MARC Biomedical Research and Training Program at the University of Arizona

亚利桑那大学 MARC 生物医学研究和培训项目

• 批准号: 8267543
• 负责人: MEGAN M MCEVOY
• 金额: $ 46.99万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-06-01 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8267543
• 关键词: African American; Area; Arizona; Biological Sciences; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Carrots - dietary; Chemistry; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Extramural Activities; Faculty; Foundations; Funding; Generations; Hispanics; Information Dissemination; Institution; Instruction; Mentors; Minority; Native Americans; Oral; Pacific Island Americans; Preparation; Process; Research; Research Ethics; Research Training; Science; Scientist; Solid; Students; Training; Training Programs; Universities; Writing; career; college; experience; health disparity; interest; meetings; minority health; outreach; posters; programs; symposium; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Arizona (UA) MARC program provides unique research, mentoring, financial, and academic opportunities to upper-division underrepresented students (African-American, Hispanic, Native-American, U.S. Pacific-Islander and first-generation college students) who have interest and potential to pursue biomedical research careers, seeks to increase the number of such students entering Ph.D. programs, and provides opportunities for lower-division students to achieve a solid academic foundation. The specific objectives are 1) to attract 125 new students per year to participate in outreach activitis 2) to successfully retain into the next academic year, 90% of the pre-MARC tutored students and students receiving General Chemistry Supplemental Instruction who are freshmen or sophomore 3) to have 85% of MARC trainees who enter the program, as of June 2012, and complete the MARC program enter PhD programs or combined-PhD programs. UA MARC trainees, 14 per year, are a select group, chosen for their grades, research interest, and potential from an eligible pool of honors underrepresented students from 11 majors (chemistry, math, and 9 areas of biological science) in 4 colleges. Outstanding, well-funded training faculty at the UA provide opportunities for research guidance and intensive mentoring using their training experience and with undergraduates and commitment to training minority students. Mentoring also is provided by the Program Director and co- Directors. Through the Minority Biomedical Research Colloquium, trainees meet outstanding minority scientists from other institutions as well as former UA MARC trainees in Ph.D. programs or Ph.D. graduates. Students attend workshops on research ethics and minority health disparities; take part in a scientific writing program; attend national science meetings; participate in intramural and extramural research; present posters at campus and national conferences; give oral presentations in the Research Colloquium, attend a GRE preparation course (not funded through the MARC program), and attend workshops on the graduate application process. The outreach activities of the UA MARC program impact a large number of students through providing one-on-one tutoring for foundational math and science courses, the Careers in Math and Science Colloquium, Supplemental Instruction for General Chemistry, and through the dissemination of information about opportunities. The UA MARC trainee program is selective, prestigious and the "carrot" that encourages lower-division underrepresented students to do well academically, and the conduit that prepares outstanding underrepresented students to pursue careers in biomedical research. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Increasing the diversity of Ph.D. scientists will bring diverse perspectives to bear on health issues and will ultimately result in more rapid advances in a field. The UA MARC program seeks to increase the number and quality of underrepresented students in biomedical Ph.D. programs, ultimately increasing the diversity of Ph.D.-level scientists.

描述（由申请人提供）：亚利桑那大学（UA）MARC计划提供独特的研究，指导，财务和学术机会，为代表性不足的学生（非裔美国人，西班牙裔，西班牙裔，美国原住民，美国太平洋裔居民和第一代学生）提供了兴趣和潜力，可以追求生物疾病的研究生，以增加生物疾病的研究生，以增加生物疾病的研究，以增加生物疾病的研究。计划，并为下级学生提供了实现可靠的学术基础的机会。具体目标是1）每年吸引125名新学生参加临床活动2）成功保留到下一个学年中，有90％的MARC培训学生和接受一般化学补充教学的学生和学生是新生或大二学生的一般化学补充教学3），该计划已有85％的MARC培训者，他们在2012年6月的计划中，并完成了PHD或MARC的计划，并完成了PHD或MARC的组合。 UA MARC学员，每年14岁，是一个精选的小组，他们的成绩，研究兴趣以及从4所大学的11个专业（化学，数学和9个生物科学领域）的符合条件的荣誉库中选择。 UA的出色，资金充足的培训学院为研究指导和强化指导提供了机会，并通过他们的培训经验以及本科生和对培训少数群体学生的承诺。计划主任和联合主任也提供指导。通过少数族裔生物医学研究座谈会，学员遇到了来自其他机构的杰出少数民族科学家以及博士学位的前UA MARC培训生。课程或博士学位毕业生。学生参加有关研究伦理和少数民族健康差异的研讨会；参加科学写作计划；参加国家科学会议；参加壁内和壁外研究；在校园和民族会议上的现任海报；在研究座谈会上进行口头介绍，参加GRE准备课程（不是通过MARC计划资助），并参加研究生申请过程的研讨会。 UA MARC计划的外展活动通过为基础数学和科学课程提供一对一的辅导，数学和科学座谈会的职业，一般化学的补充指导以及传播有关机会的信息，从而影响了大量学生。 UA MARC培训生计划是有选择性的，久负盛名的，并且“胡萝卜”鼓励了低分的人数不足的学生在学术上表现良好，并且为杰出代表性不足的学生做好准备从事生物医学研究的职业的渠道。 公共卫生相关性：增加博士学位的多样性科学家将带来各种观点，以解决健康问题，并最终导致一个领域的进步更快。 UA MARC计划旨在增加生物医学博士学位中代表性不足的学生的数量和质量。计划最终增加了博士学位级别科学家的多样性。