MBRS-IMSD Program at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Cen

科罗拉多大学丹佛分校和健康科学中心的 MBRS-IMSD 项目

• 批准号: 7590078
• 负责人: Sonia Castro Flores
• 金额: $ 4.77万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-03-01 至 2012-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7590078
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In 2004 the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center consolidated its campus with the University of Colorado at Denver downtown campus to become the University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center (UCDHSC). Because urban high schools with sizable populations of ethnic and racial minorities have to contend with a myriad of cultural and societal issues affecting basic achievement and academic proficiency, students with underlying talent and capability are too often not afforded the intellectual support available to students from more affluent suburban school districts. We will intervene by providing promising students with a program designed to strengthen their fundamental skills, enhance their academic credentials, and elicit their passion for science. Our objectives are (1) to provide a Summer Science Academy designed to improve any deficiencies in basic math, science, or language skills; (2) to use supplemental instruction to improve retention and enable at least 80% of participants to succeed in gatekeeper courses; (3) to prepare students for research careers via hands-on training in molecular biology techniques and advanced training in systems biology (proteomics, genomics and bioinformatics); (4) to prepare students for a research career by providing workshops in study skills, time management, library research skills, scientific/technical writing, critical literature review, ethics, and competent communication; (5) to provide a selected group of participants with employment as student researchers, addressing research problems particularly focused on diseases, including HIV, diabetes, heart disease, and others, that affect minority populations disproportionately (15 hours per week for 9 academic months per year, 40 hours per week during the summer); (6) to prepare students for graduate school by offering a GRE preparation course and guidance on writing graduate school essays, navigating the application process and developing interview skills so that 100% of participating students apply to and 65% are accepted into a graduate school program; and (7) to provide a selected group of students with the support necessary to succeed in required courses in graduate school and apply for a predoctoral fellowship; 90% will complete their dissertation project in a timely fashion. Faculty members from UCDHSC as well as graduate students, fellows and upperclassmen will participate as peer tutors, supplemental instruction facilitators or instructors in the proposed courses/ workshops/ academies. The Chancellor, Provost, Deans and Vice Chancellors have committed funds to support the program and will fund additional slots for highly qualified candidates beyond what has been budgeted in the application, if necessary. Assessment, process and outcome evaluations will be conducted using tools developed by the Associate Dean for Curriculum and Evaluation. We will employ a newly implemented tracking system to measure the impact of the IMSD program on elevating student participant interest in biomedical research and their success in gaining entry into Ph.D.-track programs. Because urban high schools with sizable populations of ethnic and racial minorities have to contend with a myriad of cultural and societal issues affecting basic achievement and academic proficiency, students with underlying talent and capability are too often not afforded the intellectual support available to students from more affluent suburban school districts. We propose to intervene by providing promising students with a program designed to strengthen their fundamental skills, enhance their academic credentials, and elicit their passion for science. Boosting the number of successful biomedical researchers from underrepresented communities will bring much needed diversity to our ranks and potentially encourage greater research interest into the health disparities experienced by these populations.

描述（由申请人提供）：2004 年，科罗拉多大学健康科学中心与科罗拉多大学丹佛市中心校区合并，成为科罗拉多大学丹佛健康科学中心 (UCDHSC)。由于拥有大量少数族裔和种族人口的城市高中必须应对影响基本成绩和学术能力的无数文化和社会问题，因此具有潜在才能和能力的学生往往无法获得来自较富裕阶层学生的智力支持郊区学区。我们将通过为有前途的学生提供旨在加强他们的基本技能、提高他们的学术资格并激发他们对科学的热情的计划来进行干预。我们的目标是 (1) 提供夏季科学学院，旨在改善基础数学、科学或语言技能的缺陷； (2) 使用补充指导来提高保留率，并使至少 80% 的参与者能够在把关人课程中取得成功； (3) 通过分子生物学技术的实践培训和系统生物学（蛋白质组学、基因组学和生物信息学）的高级培训，为学生的研究生涯做好准备； (4) 通过提供学习技能、时间管理、图书馆研究技能、科学/技术写作、批判性文献综述、道德和有效沟通等方面的研讨会，为学生的研究生涯做好准备； (5) 为选定的一组参与者提供学生研究人员的就业机会，解决特别关注对少数群体影响较大的疾病的研究问题，包括艾滋病毒、糖尿病、心脏病和其他疾病（每周 15 小时，每 9 个学月）年，夏季每周 40 小时）； (6) 通过提供 GRE 准备课程和撰写研究生院论文、指导申请流程和培养面试技巧的指导，为学生进入研究生院做好准备，以便 100% 的参与学生申请研究生院课程，65% 的学生被研究生院课程录取; (7) 为选定的一组学生提供必要的支持，以顺利完成研究生院的必修课程并申请博士前奖学金； 90％的人将及时完成他们的论文项目。 UCDHSC 的教职人员以及研究生、研究员和高年级学生将作为同伴导师、补充教学协调员或讲师参加拟议的课程/研讨会/学院。校长、教务长、院长和副校长已承诺提供资金支持该计划，如有必要，将为高素质候选人提供超出申请预算的额外名额。评估、过程和结果评估将使用课程和评估副院长开发的工具进行。我们将采用新实施的跟踪系统来衡量 IMSD 项目对提高学生参与者对生物医学研究的兴趣以及他们成功进入博士项目的影响。由于拥有大量少数族裔和种族人口的城市高中必须应对影响基本成绩和学术能力的无数文化和社会问题，因此具有潜在才能和能力的学生往往无法获得来自较富裕阶层学生的智力支持郊区学区。我们建议通过为有前途的学生提供旨在加强他们的基本技能、提高他们的学术资格并激发他们对科学的热情的计划来进行干预。增加来自代表性不足的社区的成功生物医学研究人员的数量将为我们的队伍带来急需的多样性，并有可能鼓励人们对这些人群所经历的健康差异产生更大的研究兴趣。