REU Site: Research Experiences in Physiology and Neurobiology 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: 1852486
• 负责人: Joseph Crivello
• 金额: $ 39.98万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-02-15 至 2024-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852486&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experiences; Physiology

This REU Site award to University of Connecticut, located in Storrs, Connecticut, will support the training of 12 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. The Department of Physiology and Neurobiology will offer research opportunities on Modeling in Physiological Systems. Research projects will expose REU participants to life in the research lab, where they will learn how to pose research questions, work as part of a research team, and experience first-hand the opportunity to devise their own research questions and the means to answer them. Professional development offerings and social events will include field trips and workshops on safe practices in the laboratories, ethical issues in science, leadership, graduate school application, and communication skills. An end-of-program symposium features student platform talks and poster presentations. Housing, a stipend, meal and travel allowances will be provided. Interested students, especially underrepresented minorities, veterans, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities from institutions with limited research opportunities are encouraged to apply. Online application is available through the site website. Students will be accepted on a rolling basis after an interview with potential faculty mentors. It is anticipated that a total of 36 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. This Site encourages applications from veterans and students with disabilities. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. The training is to support students who are interested in pursuing a research oriented career in a STEM field.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 the program in order 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 https://pnbreu.uconn.edu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Xinnian Chen at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Anastasios Tzingounis at [e-mail]).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

REU 授予位于康涅狄格州斯托斯的康涅狄格大学的场地奖将支持 12 名学生在 2019 年至 2021 年夏季进行为期 10 周的培训。生理学和神经生物学系将提供生理系统建模的研究机会。研究项目将使 REU 参与者接触研究实验室的生活，在那里他们将学习如何提出研究问题，作为研究团队的一员工作，并亲身体验设计自己的研究问题和回答这些问题的方法的机会。专业发展服务和社交活动将包括实地考察和关于实验室安全实践、科学道德问题、领导力、研究生院申请和沟通技巧的研讨会。项目结束研讨会以学生平台演讲和海报展示为特色。将提供住房、津贴、膳食和旅行津贴。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。可通过网站进行在线申请。在与潜在的教师导师面试后，学生将被滚动录取。预计共有 36 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。本网站鼓励退伍军人和残疾学生提出申请。学生将了解如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。该培训旨在支持有兴趣在 STEM 领域从事研究型职业的学生。由生物基础设施部门资助的所有 REU 站点项目所使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训的有效性程序。项目结束后将对学生进行跟踪，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 https://pnbreu.uconn.edu，或联系 PI（Xinnian Chen 博士，[e-mail]）或联合 PI（Anastasios Tzingounis 博士，anastasios） [e-mail]）。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。