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nsf.gov - REU Community - US National Science Foundation (NSF) http://reucommunity.com Research Experiences for Undergraduates Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:52:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MAGE: Streamlining the Engineering of Genomes Building on advances in genome engineering technologies, researchers at the NSF-funded Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center (SynBERC), headquartered at the University of California, Berkeley, have begun to develop MAGE (Multiplex Automated Genome Engineering), a high-throughput platform for construction of cellular chasses. MAGE allows for simultaneous creation of a variety of ... http://reucommunity.com/2009/08/12/mage-streamlining-the-engineering-of-genomes/ Locust Telemetry at the University of Houston Professors from the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston and two high school teachers supported by through the RET program have created an implantable single electrode cuff and a wireless telemetry system allowing researchers to better understand how certain neurons in locusts' brains process sensory information. Created by ... http://reucommunity.com/2009/08/12/locust-telemetry-at-the-university-of-houston/ Lipid Rafts Facilitate Communication in Embryonic Cells One very important question about preimplantation embryos being used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) is how signals from the environment are transmitted from the outside to the inside of the embryo's cells. Dr. Carol Warner, a researcher at the Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Gordon-CenSSIS), ... http://reucommunity.com/2009/08/12/lipid-rafts-facilitate-communication-in-embryonic-cells/ Inspiring Educators in Rural America through Research During the summer of 2008 the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program conducted two teacher experiences that greatly impacted participants. The two experiences were markedly different with one having an international focus and the other focused on a second consecutive summer of research ... http://reucommunity.com/2009/08/12/inspiring-educators-in-rural-america-through-research/ Improving MOS-gated GaN Switches with a Novel Rectifier Gallium nitride (GaN) has become established as an important semiconductor in photonics due to its success in blue light-emitting diodes and lasers; but its applications to digital and power electronics so far are very limited because of the lack of a silicon metal oxide semiconductor (MOS)-like process for building integrated ... http://reucommunity.com/2009/08/12/improving-mos-gated-gan-switches-with-a-novel-rectifier/ iGEM Jamboree Grows Rapidly as SynBERC Home Teams Win Medals The International Genetically Modified Machines (iGEM) competition is an experiential learning program that brings together teams of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from around the world to learn over the course of a summer how to build biological systems from standard, interchangeable parts. (See http://2008.igem.org/Main_Page) At the end of ... http://reucommunity.com/2009/08/12/igem-jamboree-grows-rapidly-as-synberc-home-teams-win-medals/ Healionics Corporation to Enhance Development of Biocompatible Implants The 2007 start-up of Healionics Corporation represents a major leap forward in extending the impact of research carried out at the University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB) Engineering Research Center. Healionics is a biomaterials company whose mission is to partner with medical device manufacturers to enhance the biocompatibility and performance ... http://reucommunity.com/2009/08/12/healionics-corporation-to-enhance-development-of-biocompatible-implants/ Hands-On Nanoscience A new hands-on, lab-based, introduction to nanoscience and technology was developed for freshman and sophomores at the University of Virginia. The course uses breadth-first active-learning methods that team members have employed successfully in previous introductory courses. The class builds upon the observation that, while nanoscience has attracted much public attention, ... http://reucommunity.com/2009/08/12/hands-on-nanoscience/ GTEC Biomedical Engineering Graduate Comes Full Circle Manu Platt's career has come full circle. Dr. Platt received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Morehouse College in 2001. While he was an undergraduate he was invited to carry out research at the joint Georgia Tech/Emory Center for the Engineering of Living Tissues (GTEC), as a part of the ... http://reucommunity.com/2009/08/12/gtec-biomedical-engineering-graduate-comes-full-circle/ GFOGER, a Collagen Fragment for Bone Regeneration and Osseointegration The focus of work by Georgia Tech/Emory Center for the Engineering of Living Tissues (GTEC) faculty member, Dr. Andrés García, is the design of "bioinspired" synthetic scaffolds and implant coatings to facilitate bone tissue engineering and the bioloigical integration between living bone tissue and the surface of an artificial implant ... http://reucommunity.com/2009/08/12/gfoger-a-collagen-fragment-for-bone-regeneration-and-osseointegration/