Winston-Salem State University Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RI

温斯顿塞勒姆州立大学科学增强研究计划（RI

基本信息

批准号：
7936561
负责人：
AZEEZ A AILERU
金额：
$ 25万
依托单位：
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2010
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2010-09-20 至 2012-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7936561
关键词：
Admission activity African American Appointment Area Arts Award Bachelor&apos s Degree Basic Science Behavioral Research Behavioral Sciences Biological Sciences Biomedical Research Cancer Education Grant Program Career Choice Chemistry Chronic Disease Collaborations Critiques Dental Schools Discipline Doctor of Philosophy Educational workshop Employment Environment Exposure to Extramural Activities Faculty Fostering Goals Graduate Record Examination Hand Industry Institution Institutional National Research Service Award Internships Investigation Journals Laboratory Research Leadership Measurable Mentors Minority Modeling Outcome Paper Participant Positioning Attribute Research Research Personnel Research Project Grants Resources Science Scientific Evaluation Series Social Work Students Training Training Programs Triad Acrylic Resin Underrepresented Minority Universities Writing base career cohort college experience forest improved interest lecturer lectures medical schools posters pre-doctoral preference programs public health relevance success trend

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) seeks to establish an MBRS-Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program to improve the training of underrepresented minorities who graduate from biomedical/behavioral science departments and motivate them to pursue post-baccalaureate degrees. Our measureable objective is to increase the number and percentage of underrepresented minority students from participating departments that gain admission into competitive PhD programs in the area of biomedical and behavioral sciences to 10% (25 of 264 students) within four years compared to the current level of 4% (10 of 264 students). We propose to use a simple five-activity training program to achieve this objective: 1) introduce the students to biomedical research via hands-on participation in a research project; 2) introduce the students to critical scientific evaluation by critiquing and presenting journal club papers; 3) provide students with experience in scientific writing and speaking via poster presentations of their research results; 4) provide students with exposure to research faculty to facilitate both participant retention and successful completion of the RISE program; and 5) foster students' long-term commitment to pursue a career in the biomedical and behavioral sciences through an experience that exemplifies the excitement and challenges of relevant scientific investigation. Our cohort will include 18 MBRS-RISE trainees; 6 students each will be selected initially from among entering freshmen, rising sophomores and rising juniors up to a total of 18 students; program vacancies will be filled with a preference for freshmen and sophomores. This application will focus on academic mentoring and training of students in the broad disciplines of biomedical/behavioral science, with a particular emphasis on the relationships among research-intensive universities with various pre-doctoral T32 programs. The training program will have 13 mentors who have primary academic appointments in four departments in two institutions and will draw trainees from three participating departments (life sciences, chemistry, and behavioral sciences and social work) in the College of Arts and Sciences at WSSU. This program will also benefit from the ongoing collaboration of several established investigators at WSSU and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the majority of whom have been assembled in a shared basic science building in the downtown Piedmont Triad Research Park. The combination of facilities, faculty, and other resources will provide a rich and vibrant interdisciplinary training environment for undergraduate students interested in the areas of biomedical/behavioral sciences and chronic disease research. This program's approach will increase the number of students gaining admission into competitive PhD programs by 6%, meaning that we anticipate 80% (15 of 18) of the MBRS-RISE students will enter PhD programs. We are confident in our ability to achieve this outcome. We also expect that this program's activities will serve as a model for other students to be introduced to biomedical or behavioral science disciplines as career choices. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) MBRS-Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program seeks to a) stimulate interest among underrepresented students in pursuing a research-based terminal degree in biomedical or behavioral research and b) increase the number of African-Americans and other minorities who hold leadership positions in the scientific research enterprise.

描述（由申请人提供）：温斯顿·塞勒姆州立大学（WSSU）旨在建立一项MBRS研究计划（RISE）计划（RISE）计划，以改善从生物医学/行为/行为科学部门毕业的代表性不足的少数群体的培训，并激励他们从事后核后龙的培训。我们的可衡量目标是将来自参与部门的代表性不足的少数族裔学生的数量和百分比增加，这些学生在生物医学和行为科学领域获得竞争性博士学位课程的录取，而在四年之内（264名学生中有25名），而目前的水平为4％（264名学生中的10个）。我们建议使用一个简单的五活动培训计划来实现这一目标：1）通过动手参与研究项目向学生介绍生物医学研究； 2）通过批评和介绍期刊俱乐部论文，向学生介绍批判性的科学评估； 3）通过他们的研究结果的海报演示，为学生提供科学写作和讲话的经验； 4）为学生提供研究教师，以促进参与者的保留和成功完成崛起计划； 5）培养学生的长期承诺，致力于通过体验相关科学研究的兴奋和挑战的经验，从事生物医学和行为科学的职业。我们的队列将包括18名MBRS-Rise学员；最初，有6名学生将从进入新生，大二学生和大三学生中升至18名学生中。计划职位空缺将充满对新生和大二学生的偏爱。该应用将着重于生物医学/行为科学广泛学科的学生的学术指导和培训，并特别着重于研究密集型大学与各种博士前T32计划之间的关系。该培训计划将有13位导师在两个机构的四个部门中有主要学术任命，并将在WSSU的艺术与科学学院吸引三个参与部门（生命科学，化学和行为科学和社会工作）的受训者。该计划还将受益于WSSU和Wake Forest University医学院的几位知名研究人员的持续合作，他们中的大多数是在皮埃蒙特市中心Triad Research Park的一座共享基础科学大楼中组装的。设施，教师和其他资源的结合将为对生物医学/行为科学和慢性病研究感兴趣的本科生提供丰富而充满活力的跨学科培训环境。该计划的方法将使获得竞争性博士学位课程的学生人数增加6％，这意味着我们预计MBRS-Rise学生中有80％（15个）将进入博士学位课程。我们对实现这一结果的能力充满信心。我们还希望该计划的活动将成为其他学生的模型，以作为职业选择介绍生物医学或行为科学学科。公共卫生相关性：Winston-Salem州立大学（WSSU）MBRS-研究倡议（RISE）计划旨在a）致力于a）激发代表性不足的学生在追求基于研究的生物医学或行为研究和b的终末学位的兴趣），并增加了非裔美国人和其他少数族裔的领导地位。