Undergraduate Biomedical Research Training at UNM

新墨西哥大学本科生生物医学研究培训

• 批准号: 7845566
• 负责人: MARY A NELSON
• 金额: $ 18.82万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-06-01 至 2011-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7845566
• 关键词: Address; Biochemistry; Biology; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Chemistry; Development; Educational Curriculum; Electronics; Evaluation; Goals; Heart; Institution; Learning; Minority; Minority Groups; New Mexico; Preparation; Publications; Qualifying; Research; Research Ethics; Research Project Grants; Research Training; Schools; Students; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; Work; career; graduate student; meetings; programs; success; symposium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long term goal of the MARC U*STAR program at The University of New Mexico is to increase the number of underrepresented minority honor students obtaining the doctorate and entering careers in biomedical research. The immediate goal is to increase the competitiveness of our best minority students for graduate programs. The heart of this program is the opportunity for ten talented minority undergraduates in Biochemistry, Biology and Chemistry to receive intense research training in their junior and senior years. A pre-MARC Student Development component addresses problems that present major obstacles to the success of UNM students, including poor curriculum planning and inability to participate effectively in an electronic world. The emphasis on academic and career guidance will be continued as MARC students move through the program. During the first summer, they will begin a research project and participate in many group learning activities, capped by an end-of-summer student Research Symposium, at which all will present their work. During the subsequent two academic years, the students will continue their research projects and present their projects at a local and a regional or national meeting. It is expected that most will becomes co-authors on a scientific publication. In their first year as MARC scholars, the students will take a class entitled "Research Ethics" and a GRE preparation class. During their second year, students will take a small class that focuses on identifying an appropriate graduate program and developing a competitive application, and then apply to graduate school. As an added feature of the program, the students will spend one summer at another institution (typically their second summer), where they will carry out collaborative research that is related to their project. A strong independent evaluation component has been established, so that the efficacy of the program can be demonstrated. Continuation of this MARC U*STAR program will have enormous impact on a highly qualified group of minority students.

描述（由申请人提供）：新墨西哥大学MARC U*星计划的长期目标是增加代表性不足的少数民族荣誉学生的数量，获得了博士学位和从事生物医学研究的职业。直接的目标是提高我们最好的少数民族学生在研究生课程中的竞争力。该计划的核心是在生物化学，生物学和化学方面有十名才华横溢的少数族裔本科生的机会，可以在大三和大四时接受激烈的研究培训。 MARC的学生发展组成部分解决了对UNM学生成功的主要障碍的问题，包括课程计划不佳和无法有效参与电子世界。随着MARC学生通过该计划，将继续对学术和职业指导的重视。在第一个夏天，他们将开始一个研究项目，并参加许多小组学习活动，并由夏末学生研究研讨会限制，所有这些活动都将介绍他们的工作。在随后的两个学年中，学生将继续他们的研究项目，并在本地和地区或全国会议上介绍他们的项目。预计大多数人将成为科学出版物的合着者。在担任马克学者的第一年，学生将参加题为“研究伦理”和GRE准备课程的课程。在第二年，学生将参加一门小课，专注于确定适当的研究生课程并制定竞争应用程序，然后申请研究生院。作为该计划的附加功能，学生将在另一个机构（通常是第二个夏天）度过一个夏天，在那里他们将进行与项目相关的协作研究。已经建立了强大的独立评估部分，以便可以证明该程序的功效。这个Marc U*星计划的延续将对一群高素质的少数民族学生产生巨大影响。