UC Davis Advancing Diversity in the Neuroscience Research (ADNR) Program

加州大学戴维斯分校推进神经科学研究（ADNR）项目的多样性

• 批准号: 10220163
• 负责人: W MARTIN USREY
• 金额: $ 24.9万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-01 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10220163
• 关键词: Advisory Committees; Area; Awareness; Bachelor' s Degree; Behavior; Behavioral; Biological Sciences; Biology; Calculi; Career Choice; Career Mobility; Chemistry; Clinical; Cognitive Science; Communication; Data Analyses; Degree program; Development; Disease; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational Curriculum; Experimental Designs; Feedback; Fostering; Foundations; Future; Goals; Interview; Journals; Maintenance; Mentors; Mentorship; Minor; Molecular and Cellular Biology; NCI Scholars Program; Neurobiology; Neurosciences; Neurosciences Research; Oral; Participant; Performance; Physiology; Process; Psychology; Research; Research Personnel; Schools; Science; Scientist; Series; Students; Work; career; design; education pathway; education research; experience; gateway course; graduate student; instructor; interest; meetings; member; peer; programs; retention rate; role model; skills; success; tool; undergraduate student

The ultimate goal of our proposed Advancing Diversity in Neuroscience Research (ADNR) Program is to increase the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical neuroscience research workforce. For this, we propose to develop a comprehensive program that will have research education activities for undergraduates and mentorship development opportunities for neuroscience graduate students. ADNR will be a three-year program with two components. The first component is a one-year program that will support ten diverse (as defined by the PAR-17-312 FOA) sophomore students selected from the freshmen participating in our pre- ADNR program [the Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program (BUSP)]. The sophomore year ADNR Program is designed to enhance retention, foster academic excellence, and kindle interest and engagement in neuroscience research. It involves course work, advising, and research experience. Near the end of their sophomore year, each of the participants will be assessed for the possibility of moving onward to the second component -- the ADNR Honors (ADNR-HR) Program. We will select five rising junior students from ADNR sophomores to participate in the ADNR-HR program. This honors program will provide a two year research- intensive experience, plus a series of activities designed to achieve the following goals: (a) 90% of participants graduating in a neuroscience-related major with a GPA ≥ 3.25; (b) increased scientific research expertise via intensive research experiences, facilitated journal clubs, and interaction with neuroscience graduate students; (c) enhanced oral & written presentation skills via specific assignments and peer as well as instructor feedback; (d) maintenance/enhanced commitment to neuroscience-related research careers; (e) increased awareness of neuroscience career pathways and provision of tools for successful transitions to graduate programs, including understanding application requirements, processes, and development of strong interviewing skills, the latter via practice and feedback from members of our Advisory Committee; and (f) entry of a majority (≥50%) of participating students into a neuroscience-related PhD (or dual MD/PhD degree) program or a career in the neuroscience workforce within 3 years of receiving their baccalaureate degree. We will invite senior neuroscience graduate students to speak to the undergraduates about their specific educational path and their current research interests. After receiving guidance about mentoring best practices, neuroscience graduate students will serve as informal mentors to at least one junior and one senior undergraduate student in ADNR-HR. This will offer the undergraduates relevant role models, and provide the graduate students with an opportunity to develop mentorship skills, critical to their career advancement and long-term success.

我们提出的推进神经科学研究多样性（ADNR）计划的最终目标是增加生物医学，行为和临床神经科学研究人员的多样性。为此，我们建议制定一项全面的计划，该计划将为神经科学研究生提供研究教育活动和心态发展机会。 ADNR将是一个为期三年的计划，其中有两个组件。第一个组成部分是为期一年的计划，该计划将支持十个潜水员（由PAR-17-312 FOA定义）大二学生从参加我们的ADNR计划[生物学本科学者计划（BUSP）的新生中选出的大二学生。大二年度ADNR计划旨在增强保留率，促进学术卓越和对神经科学研究的兴趣和参与。它涉及课程工作，咨询和研究经验。在大二年末，将对每个参与者的参与者进行评估，以便将继续前进到第二部分的可能性 - ADNR荣誉（ADNR-HR）计划。我们将选择来自ADNR大二学生的五名崛起的初中生参加ADNR-HR计划。该荣誉计划将提供两年的研究密集体验，以及一系列旨在实现以下目标的活动：（a）90％的参与者在与神经科学相关的专业中毕业，而GPA≥3.25； （b）通过强烈的研究经验，支持期刊俱乐部以及与神经科学研究生的互动来提高科学研究的专业知识； （c）通过特定作业和同伴以及讲师的反馈来增强口头和书面演讲技巧； （d）维护/增强对与神经科学相关的研究职业的承诺； （e）提高对神经科学职业途径的认识，并提供成功过渡到研究生课程的工具，包括了解应用要求，过程和强大的面试技能的发展，后者是通过练习和我们咨询委员会成员的反馈； （f）大多数（≥50％）参与学生进入与神经科学相关的博士学位（或双MD/PHD学位）计划或在获得学士学位后3年内从事神经科学劳动力的职业。我们将邀请高级神经科学研究生与本科生谈论他们的特定教育道路和当前的研究兴趣。在收到有关指导最佳实践的指导之后，神经科学研究生将为ADNR-HR至少一名初中和一名高年级学生担任非正式导师。这将为大学生提供相关的榜样，并为研究生提供发展指导技能的机会，这对他们的职业发展至关重要。