REU Site: Program in Nanotechnology for Biology and Bioengineering

该REU网站授予位于马里兰州巴尔的摩的约翰霍普金斯大学，将在2023-2025年夏季为14名学生提供为期10周的培训。REU项目将在纳米生物技术这一快速发展的领域为本科生提供具有挑战性的研究经验，纳米生物技术是生物学、化学、物理学、材料科学和工程学的交叉学科。一些学生的研究项目包括DNA纳米管的自组装，研究细胞形状和粘附的方法的发展，pi共轭肽到光电材料的自组装，以及膜蛋白的生物物理学。除了研究之外，REU项目还包括口头报告、海报报告、科学研讨会、期刊俱乐部、交流研讨会、对行业/政府合作伙伴的实地考察以及多种社会活动，以建立强大的群体体验。在开始研究之前，学生必须完成负责任的研究行为培训和实验室安全培训。鼓励代表性不足的少数民族、来自研究机会有限的机构的学生、第一代学生、来自低收入至中等收入家庭的学生以及残疾学生申请。学生由教师评审员组成的招生委员会选出。被选中的学生将被要求在NSF教育和培训申请系统（ETAP）注册。预计总共将有42名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该项目中接受培训。该计划的总体目标是为REU学生提供真正独特的教育体验，以研究经验为核心，同时为未来的研究生研究奠定理想的基础。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点计划将使用一种通用的基于网络的评估工具SALG URSSA来确定培训计划的有效性。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统自动发送的电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://inbt.jhu.edu/education/undergraduate/nanobio-reu/，或联系学术项目主任Sulaiman Jenkins （sjenki48@jhu.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 Johns Hopkins University, located in Baltimore, Maryland, will support training for 14 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. The REU program will provide undergraduate students with a challenging research experience in the rapidly growing area of nanobiotechnology, a discipline at the interface of biology, chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering. Some of the student research projects include self-assembly of DNA nanotubes, development of methods to study cell shape and adhesion, self-assembly of pi-conjugated peptides into optoelectronic materials, and biophysics of membrane proteins. In addition to research, the REU program includes oral presentations, poster presentations, scientific seminars, journal club, communication seminars, field trips to industry/government partners, and multiple social activities to build a strong cohort experience. Students are required to complete a Responsible Conduct of Research training and lab safety training before starting research. Underrepresented minorities, students from institutions with limited research opportunities, first generation students, students from families with a low to moderate income, and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Students are selected by an admissions committee of faculty reviewers. Selected students will be required to register in the NSF Education and Training Application system (ETAP). It is anticipated that a total of 42 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. The overall objective of this program is to provide REU students with a truly unique educational experience, with the research experience at the core, while at the same time serving as an ideal foundation for future graduate research. A common web-based assessment tool, SALG URSSA, used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting https://inbt.jhu.edu/education/undergraduate/nanobio-reu/, or by contacting the Director of Academic Programs, Sulaiman Jenkins (sjenki48@jhu.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.