Strides Toward Encouraging Professions in Science (STEPS)

迈向鼓励科学职业的步伐 (STEPS)

• 批准号: 8045161
• 负责人: ROSEMARIE DePoy WALKER
• 金额: $ 14.28万
• 依托单位: METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-04-06 至 2012-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8045161
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6. Project Summary/Abstract: Since 1998, the STEPS program has been a collaboration among the following institutions: Metropolitan State College of Denver (Metro State); the Community College of Denver (CCD); and the Community College of Aurora (CCA). The project identifies and selects underrepresented minority students expressing interest in science at the participating community colleges (CCD and CCA) to be involved in extracurricular experiences and research that will lead them to: 1) pursue careers in biomedical research; and 2) matriculate to Metro State. This five-year grant is supervised by Dr. Rosemarie DePoy-Walker, with input and insights from an Advisory Committee, including faculty involved in the grant, deans from Metro State and CCD, Sponsored Program participation, and involvement by the Grants and Contracts Accounting Manager. Two significant project goals are to: 1) escalate the numbers of minority students entering the sciences, who might not have otherwise considered a biomedical research career; and, 2) increase minority student success as they pursue biomedical research careers. Through this institutional partnership, the STEPS program supports all students at the partner community colleges involved in specific gateway courses by the introduction of Supplemental Instruction, access to tutors, helping modify the curriculum at the community colleges to more closely match the lower division courses at Metro State and other 4-yr colleges and by providing opportunities for the community college faculty to engage in activities which will help them enhance their courses. Additionally, the STEPS program identifies and selects cohorts of underrepresented minority students at the participating community colleges who express an interest in science and whose instructors believe have potential. These students are exposed to extracurricular activities and experiences that hopefully will lead them to pursue careers in biomedical research. Participation in STEPS encourages the matriculation to the baccalaureate institution, Metro State, in many ways. Selected STEPS participants participate in a seminar, which serves to introduce these students to the special skills they will need to participate in undergraduate research. This seminar, entitled "Introduction to Biomedical Research" (IBR), provides: 1) an orientation to Metro State and the biotechnology laboratory facilities on the Lowry campus; 2) educates students in library, computer, laboratory and biotechnology techniques; and 3) informs STEPS participants of career opportunities and the necessary educational pathways to achieve them. Through this collaborative design involving multiple higher education institutions, underrepresented minority students have an easier transition to baccalaureate programs and are supported and encouraged in their exploration of biomedical research careers. 7. Project Narrative: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded "Strides Toward Encouraging Professions in Science" (STEPS) program provides research training opportunities to qualified undergraduate students who are from health disparities populations and/or are underrepresented minority groups in basic science, biomedical, clinical, or behavioral health research career fields. STEPS provides research training for the purpose of a) encouraging undergraduate students who are from the targeted populations to pursue careers in basic science, biomedical, clinical and behavioral health research fields; b) broadening the research efforts and scientific training of undergraduate students from the targeted populations to encompass health issues; c) assisting undergraduate students who are from such populations to participate in collaborative research initiatives and receive research training and participate in original data collection at research institutions.

6。项目摘要/摘要： 自1998年以来，步骤计划一直是以下机构的合作：大都会 丹佛州立大学（地铁州）；丹佛社区学院（CCD）；和社区 奥罗拉学院（CCA）。该项目确定并选择了代表性不足的少数族裔学生 参与社区学院（CCD和CCA）对科学的兴趣参与课外 将导致他们进入的经验和研究：1）从事生物医学研究的职业；和2） 进科到都会国家。这项为期五年的赠款由Rosemarie Depoy-Walker博士监督，并提供意见 以及咨询委员会的见解，包括参与赠款的教职员工，来自大都会州的院长 和CCD，赞助计划的参与以及赠款和合同会计的参与 经理。两个重要的项目目标是：1）升级进入少数族裔学生的人数 科学，他们可能没有考虑生物医学研究职业； 2）增加少数 学生从事生物医学研究事业的成功。 通过这种机构合作伙伴关系，“步骤”计划支持合作伙伴社区的所有学生 通过引入补充教学，参与特定网关课程的大学，访问 导师，帮助修改社区学院的课程，使下级更紧密地匹配 Metro州立大学和其他4年大学的课程，并通过为社区学院提供机会 教师从事活动，以帮助他们增强课程。此外，步骤程序 在参与社区大学中识别和选择人数不足的少数族裔学生 他们对科学的兴趣，并且教师认为有潜力。这些学生是 暴露于课外活动和经验，希望使他们从事职业 生物医学研究。参与步骤鼓励学科机构的入学， 地铁州在许多方面。选定的步骤参与者参加了一个研讨会，该研讨会 向这些学生介绍他们参加本科研究所需的特殊技能。这 研讨会，题为“生物医学研究简介”（IBR），提供：1） 劳瑞校园的生物技术实验室设施； 2）在图书馆，计算机中教育学生， 实验室和生物技术技术； 3）将参与者告知参与者职业机会和 实现它们的必要教育途径。通过这种合作设计涉及多个 高等教育机构，代表性不足的少数民族学生可以更容易地过渡到学士学位 计划并在探索生物医学研究职业时得到了支持和鼓励。 7。项目叙述： 美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）资助了“迈向鼓励专业的大步 在科学中”（步骤）计划为合格的研究培训机会 来自健康差异人群和/或的本科生 基础科学，生物医学，临床或行为的代表性不足少数群体 健康研究职业领域。步骤为A）提供研究培训 鼓励来自目标人群的本科生追求 基础科学，生物医学，临床和行为健康研究领域的职业； b） 扩大本科生的研究工作和科学培训 有针对性的人群涵盖健康问题； c）协助本科 来自此类人群的学生参加合作研究计划 并接受研究培训并参与研究的原始数据收集 机构。