REU Site: The Stressed Life of Cells

REU 网站：细胞的应激生命

• 批准号: 2051128
• 负责人: Lisa Timmons
• 金额: $ 38.46万
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-02-01 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2051128&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Stressed; Life; Cells

This REU Site award to the University of Kansas, located in Lawrence, KS, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2022-2024. Students will formulate their research plans with their mentors, spend the majority of their time on a research project, and will present their findings in a university-wide Research Symposium at the end of summer. The underlying aim is to provide students with a strong basis and incentive for pursuing careers in research, with a specific goal of increasing diversity and participation in the sciences. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, or from underrepresented groups, will be trained in the program. Mentor-directed scientific activities will be performed in the Department of Molecular Biosciences in faculty labs in the fields of biochemistry, cell, molecular and developmental biology, virology and microbiology, and computational biology. In the context of the common research theme of “Stress,” students will learn how environmental and biological conditions may affect development, function, and survival of cells and organisms, as well as the nature of stress response mechanisms. Examples of student projects may involve use of genetically tractable organisms (Drosophila, C. elegans) to model evolution of stress responses or neurological responses to stress, use of modified infectious agents (bacteria, coronavirus) in studies of host/pathogen interactions and mechanisms, and biochemical analysis of infection-associated strategies in microorganisms (T3SS, quorum sensing). Weekly programs and social activities will develop student career progression, foster independence as a scientist, hone presentation skills, and foster community. Students will attend interactive workshops on responsible conduct of research, scientific writing, and applying to graduate school. Assessments of the program will be performed using the SALG URSSA tool. Program members and faculty will maintain continued communications with participants as they plan for conference presentations and prepare for graduate school, allowing their career trajectories to be assessed. Participants should have completed freshman biology and chemistry, and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. More information about the program is available at mbreu.ku.edu, or by contacting the PI, Dr. Lisa Timmons, at [e-mail] 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.

堪萨斯州堪萨斯大学的REU网站奖将在堪萨斯州劳伦斯市，将在2022 - 2024年的夏季支持10个学生的培训10周。学生将与他们的导师制定研究计划，将大部分时间花在研究项目上，并将在夏季结束时在大学范围内的研究研讨会上提出他们的发现。根本的目的是为学生提供从事研究职业的强大基础和动机，并具有增加多样性和参与科学的特定目标。预计将在该计划中培训总共30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体。指导的科学活动将在生物化学，细胞，分子和发育生物学，病毒学和微生物学以及计算生物学领域的分子生物科学系中进行。在“压力”的共同研究主题的背景下，学生将学习环境和生物条件如何影响细胞和生物的发展，功能和生存以及压力反应机制的性质。学生项目的实例可能涉及使用一般易易缝合的生物（果蝇，秀丽隐杆线虫）来模拟压力反应的演变或对压力的神经系统反应的演变，在宿主/病原体相互作用和机制的研究中使用改良的传染剂（细菌，冠状病毒），以及对感染策略的生物化学分析，并在Micro.sancectips-prativections中进行了分析。每周的计划和社交活动将发展学生职业发展，培养独立性，作为科学家，磨练技巧和寄养社区。学生将参加有关负责任的研究，科学写作和申请研究生院的互动讲习班。该程序的评估将使用SALG URSSA工具进行。计划成员和教职员工将在计划会议演讲时与参与者保持持续的沟通，并为研究生院做准备，从而评估他们的职业轨迹。参与者应该完成新生的生物学和化学，并且必须是美国公民或永久居民。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问mbreu.ku.edu，或通过[e-mail]..edu..edu..edu..edu..edu..ed...ed...ed...ed...ed...ed...ed...ed...ed...ed...ed...ed...ed...ed..ed..ed..ed...edu..edu..edu..edu..edu..edu..edu..edu..edu..edu..edu..edu..edu. this奖，它反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响来审查审查标准来通过评估来诚实地获得支持。