UCLA Short-Term Research Experience to Unlock Potential (UCLA STEP-UP)

加州大学洛杉矶分校短期研究经验释放潜力（加州大学洛杉矶分校STEP-UP）

• 批准号: 10478536
• 负责人: Keith C Norris
• 金额: $ 23.62万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-03-01 至 2027-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10478536
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PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The University of California, Los Angeles proposes to serve as a Coordinating Center for the Western Region for the NIH-NIDDK NIDDK Short-Term Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP) Program. The UCLA STEP-UP will provide an enriched summer research experience for promising high school students from underrepresented racial/ethnic minority (URM) groups as well as students from other groups underrepresented (URG) in medicine and science. The overarching goal of the UCLA STEP-UP is to prepare participating students for research careers in the biomedical and clinical health sciences. The paucity of participation from URM and URG communities in the scientific research workforce is a critical limitation affecting the future of health research, and ultimately our nation’s health. Access to a high-quality biomedical science education required for a research career remains largely influenced by factors such as socioeconomic class, race/ethnicity, gender and/or national origin. There is a critical need to motivate and equip URM and URG high school students with the requisite skill set to critically understand, explore and engage in scientific research, as well as the confidence and communication skill set required for advancement in scientific careers. Early interventions in the high school education timeline can help to build a diverse and inclusive scientific workforce. The Program’s main components include: 1) Understanding responsible conduct of research, 2) Exposure to scientific research environments, 3) Developing relationships with research mentors, 4) Basic statistics, 5) Use of common laboratory equipment, 6) Development of a research abstract, 7) Lessons in health disparities, and how biomedical research can improve health outcomes, 8) College planning, 9) Research presentation skills, and 10) Scientific career exploration. The Program’s overarching goal is to increase the number of URM and URG high school students prepared to pursue careers in NIDDK mission area related biomedical and clinical health sciences. To this end, the Specific Aims are as follows: Specific Aim 1: To engage 25 URM or URG high school students in the US Western Region each year in a mentored, summer scientific research experience in basic, clinical, or translational research related to conditions within the NIDDK mission. Specific Aim 2: To provide 25 URM or URG high school students each year with an end of program opportunity to present written reports and PowerPoint presentations based on their summer research projects at the annual NIDDK STEP-UP research symposium on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Specific Aim 3: To evaluate the effectiveness of the UCLA STEP-UP to prepare 25 URM or URG high school students each year to conduct biomedical research, engage with research mentors, produce a scientific presentation, enhance their desire to pursue and successfully graduate with a STEM undergraduate major, and pursue graduate programs in a science-related field focusing on NIDDK mission areas.

项目摘要/摘要 加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校提议作为西部地区的协调中心 对于NIH-NIDDK NIDDK短期经验计划，以解锁潜力（升级）计划。这 加州大学洛杉矶分校的升级将为向高中生提供丰富的夏季研究经验 代表性不足的种族/族裔少数民族（URM）群体以及其他人数不足的学生 （URG）医学和科学。 UCLA升级的总体目标是准备参与 生物医学和临床健康科学研究生的学生。 科学研究劳动力中URM和URG社区的参与很少 限制影响健康研究的未来，最终影响我们国家的健康。获得高质量 研究职业所需的生物医学科学教育仍然在很大程度上受到因素的影响 社会经济阶级，种族/种族，性别和/或国籍。有激励和装备的迫切需要 URM和URG高中学生具有必要的技能，以批判性理解，探索和参与 科学研究以及科学发展所需的信心和沟通技巧集 职业。高中教育时间表的早期干预措施可以帮助建立多样的包容性 科学劳动力。该计划的主要组成部分包括：1）了解负责任的行为 研究，2）暴露于科学研究环境，3）与研究导师建立关系，4） 基本统计，5）使用普通实验室设备，6）开发研究摘要，7） 健康差异以及生物医学研究如何改善健康成果，8）大学计划，9）研究 演讲技巧和10）科学职业探索。该计划的总体目标是增加 URM和URG高中学生准备在NIDDK Mission地区追随与 生物医学和临床健康科学。为此，具体目标如下： 特定目标1：每年与美国西部地区的25个URM或URG高中学生一起参与 与条件相关的基础，临床或翻译研究方面的夏季科学研究经验 在NIDDK任务中。 特定目标2：每年为25个URM或URG高中学生提供计划终止 根据他们的夏季研究项目，有机会提出书面报告和PowerPoint演讲 在马里兰州贝塞斯达的NIH校园举行的年度NIDDK升级研究研讨会。 特定目标3：评估UCLA升级以准备25 URM或URG高中的有效性 每年的学生进行生物医学研究，与研究导师互动，生产科学 演讲，增强他们追求和成功毕业的愿望，并以STEM的本科专业毕业，并 在与科学相关的领域中追求研究生课程，重点是NIDDK任务领域。