UC Davis MARC Scholar Program

加州大学戴维斯分校 MARC 学者计划

• 批准号: 8478132
• 负责人: BARBARA Ann HORWITZ
• 金额: $ 15.57万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-06-01 至 2015-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8478132
• 关键词: Area; Biology; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Communication; Data; Discipline; Doctor of Philosophy; Experimental Designs; Foundations; Gender; Goals; Grant; Health; Interdisciplinary Study; Measurable; NCI Scholars Program; Oral; Process; Program Development; Ramp; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Personnel; Schools; Science; Series; Structure; Students; Underrepresented Minority; Ursidae Family; Writing; early experience; experience; health disparity; interest; programs; skills

The UC Davis MARC Scholars Program will prepare underrepresented minority (URM) students to enter doctoral programs in areas related to biomedical research. For this, we propose a two-pronged program: (1) the Pre-MARC component (called the UC Davis Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program or BUSP) - a professional development program for freshman and sophomore biology students thatfeatures structured and challenging academic enhancement activities, academic and personal advising, and early experience in research; and (2) the MARC Scholars Program for junior and senior level students that will build on the BUSP program and include intensive research experiences as well as a series of activities that will enhance the Scholars' oral & written communication skills; engage them in discussions of multidisciplinary research topics, research integrity, and experimental design; provide them with advice and experience in preparing oral and written scientific presentations; provide them with experience in grant writing; and provide them guidance in the graduate school application process.The overall goal of the MARC Scholars Program is to increase the number of URMs who successfully pursue PhD or MD/PhD degrees in areas of biomedical research. Our Specific (and measurable) Aims are to: (1) establish a 4 year program that will provide a strong foundation for URM students to enter and complete a PhD program in an area of biomedical science [i.e., they will graduate with at least a 3.0 GPA in a participating major, score in the top 50th percentile on the GRE, gain expertise as a student researcher with respect to understanding experimental design and data interpretation, and gain experience in presenting their research both regionally and nationally (e.g., at ABRCMS, SACNAS)]; (2) recruit and admit into the MARC program, 10junior honor URMs interested in biomedical research each year (except in year 1,when we will admit 8 students as we ramp up the program); and (3) have at least 40% of the senior MARC Scholars enter PhD (or MD/PhD) programs in biomedically related disciplines (i.e., an average of 4/year as opposed to 2.5/yrfrom the BUSP- honors program). Increasing the number of URMs involved in biomedical research is important for increasing the diversity of ideas and backgrounds brought to bear on many current health issues -- including racial and gender-related health disparities.

加州大学戴维斯分校 MARC 学者计划将为代表性不足的少数族裔 (URM) 学生准备进入 生物医学研究相关领域的博士课程。为此，我们提出一个双管齐下的计划： (1) Pre-MARC 部分（称为加州大学戴维斯分校生物学本科学者计划或 BUSP）- 面向大一和大二生物学学生的专业发展计划，其特点是结构化 和具有挑战性的学术增强活动、学术和个人建议以及早期经验 研究; (2) 针对初中和高中学生的 MARC 学者计划，该计划将建立在 BUSP 计划，包括深入的研究经验以及一系列活动，这些活动将增强 学者的口头和书面沟通技巧；让他们参与多学科研究的讨论 主题、研究完整性和实验设计；为他们提供准备方面的建议和经验 口头和书面科学演示；为他们提供资助写作的经验；并为他们提供 研究生院申请过程中的指导。MARC 学者计划的总体目标是 增加在生物医学领域成功攻读博士学位或医学博士/博士学位的 URM 数量 研究。我们的具体（且可衡量）目标是：(1) 建立一个为期 4 年的计划，该计划将提供 为URM学生进入并完成生物医学科学领域的博士课程奠定坚实的基础 [即，他们在参与的专业中毕业时的 GPA 至少为 3.0，得分位于前 50% GRE，获得作为学生研究员在理解实验设计和数据方面的专业知识 解释，并获得在区域和国家范围内展示其研究的经验（例如，在 ABRCMS、SACNAS）]； (2) 招募并录取MARC项目，10名感兴趣的初级荣誉URM 每年生物医学研究（第一年除外，当我们加大力度时，我们将招收 8 名学生） 程序）; (3) 至少 40% 的高级 MARC 学者进入以下领域的博士（或 MD/PhD）课程： 生物医学相关学科（即平均每年 4 人，而不是 BUSP 每年 2.5 人） 程序）。增加参与生物医学研究的 URM 数量对于增加 思想和背景的多样性对当前许多健康问题产生影响，包括种族和 与性别有关的健康差异。