俱乐部、演讲和讨论将横跨这些子领域，以进一步探索科学的跨学科方法。每周工作坊将帮助培养长期研究事业成功所需的可转移技能；主题包括神经科学的当前方法、严谨性和重复性、研究技能和职业规划。此外，这个REU网站还包括每周的即兴应用课程和早餐与大脑演示，旨在培养公众演讲的自信心、创造力、敏捷性和同理心。对申请者的全面审查将包括科学兴趣以及论文、成绩单和推荐信。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://neuroscience.med.umich.edu/summer-research-opportunities，或联系国际组织(R·基思·邓肯博士，电子邮件：rkduncan@umich.edu)或共同国际组织(谢莉·弗拉格尔博士，电子邮件：sflagel@umich.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 the University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, MI, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. Activities are conducted within the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Michigan, the longest standing program of its kind in the United States. 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 gain expertise in the conduct of research while building an array of transferrable professional skills. Participants will present their research in an end-of-summer symposium, and many will present their work at additional scientific conferences. Program activities will be assessed though short feedback surveys throughout the program, and overall impact will be assessed at the conclusion of the summer through the online SALG URSSA tool. The NSF ETAP system will be used to register participants (https://www.nsfetap.gov/). Program alumni will be tracked after the program in order to evaluate their career paths.A hallmark of this REU Site is a focus on interdisciplinary neuroscience. Research opportunities will span several neuroscience subdisciplines including behavioral, cognitive, cell/molecular, developmental, sensory, and computational neuroscience. Projects tend to focus on the basis of neurological development or disease, and utilize a wide range of in silico, in vitro, and in vivo model systems. Journal clubs, presentations, and discussions will intersect these subareas to further explore interdisciplinary approaches to science. Weekly workshops will help develop the transferable skills required for success in long-term research careers; topics include current methods in neuroscience, rigor and reproducibility, research skills, and career planning. In addition, this REU Site includes weekly applied improv coursework and Breakfast & Brains presentations intended to build confidence, creativity, agility, and empathy in public speaking. A holistic review of applicants will include scientific interests together with essays, transcripts, and letters of reference. More information about the program is available by visiting https://neuroscience.med.umich.edu/summer-research-opportunities, or by contacting the PI (Dr. R. Keith Duncan at rkduncan@umich.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Shelly Flagel at sflagel@umich.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.