REU Site: Interdisciplinary Program in Multi-scale Biological Networks

REU 站点：多尺度生物网络跨学科项目

• 批准号: 1560097
• 负责人: Jonathan Silberg
• 金额: $ 32.59万
• 依托单位: William Marsh Rice University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-05-15 至 2020-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1560097&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Interdisciplinary; Program; Multi

This REU Site award to Rice University, located in Houston, TX, will support the training of ten students for ten weeks during the summers of 2016-2018. This REU site seeks to expose students to the excitement of biological research and the increasing contributions that different science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines are making towards a detailed understanding of biological systems. To achieve this, students will work in labs that draw from an array of approaches - from classical biochemical and genetic to non-trivial theoretical modeling that requires computation. The research areas include: (i) biomolecular structure, function, and evolution, (ii) naturally-occurring genetic networks, (iii) synthetic genetic and metabolic networks, and (iv) ecological networks. The participating faculty mentors come from a range of departments including Biosciences, Bioengineering, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, and Computer Science. In addition to research, students will participate in workshops that focus on ethics and responsible conduct of research, professional communication, career opportunities, and the graduate school application process. In addition to presenting their research at a capstone poster symposium, students will be provided a creative opportunity to develop innovative biotechnology proposal ideas by working in collaborative groups.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will be recruited nationwide, with an emphasis on students enrolled at proximal minority-serving institutions, including community colleges and four-year institutions. 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 at http://ibb.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=563, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Joff Silberg at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. George Bennett at [e-mail]).

REU 授予位于德克萨斯州休斯顿的莱斯大学的场地奖将支持 10 名学生在 2016 年至 2018 年夏季进行为期十周的培训。该 REU 网站旨在让学生体验生物研究的乐趣，以及不同科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 学科为详细了解生物系统所做的日益增长的贡献。为了实现这一目标，学生将在实验室工作，该实验室采用一系列方法——从经典的生化和遗传学到需要计算的重要理论模型。研究领域包括：（i）生物分子结构、功能和进化，（ii）自然发生的遗传网络，（iii）合成遗传和代谢网络，以及（iv）生态网络。参与的教师导师来自生物科学、生物工程、化学与生物分子工程、化学和计算机科学等多个院系。除了研究之外，学生还将参加研讨会，重点关注道德和负责任的研究行为、专业沟通、就业机会和研究生院申请流程。除了在顶点海报研讨会上展示他们的研究成果外，学生还将获得通过合作小组工作来开发创新生物技术提案想法的创造性机会。预计共有 30 名学生（主要来自研究机会有限的学校）将参加接受该计划的培训。学生将在全国范围内招生，重点是就读于邻近少数族裔服务机构的学生，包括社区学院和四年制院校。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施司（生物科学理事会）资助的所有 REU 项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。项目结束后将对学生进行跟踪，以确定学生的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过 NSF 报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问 http://ibb.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=563，或者联系 PI（Joff Silberg 博士，[e-mail]）或联合 PI（Dr.乔治·贝内特 (George Bennett)，邮箱：[e-mail])。