REU Site Renewal: Functional Genomics Research for Undergraduates

这项授予杰克逊实验室(JAX)的REU SITE奖将在2023-2025年每年夏天支持10名学生进行为期10周的培训。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。本科生将在领导积极和合作研究计划的JAX研究导师的指导下，在遗传学和功能基因组学方面进行假设驱动的研究。该计划支持学生发展备受欢迎的计算和数据分析技能。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。将通过SALG Urssa在线工具对该方案进行评估。NSF ETAP系统将用于注册参与者(https://www.nsfetap.org/).项目结束后将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。REU网站的课程包括：通过JAX开发的迷你课程提供的在线课程和证书计划，面对面的编码研讨会，正式的期刊俱乐部，专业发展研讨会，以及关于遗传学研究的伦理、法律和社会问题的研讨会，包括科学倡导小组。REU将加入JAX暑期学生计划，这是一个每年有30名学生参加的生活学习社区，结构完善。可能的学生专题是使用遗传数据来理解复杂遗传系统的计算策略、遗传学和进化中的基本问题、蛋白质糖基化如何影响细胞信号、使用现代计算机视觉工具将遗传学与组织结构和器官功能联系起来，以及复杂特征的遗传学。项目申请可通过网站http://jax.org/ssp获得，通常在1月份的最后一个星期一提交，并由专业的日本宇宙航空研究开发机构科学家团队根据候选人的研究动机以及候选人独立而又协作的能力进行审查。研究人员邀请学生到他们的实验室度过暑假，并做出最终的学生选择。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://jax.org/ssp网站，或联系PI(Charles Wray博士，charlie.wray@jax.org)或联合PI(Laura Muller博士，laura.Muller@jax.org)。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 Jackson Laboratory (JAX), located in Bar Harbor, ME, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during each summer in 2023-2025. 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. Undergraduates will conduct hypothesis-driven research in genetics and functional genomics with JAX research mentors who lead active and collaborative research programs. The program supports student development of highly sought-after computational and data analysis skills. Students will learn how research is conducted, 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.org/). Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.The REU Site curriculum includes: an online course and certificate program through JAX-developed Minicourses, in-person coding workshops, a formal journal club, professional development seminars, and workshops on the ethical, legal, and social issues in genetics research including Science Advocacy panels. The REU cohort will join the JAX Summer Student Program, a Living Learning Community for up 30 students per year with a well-established structure. Possible student projects are in the areas of computational strategies using genetic data to understand complex genetic systems, fundamental questions in genetics and evolution, how protein glycosylation influences cellular signaling, using modern computer vision tools to connect genetics to tissue structure and organ function, and the genetics of complex traits. Program applications are available through the website http://jax.org/ssp and are generally due the last Monday in January and are reviewed by a team of professional JAX scientists on the basis of the candidate’s research motivation as well as the candidate’s ability to work independently and yet collaboratively. Researchers inviting students into their labs for the summer make the final student selections. More information about the program is available by visiting http://jax.org/ssp , or by contacting the PI (Dr. Charles Wray, charlie.wray@jax.org) or the co-PI (Dr. Laura Muller, laura.muller@jax.org).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.