IRES Track II. Engage Globally: Tropical Plants Metabolomics Advanced Studies Institute in Kenya

IRES 轨道 II。

• 批准号: 2106110
• 负责人: Anne Osano
• 金额: $ 38.98万
• 依托单位: Bowie State University
• 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: 2021-06-01 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2106110&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; II.; Engage; Globally

This IRES track II Award to Bowie State University, Bowie, in collaboration with Morgan State University in Baltimore MD, will support ten graduate students for three weeks annually during winter/ summers of 2021- 2023 for a series of Advanced Studies Institutes. Training is primarily conducted at Nairobi University with collaborating organizations in Kenya in the area of Plant Bioactive compounds. This project trains global scientists and develops a student’s identity as a scientist by providing global training exposure to minority graduate students. The project has the following objectives: (1) Educating student researchers for a global world; (2) Developing a student’s identity as scientists; and (3) Developing student teamwork, leadership, problem solving and presentation skills. The students will be mentored and trained in research methodology and techniques and skills in Plant Metabolomics while being involved in real research in Plant Science, thereby advancing discovery and understanding in Natural Products as well as promoting teaching and training of the underrepresented minorities in STEM and broadening participation.Plant Metabolomics Advanced Studies Institute (ASI) will use metabolomics approaches to study Tropical Plants used in Traditional Medicine system in Kenya, Africa. Metabolomics Technologies is one of the most recent of the ‘-omics’ approaches to emerge that enables the analysis of the metabolite production by plants. Higher plants are ‘treasure houses’ for a repertoire of phytochemicals, particularly secondary metabolites with bioactive molecules which been used to combat several fatal diseases the world over. Some of Kenyan forests have been defined as biodiversity hotspot of great global importance and yet some of these plants are threatened with extinction. Each ASI will include lectures by US and Kenyan Scientists, a field trip, followed by laboratory analysis of samples. The student team of one US and one Kenyan student will collaborate with their US and Kenyan mentors to develop experimental plans, will perform analysis and then will give joint presentations at the end of the ASI during a closing Symposium. Each team will co-author a scientific presentation that will be given by the US student at an international conference post-ASI. For more information, contact PI as [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.

鲍伊州立大学与马里兰州巴尔的摩摩根州立大学合作的 IRES track II 奖项将在 2021 年至 2023 年冬季/夏季每年为 10 名研究生提供为期三周的一系列高级研究所培训。该项目在内罗毕大学与肯尼亚合作组织进行，涉及植物生物活性化合物领域，并通过向少数族裔研究生提供全球培训来培养学生的科学家身份。目标：(1) 培养学生研究人员的全球化能力；(2) 培养学生的科学家身份；(3) 培养学生的团队合作、领导能力、解决问题和表达能力。植物代谢组学的技术和技能，同时参与植物科学的实际研究，从而促进对天然产物的发现和理解，并促进 STEM 中代表性不足的少数群体的教学和培训并扩大参与。植物代谢组学高级研究所（ASI）将使用代谢组学方法来研究非洲肯尼亚传统医学系统中使用的热带植物。代谢组学技术是最新出现的“组学”方法之一，可以分析植物的代谢产物。植物是植物化学物质的“宝库”，特别是含有生物活性分子的次生代谢物，这些物质已被用来对抗世界各地的多种致命疾病。肯尼亚的一些森林已被定义为生物多样性热点地区。具有全球重要性，但其中一些植物面临灭绝的威胁。每个 ASI 都将包括美国和肯尼亚科学家的讲座、实地考察，以及随后由一名美国学生和一名肯尼亚学生组成的实验室分析。他们的美国和肯尼亚导师将制定实验计划，进行分析，然后在 ASI 结束时的闭幕研讨会上联合发表演讲。每个团队将共同撰写一篇科学演讲，由美国学生在国际会议上发表。 ASI 之后的会议。欲了解更多信息，请通过 [e-mail] 联系 PI。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。