Collaborative Research: REU Site: Phenotypic plasticity research experience for community college students

合作研究：REU 网站：社区学院学生的表型可塑性研究经验

基本信息

批准号：
1950819
负责人：
Nathan Schroeder
金额：
$ 34.77万
依托单位：
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-02-15 至 2025-01-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950819&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Collaborative Research REU Site Phenotypic

项目摘要

This REU Site award to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Parkland College, located in Champaign, IL, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020-2022. It is anticipated that 30 students from community colleges will be trained in the program. Students will participate in a research training boot-camp at Parkland followed by the completion of a research project at the University of Illinois. The program will increase the participation of community college students in research. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their further education and eventual career paths. Students will learn how research is conducted and many will present the results of their work as a research poster at scientific conferences.Students will conduct research in the area of phenotypic plasticity, the ability of one genotype to produce more than one phenotype when exposed to different environments. Faculty from multiple departments at the University of Illinois serve as mentors. Examples of past projects include examining the role of stress on neuroanatomy in nematodes, the effect of elevated ozone on soybean growth, and the impact of parental care on reproduction in fish. Applications are accepted from January until March. Applications are evaluated by the program directors and faculty mentors. Successful applications include strong letters of reference and personal statements describing their motivation for participating in the program. The program begins in late May with a research boot camp where students receive training in navigating scientific literature, understanding research ethics, scientific note taking, and selected scientific techniques. During the research immersion component, students also participate in activities designed to help ease the transfer process from community college to four-year colleges or universities. Other training sessions include workshops on analyzing and presenting scientific data and applying to graduate school. Students also participate in a scientific outreach program for the local community. More information about the program is available by visiting https://precs.igb.illinois.edu/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Nathan Schroeder at nes@illinois.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Carlson at ccarlson@parkland.edu).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.

这项授予伊利诺伊州欧洲裔夏普纳特大学和帕克兰学院伊利诺伊大学的REU网站奖，位于伊利诺伊州尚恩格姆，将在2020年至2022年的夏季支持10个学生的培训10周。预计将在该计划中对30名社区大学的学生进行培训。学生将参加Parkland的研究培训训练营，然后在伊利诺伊大学完成一个研究项目。该计划将增加社区大学生参与研究的参与。该程序的评估将通过在线Salg Urssa工具进行。该计划将在计划之后进行跟踪，以确定他们的进一步教育和最终的职业道路。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将介绍他们作为科学会议研究海报的工作结果。学生将在表型可塑性领域进行研究，当一种基因型暴露于不同环境时，一种基因型可以产生多种表型的能力。伊利诺伊大学多个系的教师担任导师。过去的项目的例子包括检查强调神经解剖学对线虫中的作用，臭氧升高对大豆生长的影响以及父母护理对鱼类生殖的影响。从一月到三月，接受申请。申请由计划董事和教师导师评估。成功的申请包括强有力的参考书和个人陈述，描述了他们参加该计划的动机。该计划始于5月下旬的研究新兵训练营，该训练营接受了导航科学文献，了解研究伦理学，科学意义和精选科学技术的培训。在研究沉浸式部分期间，学生还参加旨在减轻社区大学转移到四年制大学或大学的活动。其他培训课程包括有关分析和介绍科学数据并申请研究生院的研讨会。学生还参加了当地社区的科学外展计划。可以通过访问https://precs.igb.illinois.edu/或与PI（nes@illinois.edu）或Co-pi联系（CCARLSON@ccarlson@pparkland.edu），通过评估NSF的Infortial and Deem deem deem deem deem the Infortial，可以通过访问nes@illinois.edu（Carlson博士），通过评估了NSF的宣传和deem deem deem deem deem deem tery，可以通过访问https://precs.igb.illinois.edu/访问https://precs.igb.illinois.edu/获得有关该计划的更多信息。更广泛的影响审查标准。