REU Site: Program in Molecular Biosciences

REU 网站：分子生物科学项目

基本信息

批准号：
1757514
负责人：
Paul Laybourn
金额：
$ 34.63万
依托单位：
Colorado State University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-02-15 至 2023-01-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1757514&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Program Molecular Biosciences

项目摘要

This REU Site award to Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins, Colorado, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018-2020. The program scientific focus is in the area of molecular life sciences. Participants present their research findings orally, by poster, and in a written final report. Experiential challenges supplement educational visits to government labs and biotech companies and participation in science communication panels, ethics and professional development workshops. The success of the program is assessed through surveys, focus group discussions and the CIMER REU Common Assessment tool. Participants should have completed freshman biology and chemistry. Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and registered as undergraduate students. Students from underrepresented groups or those attending colleges with limited research opportunities are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications are evaluated by the Program Director, the Co-Director and faculty mentors. Student application is evaluated holistically based on GPA, courses completed, personal statement, and letters of reference.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. The REU site goal is to train undergraduates in research while advancing discovery and understanding. This REU site strives to broaden the participation of members of underrepresented groups (minority students, particularly from four year colleges with limited research opportunities). Society will benefit from a greater number of better-trained molecular bioscience researchers and educator role models, particularly from underrepresented groups. 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 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 participation in 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 http://www.bmb.colostate.edu/undergraduates/reu/program-description/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Paul Laybourn at paul.laybourn@colostate.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Thomas Santangelo at Thomas.santangelo@colostate.edu).

REU 授予位于科罗拉多州柯林斯堡的科罗拉多州立大学的场地奖将支持 10 名学生在 2018 年至 2020 年夏季进行为期 10 周的培训。该计划的科学重点是分子生命科学领域。参与者以口头、海报和书面最终报告的形式展示他们的研究成果。体验挑战是对政府实验室和生物技术公司的教育访问以及参加科学传播小组、道德和专业发展研讨会的补充。该计划的成功通过调查、焦点小组讨论和 CIMER REU 通用评估工具进行评估。参与者应完成新生生物学和化学课程。参与者必须是美国公民或永久居民并注册为本科生。强烈鼓励来自代表性不足群体的学生或就读研究机会有限的大学的学生申请。申请由项目主任、联合主任和教师导师进行评估。学生申请将根据 GPA、完成的课程、个人陈述和推荐信进行全面评估。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。 REU 网站的目标是培养本科生的研究能力，同时促进发现和理解。该 REU 网站致力于扩大代表性不足群体成员（少数民族学生，特别是来自研究机会有限的四年制大学的学生）的参与。社会将受益于更多训练有素的分子生物科学研究人员和教育榜样，特别是来自代表性不足的群体。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。由生物基础设施部门资助的所有 REU 站点项目都使用一个通用的基于网络的评估工具，用于确定研究的有效性。培训计划。学生参与该计划后将受到跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过 NSF 报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问 http://www.bmb.colostate.edu/undergraduates/reu/program-description/，或联系 PI（Paul Laybourn 博士，邮箱：paul.laybourn@colostate.edu）或联合 PI（Thomas Santangelo 博士，Thomas.santangelo@colostate.edu）。