Neuroscience Research Opportunities for Hispanics (NeuROH)

西班牙裔神经科学研究机会 (NeuROH)

• 批准号: 8150930
• 负责人: JOSE E GARCIA-ARRARAS
• 金额: $ 38.07万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-30 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8150930
• 关键词: Academic Training; Address; Area; Awareness; Behavioral Sciences; Beryllium; Biomedical Research; Colorado; Communities; Community Outreach; Competence; Development; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; Environment; Goals; Grant; Hispanics; Institution; Island; Knowledge; Laboratories; Learning; Loneliness; Measurable; Mentors; Mentorship; Neurobiology; Neurosciences; Neurosciences Research; Oral; Participant; Philosophy; Piedra; Population; Puerto Rico; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Personnel; Scientist; Series; Services; Social Impacts; Staging; Students; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; Vermont; Writing; base; career; cohort; design; experience; interest; member; metropolitan; next generation; programs; public health relevance; role model; skills

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal entitled Neuroscience Research Opportunities to Increase Diversity (NeuroID) from the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus aims to increase the opportunities available for undergraduate students in the area of Neurosciences. The proposal makes use of the strong Neuroscience expertise among UPR investigators and fortifies the underlying neuroscience network that joins undergraduate students, island investigators and their collaborators in mainland institutions. The main goal of the proposal is to increase the number of Hispanic scientists in the Neurosciences by establishing a cohort of interested students that will receive academic and professional training in neuroscience-related research and developmental activities. The core of the program is a comprehensive research experience for undergraduate students based on three teaching philosophies: student-citizen, service-learning and research with a purpose. The training program consists of three major components: (1) Research Experience - An intense research experience during the academic year and a summer experience in a laboratory at an institution in the mainland USA, such as Harvard, Yale, Univ. Colorado Denver, Univ. of Vermont, Northwestern University, Univ. Miami, that have active T32 training grants in neuroscience and/or excellent track record in recruiting and training underrepresented minorities. (2) Academic training participation in seminars, workshops and selected courses to enhanced their knowledge in neurobiology, and understanding of a research career. (3) Student development activities - Participants will enter a mentoring program that includes community outreach activities, scientific writing and oral presentations and other professional enhancement activities. The proposed activities together with an established mentoring program with members of the Neuroscience community will serve to increase the student competitiveness and enhance their interest in continuing a research career in neuroscience. The NeuroID program will extend the impact of other successful programs at the University of Puerto Rico, not only by focusing on the Neuroscience field but also by greatly expanding the number of possible mentors, increasing the pool of available applicants as well as providing an inclusive and broader training program. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The population of the US is over 14% Hispanic a number which is projected to grow in the coming years. However, Hispanics involvement in biomedical research is highly limited. This proposal addresses the need for training the next generation of Hispanic scientists and for an increase in the number of Hispanics in biomedical research.

描述（由申请人提供）：波多黎各大学 Rio Piedras 校区题为“增加多样性的神经科学研究机会（NeuroID）”的提案旨在增加神经科学领域本科生的机会。该提案利用了 UPR 研究人员强大的神经科学专业知识，并加强了将本科生、岛屿研究人员及其在大陆机构的合作者联系起来的基础神经科学网络。该提案的主要目标是通过建立一批感兴趣的学生来增加神经科学领域西班牙裔科学家的数量，这些学生将接受神经科学相关研究和开发活动的学术和专业培训。该项目的核心是为本科生提供基于三种教学理念的综合研究体验：学生公民、服务学习和有目的的研究。培训计划由三个主要部分组成： (1) 研究经历 - 学年期间的紧张研究经历以及暑期在美国大陆机构实验室的经历，如哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、大学等。科罗拉多丹佛大学佛蒙特州、西北大学、大学。迈阿密，在神经科学方面拥有积极的 T32 培训拨款和/或在招募和培训代表性不足的少数族裔方面拥有出色的记录。 (2) 参加研讨会、讲习班和精选课程的学术培训，以增强他们的神经生物学知识和对研究职业的理解。 (3) 学生发展活动——参与者将参加指导计划，其中包括社区外展活动、科学写作和口头报告以及其他专业提升活动。拟议的活动以及与神经科学界成员建立的指导计划将有助于提高学生的竞争力并增强他们继续从事神经科学研究生涯的兴趣。 NeuroID 项目将扩大波多黎各大学其他成功项目的影响力，不仅通过专注于神经科学领域，而且通过大大增加可能的导师数量、增加可用申请人库以及提供包容性和更广泛的培训计划。 公共卫生相关性：美国人口中西班牙裔人口占 14% 以上，预计未来几年这一数字还会增长。然而，西班牙裔人参与生物医学研究的程度非常有限。该提案解决了培训下一代西班牙裔科学家和增加生物医学研究中西班牙裔人数的需要。