Florida International University MARC U*STAR Program

佛罗里达国际大学 MARC U*STAR 项目

• 批准号: 7848283
• 负责人: Ophelia Inez Weeks
• 金额: $ 39.89万
• 依托单位: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-06-01 至 2013-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7848283
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): FIU is a public minority-serving research institution located in Miami. It has an enrollment of 38,000+ students (71.99% URM), "health" as a designated mission area, and a stated goal to be one of the nation's top public urban research universities. FIU provides an excellent opportunity to develop a significant number of URM scientists for biomedical research careers. In Fall 2007, FIU launches a new and rigorous biological sciences curriculum for freshmen called Quantifying Biology in the classroom (Q'BIC) that is integrative and quantitative. FIU anticipates that Q'BIC will provide a pool of talented & exceptionally prepared students for its MARC U*STAR Program. FIU proposes a MARC U*STAR Program for 18 students in a Q'BIC curriculum, & 6 top students in a traditional curriculum. This format is necessary because students in Q'BIC will not be eligible for MARC U*STAR the first grant year, yet this format can provide significant insights. For year 1 of the 5-year grant period, 6 juniors will be selected from participating disciplines; for years 2, 3 & 4, they will be selected from pools of 25 students enrolled in Q'BIC. Q'BIC is a 4-year program developed by FIU biological sciences, statistics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer science and biomedical engineering faculty. Q'BIC is an integrated lock-step cohort "block" program where students take classes together, and courses within blocks have identified & coordinated areas of overlapping synergy. Scholars are able to see how biological data is analyzed, how mathematics can model biological processes, and teaching units show them how sound biological theories are generated. Part 1 (freshmen & sophomores) integrates calculus & statistics with biology, genetics, ecology & chemistry; Part 2 (juniors & seniors), offers tailored- upper level courses. MARC U*STAR Fellows actively participate in directed scientific research & enrichment activities that include a simulation & modeling work-shop, journal club activities, thesis writing workshop, science cafes, scientific presentations & participation in extramural research programs. Thus, the three-prong goal for FlU's MARC U*STAR Program is: (1) provide motivated students with the tools & skills that allow them to be academically competitive & successful; (2) immerse them in supportive & stimulating research environments that enhance & nurture their interest in science, (3) increase the number of URM who continue on to, excel in and complete biomedical or behavioral sciences Ph.D. or MD/PhD programs.

描述（由申请人提供）：FIU是位于迈阿密的公共少数派服务机构。它有38,000多名学生（71.99％URM），“健康”作为指定的任务领域，并且既定目标是成为美国顶级公共城市研究所之一。 FIU提供了一个绝佳的机会，可以为生物医学研究职业开发大量的URM科学家。 2007年秋季，FIU推出了一项新的，严格的生物学科学课程，专门针对教室（Q'BIC）的新生，该课程是综合性和定量性的。 FIU预计，Q'BIC将为其Marc U*Star计划提供一群才华横溢且做好了准备的学生。 FIU为在Q'BIC课程中为18名学生提供了Marc U*星计划，并在传统课程中提出了6名顶级学生。这种格式是必要的，因为Q'BIC的学生将不符合Marc U*Star的第一年资格，但是这种格式可以提供重要的见解。在5年赠款期的第一年中，将从参与学科中选出6名大三学生；在第2、3和4年的时间里，他们将从Q'BIC注册的25名学生的池中选出。 Q'BIC是由FIU生物学，统计，数学，化学，物理，计算机科学和生物医学工程学院开发的4年计划。 Q'BIC是一个集成的锁定步骤“块”计划，学生一起上课，并且在街区内的课程已经确定并协调了重叠的协同作用领域。学者们能够看到如何分析生物学数据，数学如何模拟生物学过程以及教学单位向他们展示了如何产生健全的生物学理论。第1部分（新生和大二学生）将计算与统计数据与生物学，遗传学，生态与化学融为一体；第2部分（大三和老年人）提供量身定制的高层课程。 Marc U*Star Fellows积极参加有指导的科学研究和丰富活动，包括模拟和建模工作场，期刊俱乐部活动，论文写作讲习班，科学咖啡馆，科学演示和参与壁画研究计划。因此，Flu的MARC U*星计划的三个统计目标是：（1）为有动力的学生提供工具和技能，使他们能够在学术上具有竞争力和成功； （2）将它们沉浸在支持和刺激研究环境中，以增强和培养其对科学的兴趣，（3）增加继续发展，出色并完成生物医学或行为科学博士学位的URM数量。或MD/PHD计划。