REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Biological Mechanisms

REU 网站：生物机制暑期本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 2048087
• 负责人: Mark Peifer
• 金额: $ 38.92万
• 依托单位: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-03-01 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2048087&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Summer; Undergraduate; Research

This REU Site award to the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. The goals of the program are to inspire, train, and enhance diversity in the next generation of biological researchers by extending the research opportunities of UNC to talented undergraduates who attend other institutions. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students will be trained in the program, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from groups underrepresented in biological research: underrepresented minority groups, first-generation students, community college transfer students and students with disabilities. Students will be selected by the program leadership team who will take into consideration an applicant’s interest in biological research and the potential for the program to enhance a student’s path toward graduate studies. Students will learn how research is conducted, executed and communicated, and many will present the results of their work at regional or national 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. The theme of this REU program is biological mechanisms, with a focus on the cellular and molecular pathways that underlie biological processes. Research areas include biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, molecular biology, and microbiology and span a variety of experimental systems from bacteria to flies to mice. Students will conduct research on ongoing projects in the laboratories of UNC faculty where students will experience the excitement that comes from making discoveries that advance knowledge. Students will work alongside bench mentors (postdoctoral fellows and graduate students) and faculty. The research experience will be enhanced by training in responsible conduct of research and by weekly journal clubs, weekly professional development workshops, and a learning community of students. Professional development events will prepare students for entry into and successful completion of graduate programs. An end-of-program symposium will highlight student research accomplishments. More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.med.unc.edu/oge/stad/sure/ or by contacting the PI, Dr. Miriam Braunstein ([e-mail]), or the Program Director, Dr. Debra Ragland ([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.

北卡罗来纳州教堂山的北卡罗来纳大学（UNC）的REU网站奖将在2021 - 2023年的夏季支持10个学生的培训10周。该计划的目标是通过将UNC的研究机会扩展到参加其他机构的经过治疗的本科生，激发，训练和增强下一代生物学研究人员的多样性。预计将在该计划中对总共30名学生进行培训，来自研究机会有限的学校或生物学研究中代表性不足的团体：代表性不足的少数群体，第一代学生，社区大学转学学生和残疾学生。计划领导团队将选择学生，他们将考虑申请人对生物学研究的兴趣，并有可能增强学生对研究生学习的道路的潜力。学生将学习如何进行研究，执行和交流研究，许多人将在区域或民族科学会议上展示其工作的结果。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。该REU计划的主题是生物学机制，重点是生物过程基础的细胞和分子途径。研究领域包括生物化学，细胞生物学，发育生物学，遗传学，分子生物学和微生物学，并跨越从细菌到果蝇再到小鼠的各种实验系统。学生将对UNC教师实验室中正在进行的项目进行研究，在该项目中，学生将体验到提高知识的发现带来的兴奋。学生将与基准导师（博士后研究员和研究生）和教师一起工作。通过负责任的研究和每周期刊俱乐部，每周专业发展研讨会和学生学习社区的培训，将通过培训负责任的研究来增强研究经验。专业发展活动将使学生准备进入研究生课程并成功完成。一个程序末日研讨会将重点介绍学生的研究成就。 More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.med.unc.edu/oge/stad/sure/ or by contacting the PI, Dr. Miriam Braunstein ([e-mail]), or the Program Director, Dr. Debra Ragland ([e-mail]).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been诚实地通过评估来诚实地使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。