REU Site: Research Experiences for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Molecular Signaling - How Cells and Organisms Make Decisions

REU 网站：聋哑学生在分子信号传导方面的研究经验 - 细胞和生物体如何做出决策

• 批准号: 2349274
• 负责人: Elena Shpak
• 金额: $ 44.27万
• 依托单位: University of Tennessee Knoxville
• 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: 2024-03-01 至 2027-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2349274&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experiences; Deaf

This REU Site award to the University of Tennessee, located in Knoxville, TN, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2024- 2026. The goals of the program are to provide research experiences for Deaf and hard of hearing (D/hh) students, to improve awareness of Deaf culture, and to provide training in deaf education practices to the scientific community. Hearing students who know American Sign Language (ASL) or are interested in learning more about the Deaf culture are encouraged to apply too. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students will be trained in the program. Students will acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to make informed career choices, be competitive in graduate research programs, and succeed in other STEM careers. They will be trained to develop and test hypotheses, gather and analyze the data, problem-solve and troubleshoot, review original literature, and convey their research findings to a scientific audience. Assessment of this program will be done through an online tool. Students should apply to the REU site using NSF ETAP (Education and Training Application: https://etap.nsf.gov). This site will provide research opportunities to students interested in genetics and cellular and molecular biology. A team of mentors from the Biochemistry & Cell and Molecular Biology department will guide students through projects that explore signal transduction mechanisms in a variety of organisms. Students in this program will study interactions between organisms and their environment, cell-to-cell communications, and mechanisms of signal transduction. Projects will be available using a variety of organisms, including bacteria, yeast, plants, mice, and human cells. In addition to learning basic molecular, biochemical, and cell biology methods such as cloning, genetic analysis, and microbial cultivation, students will have an opportunity to use state-of-the-art techniques, including single-molecule and live-cell fluorescence microscopy, intra-cranial injection of viral vectors, computational analysis of genomic datasets, and flow cytometry. A special workshop will discuss unique challenges and opportunities in STEM careers for D/hh individuals.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.

REU 向位于田纳西州诺克斯维尔的田纳西大学颁发的这一场地奖将支持 10 名学生在 2024 年至 2026 年夏季进行为期 10 周的培训。该计划的目标是为聋哑人和听力障碍人士提供研究经验(D/hh) 学生，提高对聋人文化的认识，并向科学界提供聋人教育实践培训。我们也鼓励了解美国手语 (ASL) 或有兴趣了解更多聋人文化的听力学生申请。预计共有30名学生将接受该计划的培训。学生将获得必要的技能和知识，以做出明智的职业选择，在研究生研究项目中具有竞争力，并在其他 STEM 职业中取得成功。他们将接受培训，制定和测试假设，收集和分析数据，解决问题和排除故障，回顾原始文献，并将他们的研究成果传达给科学受众。该计划的评估将通过在线工具完成。学生应使用 NSF ETAP 向 REU 网站进行申请（教育和培训申请：https://etap.nsf.gov）。该网站将为对遗传学、细胞和分子生物学感兴趣的学生提供研究机会。来自生物化学与细胞和分子生物学系的导师团队将指导学生完成探索各种生物体中信号转导机制的项目。该项目的学生将研究生物体与其环境之间的相互作用、细胞间的通讯以及信号转导机制。项目将使用多种生物体，包括细菌、酵母、植物、小鼠和人类细胞。除了学习基本的分子、生物化学和细胞生物学方法（例如克隆、遗传分析和微生物培养）外，学生还将有机会使用最先进的技术，包括单分子和活细胞荧光显微镜、病毒载体的颅内注射、基因组数据集的计算分析和流式细胞术。特别研讨会将讨论 D/hh 个人在 STEM 职业中的独特挑战和机遇。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。