IMSD at Texas A&M University: Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity in Biomedical Sciences

德克萨斯州 A 的 IMSD

• 批准号: 10472793
• 负责人: Candice L. Brinkmeyer-Langford
• 金额: $ 7.58万
• 依托单位: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-02-01 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10472793
• 关键词: Science; Students; Texas; Universities

Project Summary IMSD at Texas A&M University: Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity in Biomedical Sciences This proposal is to establish a new IMSD T32 program at Texas A&M University. The overall mission of this program is to maximize student diversity in biomedical sciences at Texas A&M by focusing on recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority (URM) populations of trainees seeking a PhD degree who have the skills to successfully transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce. Funds are requested to support six pre-doctoral (Ph.D. candidates) URM trainees who are applying to one of the six major biomedical graduate training programs at Texas A&M University: Medical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, Toxicology, Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering. Texas A&M University will match NIH support with six additional fellowships. This program will serve as a hub for unifying training-oriented diversity initiatives in biomedical fields and establish a community of URM scholars at Texas A&M. Trainees will benefit from didactic, research, mentoring and career development elements offered by the existing training programs, and from the new initiatives focused specifically on this cohort of URM scholars. Our goal is to prepare trainees to function as independent researchers and/or practitioners in a multidisciplinary setting by providing training in classroom-, laboratory- and externship-based settings. To achieve this goal we have assembled a team of 40 outstanding investigators who specialize in diverse biomedical fields. The program will be led by an executive committee of co-PIs representing Office of Graduate & Professional Studies and participating Colleges (Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture & Life Sciences). The preceptors have strong records of mentoring URM trainees and obtaining competitive support from Federal, State and other sources. This group is exceptionally well balanced with respect to expertise, sex, and academic career level. Internal and external oversight will be provided by eminent scholars with first-hand knowledge of diversity experiences in biomedical training and employment. Recruitment will be conducted through external advertisement, post-baccalaureate diversity programs, as well as Texas A&M research experience for undergraduates and masters programs. Support from this program will be offered only in the first year of the doctoral program at the time when trainees undertake two laboratory rotations, follow structured core academic curricula of their respective graduate programs, and participate in regular joint activities as a group. A distinctive feature of the program is a strongly encouraged hands-on summer (in the 1st year) externship through a broad and diverse network of academic laboratories, state and federal governmental agencies, as well as industry and non-governmental organizations. Following the first year, trainee support will shift to their graduate program, mentor, or other funding; however, trainees will continue participation in program-related functions thus maintaining a strong bond to a community of scholars of underrepresented backgrounds in addition to their home programs. Trainees affiliated with this program will be highly successful in academia, industry, government and other professional settings in health-related disciplines.

项目摘要 德克萨斯A＆M大学的IMSD：最大化生物医学学生多样性的倡议 该建议是在德克萨斯农工大学建立新的IMSD T32计划。总体任务 计划是通过专注于招聘和 保留代表性不足的少数民族（URM）的学员人口，他们寻求具有技能的博士学位 成功地过渡到生物医学研究人员的职业。要求资金支持六个 申请六个主要生物医学毕业生之一的授课前（候选人博士学位）URM受训者 德克萨斯农工大学的培训计划：医学科学，生物医学科学，遗传学，毒理学， 生物化学与生物物理学以及生物医学工程。德克萨斯A＆M大学将与NIH的支持与六个 额外的奖学金。该计划将作为统一面向培训的多样性计划的枢纽 生物医学领域并在德克萨斯州A＆M建立了URM学者社区。学员将受益于教学法， 现有培训计划提供的研究，指导和职业发展元素以及 专门针对这一URM学者的新计划。我们的目标是准备学员作为 通过在课堂上提供培训， 基于实验室和实习的设置。为了实现这一目标，我们组建了一支由40个杰出的团队 专门研究不同生物医学领域的研究人员。该计划将由执行委员会领导 代表研究生和专业研究与参与学院办公室（医学，兽医学院） 医学，工程和农业与生命科学）。受体有很强的指导URM记录 受训者并获得联邦，州和其他来源的竞争支持。这个组异常 在专业知识，性行为和学术职业水平方面都保持平衡。内部和外部监督将是 由著名学者提供，对生物医学培训中多样性经验的第一手知识和 就业。招聘将通过外部广告进行，后者后的多样性进行 课程以及德克萨斯州A＆M研究经验，适用于本科生和硕士课程。支持 该计划仅在学员进行时才在博士课程的第一年中提供 两次实验室轮换，遵循各自研究生课程的结构化核心学术课程， 小组参加常规联合活动。该程序的一个独特特征是强烈鼓励 通过广泛而多样的学术实验室网络实践夏季（在第一年）实行实践， 州和联邦政府机构以及行业和非政府组织。下列的 第一年，学员的支持将转移到他们的研究生课程，导师或其他资金上；但是，学员会 继续参与与计划相关的功能，从而保持与学者社区的牢固联系 除了家庭计划外，代表性不足。隶属该计划的学员将是 在学术界，工业，政府和其他与健康相关学科的专业环境中非常成功。