Brain Research Apprenticeships in New York at Columbia (BRAINYAC)

纽约哥伦比亚大学大脑研究学徒计划 (BRAINYAC)

基本信息

批准号：
10553636
负责人：
Daphna Shohamy
金额：
$ 10.8万
依托单位：
COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE
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：
2020-02-01 至 2025-01-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10553636
关键词：
Address Advisory Committees American Brain Career Choice Characteristics College Preparation Communication Communities Critical Thinking Development Disparity Educational Status Educational process of instructing Educational workshop Employment Opportunities Enrollment Ethnic Origin Evaluation Event Fostering Geographic Locations Goals High School Student Hispanic Incentives Institution Knowledge Laboratories Laboratory Study Longitudinal Studies Low income Medicine Mentors Methods Minority Groups Museums Natural History Neighborhoods Nervous System Neurosciences New York New York City Outcome Measure Participant Performance Population Poverty Process Research Research Institute Resources Running STEM field Science Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Scientist Structure Student recruitment Students Surveys Talents Training Training Programs Underrepresented Minority Underrepresented Populations Underserved Population Universities Visit Work Youth apprenticeship biological research brain research career career development career preparation college disability experience field trip hands on research high school high school program improved insight laboratory experience male parental involvement peer coaching posters programs recruit science education science teacher skills social success summer research undergraduate student

项目摘要

This project proposal seeks to build and strengthen an existing program for high school students to perform mentored research during the summer, Brain Research Apprenticeships in New York at Columbia (BRAINYAC). Since 2013, BRAINYAC has trained and prepared 108 high school students from low-resourced neighborhoods in New York City for summer research experiences in neuroscience laboratories at Columbia University in the City of New York. We will provide high school students from underprivileged communities and/or who are under-represented minorities the necessary support for a competitive college application and insight into science research as a career choice. We propose to recruit students through partnerships with youth-serving programs and an inclusive application process. We aim to improve students’ scientific knowledge and confidence in key scientific skills through directed training, mentoring and research experience. We will achieve this via the two main parts of the program: (A) A comprehensive training program during the spring that incorporates parental involvement, training sessions focused on science content, critical thinking skills, and communication skills, and orientation sessions to assist students in choosing a mentor and laboratory. These sessions are co-developed and run by a scientist and a science educator. (B) Summer laboratory experiences combined with weekly advisory sessions, a final poster presentation and field trips including a social event and a professional development event at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). We aim to support our participants’ career development and college applications in STEM fields. We will achieve this through comprehensive support structure to work toward our goal of encouraging students to pursue studies and careers in STEM. We will track our success using a mixed-methods evaluation plan and an alumni engagement program including additional opportunities for alumni. In this way, we will reinforce our participants’ intent to pursue studies or careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

该项目提案旨在建立和加强现有的项目，让高中生在夏季进行指导性研究，即纽约哥伦比亚大学脑研究学徒项目 (BRAINYAC)。自 2013 年以来，BRAINYAC 已培训和准备了 108 名来自低年级的高中生。我们将为来自贫困社区和/或贫困社区的高中生提供在纽约市资源丰富的社区在纽约市哥伦比亚大学神经科学实验室进行暑期研究经验的机会。我们建议通过与青年服务项目的合作和包容性的申请流程来招收学生，以提高学生的科学知识和信心。我们将通过该计划的两个主要部分来实现这一目标：(A) 春季的综合培训计划，其中包括家长参与、侧重于科学内容和批判性思维的培训课程。技能、沟通技巧以及指导课程，以帮助学生做出选择这些课程由一名科学家和一名科学教育者共同开发和主持。(B) 夏季实验室经验结合每周的咨询会议、最终海报展示和实地考察，包括社交活动和专业发展活动。美国自然历史博物馆 (AMNH) 的目标是支持参与者在 STEM 领域的职业发展和大学申请，我们将通过全面的支持结构来实现鼓励学生在 STEM 领域学习和职业的目标。我们将使用混合方法评估计划来跟踪我们的成功，校友参与计划，包括为校友提供额外的机会，通过这种方式，我们将增强参与者在科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域追求学习或职业的意愿。