Preparing Diverse Transfer Students for Research Careers in Neuroscience

为多样化的转学生从事神经科学研究工作做好准备

基本信息

批准号：
10318200
负责人：
Brenda L Bloodgood
金额：
$ 25.86万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-12-15 至 2025-11-30
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10318200
关键词：
Academic support Address Area Articulation Brain Career Choice Collaborations Doctor of Philosophy Education Educational process of instructing Educational workshop Ensure Faculty Family First Generation College Students Gene Expression Generations Goals Growth Immersion Instruction Internships Knowledge Learning Mentors Mentorship Minority Groups Neurobiology Neurosciences Neurosciences Research Participant Persons Physiology Population Research Research Project Grants Research Training STEM career STEM field Scholarship Schools Services Students System Talents Techniques Time Training Training Programs Translating Underrepresented Minority Underrepresented Populations Universities Work base bridge program career cohort college community college design doctoral student education pathway experience gene function improved improved outcome interest laboratory experience matriculation meetings programs recruit response skill acquisition skills success summer program summer research symposium transfer student undergraduate research undergraduate research experience undergraduate student university student

项目摘要

Project Summary An increasing number of undergraduates (~30% in the UC System) enter research universities after 2+ years in community colleges. Transfer students are more likely to be underrepresented minorities (URMs) or first-generation college students, and they seldom continue on to the PhD. Although many of them express interest in research, they have little to no access to such experiences at community colleges. Soon after matriculating at universities, they tend to opt out of scientific research careers, particularly the idea of continuing to graduate school. In response to this need and in the interest of increasing diversity in our population of neuroscience trainees, here we propose a program to provide transfer students with the skills, mentorship, and research experience to improve their chances of success in a research career. Our proposal builds on the START program, which for three years brought cohorts of URMs and first- generation transfer students to campus in the summer before they matriculated at UCSD. The START program, and others like it, have resulted in improved outcomes for these students. Via a partnership with local community colleges in collaboration with Academic Enrichment Programs (AEP), the STARTneuro program will begin by identifying interested students before they apply to UCSD. Accepted participants will then engage in a 10-week summer bridge program, with intensive and immersive full-day lab training in neuroscience techniques, from physiology to gene expression and function. Each student will also design and implement an independent research project based on the summer modules. During the academic year, students will meet regularly with faculty, be shepherded into lab internships, and be mentored in applying for a summer research scholarship the following summer. A core group of faculty who have demonstrated success mentoring undergraduates will provide the research experience and stewardship necessary to ensure that participants can succeed in scientific research beyond college.

项目概要越来越多的本科生（加州大学系统约 30%）进入研究型大学在社区大学学习两年以上后。转学生更有可能代表性不足少数民族（URM）或第一代大学生，他们很少继续攻读博士学位。尽管他们中的许多人表达了对研究的兴趣，但他们几乎没有机会获得此类研究在社区大学的经历。进入大学后不久，他们往往会选择退学科学研究职业生涯，特别是继续读研究生的想法。作为回应满足这一需求并为了增加神经科学受训人员的多样性，在这里，我们提出了一个计划，为转学生提供技能、指导和研究经验可以提高他们在研究生涯中成功的机会。我们的建议建立在 START 计划的基础上，该计划在三年内带来了一批 URM 和第一批一代学生在夏天被加州大学圣地亚哥分校录取之前转入校园。这 START 计划以及其他类似计划为这些学生带来了更好的学习成果。通过与学术丰富项目合作，与当地社区大学建立合作伙伴关系计划 (AEP)，STARTneuro 计划将首先确定感兴趣的学生他们申请加州大学圣地亚哥分校。被录取的参与者将参加为期 10 周的夏季桥梁课程计划，提供神经科学技术方面的强化和沉浸式全日实验室培训，生理学到基因表达和功能。每个学生还将设计并实施一个基于夏季模块的独立研究项目。在学年期间，学生将定期与教师会面，被引导进入实验室实习，并接受指导申请第二年夏天的夏季研究奖学金。核心师资团队已证明成功指导本科生将提供研究经验确保参与者能够在科学研究中取得成功所必需的管理和管理大学毕业后。