Undergraduate Discovery Science Experience in Renal Biology and Disease

肾脏生物学和疾病的本科发现科学经验

• 批准号: 10557533
• 负责人: BILLY GERALD HUDSON
• 金额: $ 10.37万
• 依托单位: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-30 至 2028-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10557533
• 关键词: Academic Medical Centers; Address; American Indians; Area; Biology; Cancer Education Grant Program; Communication; Data; Development; Disease; Diverse Workforce; Education; Educational Status; Ethnic Population; Face; Family; Funding; Geography; Graduate Degree; Individual; Internships; Kidney; Medical; Mission; Modeling; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Native Americans; Occupations; Outcome; Participant; Pharmacology; Research; STEM career; STEM field; Schools; Science; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; Scientist; Students; Training; Training Programs; United States; United States National Institutes of Health; Veterinary Schools; Wellness Program; career; college; disadvantaged background; economic disparity; ethnic minority population; experience; geographic disparity; guided inquiry; high school; holistic approach; innovation; matriculation; next generation; programs; racial minority population; racial population; recruit; skill acquisition; skills; success; summer research; undergraduate student

There is a critical need to increase the recruitment of a diverse workforce and develop next-generation scientists who can conduct research in areas relevant to the NIH mission, particularly that of the NIDDK. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers are the fastest-growing occupation in the United States, with around 70% of jobs requiring some education past high school. Yet less than 20% of college graduates earn degrees in a STEM-related field, the initial step in accessing a research career. This number is far lower for individuals from geographically- and economically-disadvantaged backgrounds and underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups and American Indian/Native Americans. Moreover, students from diverse backgrounds face numerous challenges that threaten their entry into and persistence in undergraduate STEM studies, and ultimately into the STEM workforce. To address this shortfall, we developed a training program titled "Aspirnaut™ K-20 STEM Pipeline for Diversity and Wellness" at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Since the program's inception in 2009, 137 undergraduate students from 24 states have matriculated into the pipeline. Ninety-eight percent were from diverse backgrounds and 93% of the graduates pursued advanced STEM degrees. Among these trainees, 84 were sponsored by our R25 grant from 2013 to 2021. In this renewal, we will leverage our success over 13 summers with the Aspirnaut™ training pipeline. In Aim 1, we will recruit 40% of participants from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and American Indians/Native Americans and 70% from geographically- and economically-disadvantaged backgrounds and/or limited family level of education. In Aim 2, we will engage undergraduate students in a guided discovery science experience on the topic of "Renal Biology and Disease." In Aim 3, we will augment the discovery science experience with guided professional skills development. In Aim 4, we will enhance the discovery science experience with guided wellness training. Additionally, we will implement several innovations, piloted over the previous funding cycle, to perfect a holistic model of the training pipeline. The anticipated outcomes will increase the number and diversity of undergraduates entering STEM disciplines of relevance to the NIDDK mission and serve as a model for replication.

有评论症的招募 谁可以在与NIH任务有关的领域进行研究，尤其是NIDDK。 技术，工程和数学（STEM）职业是曼联的最后一个增长的职业 州，约有70％的工作需要高中教育。 毕业生在与STEM相关的领域中获得学位，这是获得研究职业的第一步。 对于来自地理和经济性避难所的背景和经济性的个人而言，远低得多 代表性不足的种族和少数民族和美洲印第安人 从不同的背景中，面临着许多挑战，威胁到他们在 地下研究，最终进入STEM劳动力。 为了解决这一短缺，结婚的培训计划，名为“ AsperNaut™K-20 STEM Pipeline for Derverity for Derverity Welness”在范德比尔特大学医学中心（VUMC）。自2009年该计划成立以来，137 来自24个州的地下学生已经进入了管道。 这些受训者的背景和93％的毕业生追求高级茎学位。 由2013年至2021年的R25赠款赞助。 在此续约中，我们将通过ALISNAUT™训练管线在AIM 1中利用13个夏季的成功。 我们将招募来自特定的种族和种族不足的参与者以及美国印第安人/本地人 美国人和70％来自地理和经济偏爱的背景和/或有限的家庭 在AIM 2中的教育水平，我们将参与地下学生 关于“肾脏生物学和疾病”的主题。 AIM 4中的专业技能开发。 健康培训。 完美的训练管道整体模型。 预期的结果将增加进入STEM学科的地下的数量和多样性 与NIDDK任务相关，并作为复制的模型。