REU Site: Modeling the Dynamics of Biological Systems

REU网站授予位于北卡罗来纳州罗利的北卡罗莱纳州立大学，将在2024-2026年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。该计划的重点是在该领域领导者的指导下，使用先进的定量成像技术提供生物系统动力学建模的研究和培训。预计总共有30名学生，主要来自代表性不足的群体，残疾状况，包括聋人/听力障碍，和/或研究机会有限的学校，将在该计划中接受培训。这个REU项目将使不同的本科生掌握尖端的定量成像技术和数据分析技能，以推动解决基本生物学问题的新研究。学生将被支持发表他们的研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。NSF ETAP系统将用于登记参与者（https://www.nsfetap.gov/）。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。REU学生将开展研究，拓宽对复杂细胞系统如何适应各种刺激的理解，范围从有机发育生物学，神经生物学功能，到单个蛋白质如何与DNA特定区域相互作用的分子水平。研究将在生物、化学、物理和工程等部门进行。学生们将共同维护一个研究网站，与科学之家合作进行K-12 STEM外展培训，并在科学会议上展示他们的成果。受训人员将通过每周关于负责任的研究行为的群组会议，培养一个实践社区；多样性、公平和包容；职业路径;以及科学传播。学生将通过在线申请表格进行申请，并将使用字幕视频和指导申请材料进行广泛招募。学生将由项目工作人员与潜在的研究导师合作选择。有关该计划的更多信息可访问https://biotech.ncsu.edu/research-training/或联系PI （Dr. Stefanie Chen: slchen2@ncsu.edu）或联合PI （Dr. Melissa Srougi: mcsrougi@ncsu.edu）。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。

This REU Site award to North Carolina State University, located in Raleigh, NC, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2024-2026. The focus of this program is to provide research and training in modeling the dynamics of biological systems using advanced quantitative imaging techniques under the mentorship of leaders in the field. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily persons from under-represented groups, disability status including the deaf/hard-of-hearing, and/or from schools with limited research opportunities will be trained in the program. This REU program will empower diverse undergraduates with skills in cutting-edge quantitative imaging techniques and data analysis to drive novel research addressing fundamental biological questions. Students will be supported to publish their research, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. The NSF ETAP system will be used to register participants (https://www.nsfetap.gov/). Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.REU students will conduct research that will broaden the understanding of how complex cellular systems adapt to various stimuli ranging from organismal developmental biology, neurobiological function, down to the molecular level of how individual proteins interact with specific areas of DNA. Research will be conducted in departments including biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Students will work together to maintain a research website, collaborate with the Science House for K-12 STEM outreach training, and present their results at scientific conferences. Trainees will cultivate a community of practice through weekly cohort meetings on the responsible conduct of research; diversity, equity, and inclusion; career pathways; and scientific communication. Students will apply through an online application form and will be recruited broadly using close-captioned video and guided application materials. Students will be selected by program staff in collaboration with potential research mentors. More information about the program is available at https://biotech.ncsu.edu/research-training/ or by contacting the PI (Dr. Stefanie Chen at slchen2@ncsu.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Melissa Srougi at mcsrougi@ncsu.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.