REU Site: Genes, Ecosystems, Organisms

REU 网站：基因、生态系统、生物体

• 批准号: 2150058
• 负责人: Elena Kramer
• 金额: $ 32.1万
• 依托单位: Harvard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-01 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2150058&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Genes; Ecosystems; Organisms

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).This REU Site award to Harvard University, located in Cambridge, MA, will support the training of 8 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2022-2024. It is anticipated that a total of 24 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities and/or from under-represented groups, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and all participants will present their results at the Leadership Alliance National Symposium, as well as other scientific conferences. In addition, students will engage in professional skill building exercises that will encourage them to pursue a career in research science in general and evolution/ecology in particular. Assessment of the program will be done thru the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.Research projects and mentors will be drawn from a diverse set of labs based in the Departments of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and Human Evolutionary Biology, which focus on the study of evolution, ecology, genetics/genomics, physiology, biomechanics, and biodiversity. In addition to an intensive, mentored laboratory experience, the REU students will participate in several types of activities: 1) professional development seminars, including on ethics/responsible conduct of research, 2) the Leadership Alliance National Symposium research and mentoring conference, and 3) diverse cohort-building social activities. By participating in the REU program, undergraduate students will have cutting edge research experiences within the context of a strong mentorship community made up of faculty, graduate students, and peers. This experience will demystify the graduate school application process and longterm career opportunities, with a particular goal of building confidence and psychological resiliency. Applicants are invited to apply through the Leadership Alliance Program and indicate their interest in the Harvard E3 REU. Our goal is to reach students at undergraduate institutions who demonstrate an interest in evolution and ecology but may have limited access to this type of research on their home campuses. More information about the program is available by visiting https://reu.oeb.harvard.edu/sroh, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Elena Kramer, [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Sheila Thomas, [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.

该奖项的全部或部分资金根据《2021 年美国救援计划法案》（公法 117-2）提供。REU 向位于马萨诸塞州剑桥市的哈佛大学提供的该奖项将支持 8 名学生在该法案期间进行为期 10 周的培训。 2022-2024 年夏季。预计共有 24 名学生将接受该计划的培训，他们主要来自研究机会有限的学校和/或代表性不足的群体。学生将了解如何进行研究，所有参与者将在领导联盟全国研讨会以及其他科学会议上展示他们的成果。此外，学生将参加专业技能培养练习，这将鼓励他们从事一般研究科学研究，特别是进化/生态学的职业。该计划的评估将通过在线 SALG URSSA 工具完成。项目结束后将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。研究项目和导师将来自有机和进化生物学以及人类进化生物学系的不同实验室，这些实验室专注于进化研究、生态学、遗传学/基因组学、生理学、生物力学和生物多样性。除了密集的、受指导的实验室经验外，REU 学生还将参加多种类型的活动：1）专业发展研讨会，包括道德/负责任的研究行为，2）领导力联盟全国研讨会研究和指导会议，以及 3 ）多样化的群组建设社交活动。通过参加 REU 项目，本科生将在由教师、研究生和同龄人组成的强大导师社区中获得前沿的研究经验。这种经历将揭开研究生院申请过程和长期职业机会的神秘面纱，其具体目标是建立信心和心理弹性。邀请申请人通过领导力联盟计划进行申请，并表明他们对哈佛 E3 REU 的兴趣。我们的目标是吸引本科院校的学生，他们对进化论和生态学表现出兴趣，但在自己的校园里进行此类研究的机会可能有限。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问 https://reu.oeb.harvard.edu/sroh，或联系 PI（Elena Kramer 博士，[e-mail]）或联合 PI（Dr. Elena Kramer）。 Sheila Thomas，[e-mail]）。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。