REU Site: Diversifying Undergraduate Participation in Computational Biology

REU 网站：使本科生对计算生物学的参与多样化

基本信息

批准号：
1560115
负责人：
Leslie Goertzen
金额：
$ 34.01万
依托单位：
Auburn 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：
2016-09-15 至 2019-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1560115&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Diversifying Undergraduate Participation

项目摘要

This REU Site award to Auburn University, located in Auburn, AL, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2017-2019. Undergraduate students will participate in research projects in computational biology/bioinformatics. Students will work with faculty mentors on projects involving functional, evolutionary, environmental, and speciation genomics, among other topics using large-scale computational analyses. Several professional development activities are associated with the training program such as a summer-long writing workshop, computational skills training, graduate school preparation and planning as well as training and mentoring in the responsible conduct of research. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. There is a particular focus on increasing the participation of underserved groups in computational biology research. Students will learn how research is conducted, and will present the results of their work at scientific conferences including a capstone research symposium with other summer undergraduate research program participants at Auburn. 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 www.auburn.edu/bioinformatics/nsf_reu.htm or by contacting the PI Dr. Leslie Goertzen at bioinformatics@auburn.edu.

REU 授予位于阿拉巴马州奥本市的奥本大学场地奖，将支持 10 名学生在 2017-2019 年夏季进行为期 10 周的培训。本科生将参与计算生物学/生物信息学的研究项目。学生将与教师导师一起使用大规模计算分析来开展涉及功能、进化、环境和物种形成基因组学以及其他主题的项目。一些专业发展活动与培训计划相关，例如夏季写作研讨会、计算技能培训、研究生院准备和规划以及负责任的研究行为的培训和指导。预计共有 30 名学生（主要来自研究机会有限的学校）将接受该计划的培训。特别关注增加服务不足的群体对计算生物学研究的参与。学生将学习如何进行研究，并将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果，包括与奥本大学其他夏季本科生研究项目参与者举行的顶点研究研讨会。由生物基础设施司（生物科学局）资助的所有 REU 项目均使用基于网络的通用评估工具，用于确定培训项目的有效性。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 www.auburn.edu/bioinformatics/nsf_reu.htm 或通过 bioinformatics@auburn.edu 联系 PI 博士 Leslie Goertzen。