REU Site: Research Experiences in Physiology and Neurobioloby at UCONN

REU 网站：康涅狄格大学生理学和神经生物学研究经验

• 批准号: 1262926
• 负责人: Xinnian Chen
• 金额: $ 28.92万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-04-15 至 2017-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1262926&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experiences; Physiology

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to the University of Connecticut to provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students during the summers of 2013-1015. The Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (PNB) will offer research opportunities to undergraduate sophomores and juniors from non-Ph.D. granting institutions. The students will participate in graduate level research projects on physiological and neural systems in animals. The goal is to expose students to a career in scientific research, and to increase student applications to graduate programs in basic science. Students are selected on the basis of their academic record, personal and professional goals described in a required essay, and letters of recommendation. Interested students, especially underrepresented minorities, veterans, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities from institutions with limited research opportunities are encouraged to apply. REU students will be part of a campus multidisciplinary REU community consisting of several programs in the physical sciences and engineering as well as physiology and neurobiology. Students are housed together, and work with faculty mentors on their own research project. Professional development and cohort-building activities are planned. Seminars introduce students to topics such as safe practices in the laboratories, ethical issues in science, how to apply to graduate school, and how to present research results effectively. An end-of-session symposium features student platform and poster presentations. Information about the program will be assessed by various means, including the common assessment tool available to BIO-funded REU PIs. More information is available by visiting http://www.pnb.uconn.edu/PNB_Base/reu/index.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Xinnian Chen at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Larry Renfro at [e-mail])

康涅狄格大学已获得本科生研究体验 (REU) 站点奖，在 2013-1015 年夏季为 10 名学生提供为期 10 周的研究培训。生理学和神经生物学系（PNB）将为非博士生的本科二年级和三年级学生提供研究机会。授予机构。学生将参加动物生理和神经系统的研究生水平研究项目。目标是让学生接触科学研究职业，并增加学生对基础科学研究生课程的申请。学生的选择是基于他们的学业成绩、论文中描述的个人和职业目标以及推荐信。鼓励有兴趣的学生，特别是代表性不足的少数族裔、退伍军人、第一代大学生和来自研究机会有限的机构的残疾学生申请。 REU 学生将成为校园多学科 REU 社区的一部分，该社区由物理科学和工程以及生理学和神经生物学的多个项目组成。学生们住在一起，并与教师导师一起完成自己的研究项目。规划了专业发展和队列建设活动。研讨会向学生介绍实验室安全实践、科学伦理问题、如何申请研究生院以及如何有效展示研究成果等主题。会议结束时的研讨会以学生讲台和海报展示为特色。有关该计划的信息将通过各种方式进行评估，包括 BIO 资助的 REU PI 可用的通用评估工具。如需了解更多信息，请访问 http://www.pnb.uconn.edu/PNB_Base/reu/index.html，或联系 PI（Xinnian Chen 博士，[e-mail]）或联合 PI （拉里·伦弗洛博士，[e-mail]）