REU Site: Microbiology at The University of Iowa

REU 网站：爱荷华大学微生物学

• 批准号: 1559927
• 负责人: David Weiss
• 金额: $ 26.91万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-04-01 至 2019-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1559927&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Microbiology; University; Iowa; REU; Site; Microbiology; University; Iowa

This REU Site award to The University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, IA, will support the training of 8 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2016-2018. The scientific focus of the research program is microbiology. Each student will conduct an independent laboratory research project under the guidance of a faculty and a graduate student co-mentor from the Department of Microbiology. Lectures, workshops and cohort-building activities will promote professional development, familiarize students with graduate school and career options, and provide training in responsible conduct of research. Students will present their findings at a University-wide symposium and at regional and national meetings. The program is open to undergraduates who are interested in scientific research and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Recruitment will use both traditional mailings and various forms of electronic outreach. Special emphasis will be given to recruitment of students from demographic groups that are underrepresented in the sciences and/or students from small colleges (including community colleges) where opportunities for research are lacking. Students will be selected based on academic record, letters of recommendation and potential for outstanding research in the biological sciences. Post-program mentoring will promote retention of students in the sciences, while tracking will assess the lasting influences of the research experience.It is anticipated that a total of 24 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine student 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 http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/microbiology/summer/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. David Weiss at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Linda McCarter at [e-mail]).

这项授予爱荷华州爱荷华大学的REU网站奖，位于爱荷华州，爱荷华州，将在2016 - 2018年夏季支持8个学生的培训10周。 研究计划的科学重点是微生物学。 每个学生将在微生物学系的教职员工的指导下进行一个独立的实验室研究项目。讲座，讲习班和队列建设活动将促进专业发展，使学生熟悉研究生院和职业选择，并为负责任的研究提供培训。学生将在整个大学的研讨会以及区域和国家会议上介绍他们的发现。该计划向对科学研究感兴趣并且是美国公民或永久居民感兴趣的大学生开放。招聘将同时使用传统邮件和各种形式的电子外展。将特别强调从缺乏研究机会的小学学院（包括社区学院）的科学和/或学生中的人口群体的招募。将根据学术记录，推荐信和生物科学杰出研究的潜力选择学生。程序后指导将促进科学中的学生保留，而跟踪将评估研究经验的持久影响。预计总共有24名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该计划中接受培训。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上介绍他们的工作结果。所有由生物基础设施司（生物科学局）资助的所有REU计划使用的常见基于Web的评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。为了确定学生职业道路，将在计划之后跟踪学生。将要求学生回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，可以通过访问http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/microbiology/summer//summer/，或通过与PI（[e-mail]）联系（[e-mail]）或CO-PI（David weiss博士）或CO-PI（Linda-McCarter博士在[e-mail]）。