REU Site: Inclusive and collaborative approach to cellular and molecular biology for undergraduate researchers at Delaware State University

REU 网站：为特拉华州立大学本科研究人员提供包容性和协作性的细胞和分子生物学方法

• 批准号: 2244195
• 负责人: Hakeem Lawal
• 金额: $ 41.9万
• 依托单位: Delaware State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-01 至 2027-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244195&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Inclusive; collaborative; approach

This REU Site award to Delaware State University (DSU), located in Dover, Delaware will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2024-2026. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. The site is open to all but will focus on students from DSU and partnering HBCUs. It will leverage the success of HBCUs in educating students from under-represented backgrounds, and the interdisciplinary research activities at DSU, to engage students in a rigorous summer internship in a culturally-congruent atmosphere. This program will help broaden the participation of individuals from underrepresented groups in STEM by increasing their involvement in research activities that would help them be competitive for matriculation into STEM graduate programs. Students will learn and practice how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. The NSF ETAP system will be used to register participants (https://www.nsfetap.gov/). Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.The scientific focus is to provide high-impact interdisciplinary summer research in cellular and molecular biology to HBCU students. The departments/programs involved include neuroscience, cell biology, physics, and computational science. The research projects are varied and include those in neuroscience, microbiology, stress response to climate change, and machine learning. The program components also include weekly research meetings and strong professional development activities. Students will be recruited through March to provide ample opportunity for students to apply. Students will be recruited based on resilience (not GPA), response to essay questions, and references from mentors. The selection will be conducted by a committee comprising the PI, Co-PI, and potential mentors. More information about the program is available by visiting the NSF REU website at http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=5047 or by contacting the PI (Dr. Hakeem Lawal at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Erin Perchiniak at [e-mail]). This project is jointly funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure in the Directorate of Biological Sciences, the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP).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.

在特拉华州多佛（Dover）的特拉华州立大学（DSU）授予的REU网站奖将在2024 - 2026年的夏季为10周的10周培训。预计总共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的小组，将接受该计划的培训。该网站向所有人开放，但将专注于DSU和HBCUS合作的学生。它将利用HBCUS的成功来教育来自代表性不足的背景的学生以及DSU的跨学科研究活动，使学生在一个严格的暑期实习中，在一种文化的一致氛围中。该计划将通过增加参与研究活动的参与来帮助扩大STEM中代表性不足的人的参与，这将有助于他们在STEM研究生课程中有竞争力。学生将学习和练习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上介绍他们的工作结果。该程序的评估将通过在线Salg Urssa工具进行。 NSF ETAP系统将用于注册参与者（https://www.nsfetap.gov/）。该计划将在计划之后进行跟踪，以确定自己的职业道路。科学重点是为HBCU学生提供高影响力的跨学科夏季研究。涉及的部门/计划包括神经科学，细胞生物学，物理学和计算科学。研究项目各不相同，包括神经科学，微生物学，对气候变化的压力反应和机器学习。该计划组件还包括每周的研究会议和强大的专业发展活动。将在3月之前招募学生，以提供足够的机会供学生申请。将根据韧性（而不是GPA），对论文问题的回答以及导师的参考来招募学生。选择将由由PI，Co-Pi和潜在导师组成的委员会进行。 More information about the program is available by visiting the NSF REU website at http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=5047 or by contacting the PI (Dr. Hakeem Lawal at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Erin Perchiniak at [e-mail]）。该项目由生物学科学局，既定的竞争研究计划（EPSCOR）以及历史悠久的黑人学院和大学 - 本科计划（HBCU -UP）共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过评估范围来反映出范围的知识群体和公众的知识群体。