REU Site: DNA-Based Discoveries in Hawaii's Biodiversity

REU 网站：夏威夷生物多样性中基于 DNA 的发现

• 批准号: 1950950
• 负责人: Stephanie Kraft-Terry
• 金额: $ 35.19万
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-02-15 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950950&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; DNA; Based; Discoveries

This REU Site award to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, located in Honolulu, HI, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. Research is conducted on-campus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, including the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology in Kaneohe, HI. The program will train up to 30 undergraduate students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or underrepresented groups in DNA-based biodiversity research. The REU Site encourages Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and community college students to apply. Following completion of their training, students will be able to design and execute question-driven research projects, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. 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 career paths. Hawaii is an isolated biodiversity hotspot with thousands of native, endemic, and threatened plant and animal species. Working with faculty from the School of Life Sciences, the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and the Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, students will participate in an immersive culture- and place-based research experience in DNA-based projects that focus on the central theme of exploring biodiversity in the Hawaiian islands, including on the discovery and documentation of 1) species new to science, 2) populations and genetic variation at risk, and 3) organisms that present risks to native taxa, natural ecosystem structure and function, and important economic and cultural resources. In addition, students will be trained in ethics and responsible conduct of research, laboratory and biological safety, communicating the results of scientific research, applying to graduate school, and exploring science careers. More information about the program is available by visiting https://biodiversity-reu.manoa.hawaii.edu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Stephanie Kraft-Terry at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Peter Marko 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.

这项授予位于HI檀香山的Manoa大学的REU网站奖，将在2021 - 2023年的夏季支持10个学生的培训10周。研究是在夏威夷大学Manoa的校园内进行的，其中包括HI Kaneohe的夏威夷海洋生物学研究所。该计划将培训多达30名本科生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或基于DNA的生物多样性研究中代表性不足的群体。 REU网站鼓励夏威夷原住民，太平洋岛民和社区大学生申请。完成培训后，学生将能够设计和执行以问答驱动的研究项目，许多人将在科学会议上介绍他们的工作结果。该程序的评估将通过在线Salg Urssa工具进行。计划后将跟踪学生，以确定自己的职业道路。夏威夷是一个孤立的生物多样性热点，有成千上万的本地，流行和受威胁的动植物物种。与生命科学学院，夏威夷海洋生物学研究所以及热带植物和土壤科学系的教师合作，学生将参加基于DNA的沉浸式文化和地点的研究经验，这些研究的重点是探索夏威夷群岛中的生物多样性的核心主题，包括在夏威夷群岛中的生物多样性，包括在夏威夷群岛上的风险和范围，以及3个种类的新闻和概念，包括科学的新事物，2）种好的种族，2）种好的种族，2）种好的种族，2）种好的种族，2）种好的种族，并概述了2）种群，并探索了2）种群，并探索了2）种好的种族。对本地分类单元，自然生态系统结构和功能以及重要的经济和文化资源的风险。此外，学生将接受伦理学和负责任的研究，实验室和生物学安全的培训，传达科学研究的结果，适用于研究生院以及探索科学职业。有关该计划的更多信息，可以通过访问https://biodiverity-reu.manoa.hawaii.edu，或通过与PI联系（Stephanie kraft-terry博士，[e-mail]）或Co-pi（co-pi）或Co-pi（Peter Marko博士（Peter Marko the [e-mail]）。使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响评估标准进行评估。