REU Site: Early Collaborative Research Experience in Microbial Biofilm Development, Resistance, & Community Structure

REU 网站：微生物生物膜发展、耐药性的早期合作研究经验，

• 批准号: 2150229
• 负责人: Caitlin Light
• 金额: $ 34.03万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Binghamton
• 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: 2022-06-01 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2150229&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Early; Collaborative; Research; REU; Site; Early; Collaborative; Research

This REU Site award to Binghamton University, located in Binghamton, NY, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summbers of 2022-2024. The focus is to provide a collaborative research experience in the area of microbial biofilms. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities and from historically under-represented groups, will be trained during the 3-year program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. The broad objective of this program is to provide high-quality, well-mentored research opportunities to students early in their college careers so that they have sufficient time to pursue their projects, build scientific and professional skills, and prepare to be competitive in STEM post-bac opportunities. Assessment of the program will be done through online surveys. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.Student projects will be organized around three main areas: environmental biofilms in the built and natural environment, biofilms and engineered systems, and basic microbiological mechanisms for biofilm control. Faculty from the Departments of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering will serve as faculty mentors. Students will participate in a collaborative and multi-mentored research project in one of these main areas. Additionally, students will participate in biofilm seminars, professional development workshops, and lab safety and responsible and ethical conduct of research training. Students will present their research at an end of summer poster session with other REU and undergraduate summer research programs on campus. Students will also create a collaborative manuscript report of their summer findings. Housing, stipend, meal and travel allowances will be provided. Students will be selected based on their interest and motivation for biofilm research, potential impact of this experience for students’ career trajectory, academic record, and recommendation letters. More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.binghamton.edu/centers/bbrc/landing_reu.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Caitlin Light, [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Karin Sauer, [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.

这项授予位于纽约州宾厄姆顿的宾厄姆顿大学的REU网站奖将在2022 - 2024年夏季期间支持10个学生的培训10周。重点是在微生物生物膜领域提供协作研究经验。预计将在为期3年的课程中培训总共30名学生，来自研究机会有限的学校和历史不足的小组。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人会在科学会议上介绍他们的工作结果。该计划的广泛目标是在大学职业生涯的早期为学生提供高质量的，精通的研究机会，以便他们有足够的时间从事项目，建立科学和专业技能，并准备在STEM BAC后机会竞争。该计划的评估将通过在线调查进行。该计划将在计划之后进行跟踪，以确定自己的职业道路。研究项目将在三个主要领域进行组织：建筑和自然环境中的环境生物膜，生物膜和工程系统，以及生物膜控制的基本微生物机制。生物科学，生物医学工程和机械工程部门的教师将担任教师导师。学生将参加这些主要领域之一的协作和多幕配研究项目。额外的学生将参加生物膜半岛，专业发展研讨会以及实验室安全以及负责任的研究培训的道德行为。学生将在夏季海报会议结束时与其他REU和校园内的夏季研究计划介绍他们的研究。学生还将创建有关夏季发现的协作手稿报告。将提供住房，压力，进餐和旅行津贴。将根据他们对生物膜研究的兴趣和动力，这种经验对学生职业轨迹，学术记录和推荐信的潜在影响。有关该计划的更多信息，可以通过访问https://www.binghamton.edu/centers/bbrc/landing_reu.html，或通过与PI（Caitlin Light，[e-mail]）联系（[e-mail]）或Co-pi（Co-pi）（Karin Sauer，Cright@[e-mail]）。通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛影响的评论标准进行评估。