MUSC Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity

MUSC 短期研究教育计划以增加多样性

基本信息

批准号：
9002086
负责人：
CYNTHIA F. WRIGHT
金额：
$ 10.91万
依托单位：
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-05-10 至 2018-01-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9002086
关键词：
Address Affect African American Area Award Basic Science Biochemistry Biology Biomedical Research Cardiac development Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular Physiology Cardiovascular system Career Choice Clinical Data Development Diabetes Mellitus Disabled Persons Disadvantaged Disease Doctor of Pharmacy Doctor of Philosophy Education Projects Educational process of instructing Enrollment Epidemiologic Studies Evaluation Exposure to Extramural Activities Faculty Fatty Acids Feedback Fostering Funding Goals Grant Health Occupations Hematological Disease Hypertension Interview Journals Laboratories Learning Lung diseases Lupus Measures Medical Mentors Meta-Analysis Methods Minority Modeling Molecular Biology National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Obesity Oral Outcome Paper Participant Peer Review Population Professional Education Proteomics Publications Publishing Qualifying Recruitment Activity Regenerative Medicine Reporting Request for Applications Research Research Activity Research Ethics Research Personnel Research Project Grants Research Technics Research Training Role Safety Science Series Signal Transduction Sleep Disorders Social Functioning South Carolina Staging Stem cells Structure Students Surveys Training Training Programs Translational Research Underrepresented Groups United States National Institutes of Health Universities Visit Work Writing abstracting base biological research career cohort disadvantaged student education research ethnic minority population experience health care quality health disparity improved insight interest lectures meetings minority student next generation novel strategies programs racial minority responsible research conduct social therapy development undergraduate research undergraduate student

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary objective of this program is to provide a short-term (10 weeks) training experience for sixteen talented students in the area of cardiovascular function and disease. This research education opportunity will be provided to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, racial and ethnic minorities, and others who are underrepresented in biomedical research. The long-range goal is to increase the number of such students in health professions in cardiovascular biology through interest generated by exposure to a broad spectrum of research activities in this area. The 36 Program Faculty participating in the program have been selected on the basis of their active research programs in the areas of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular development, cardiac stem cells and regenerative medicine, cell signaling, and proteomics that are supported by more than $11.4 million of extramural funds from the NIH/NHLBI. Several of the faculty also conduct clinical and outcomes oriented research on diseases that disproportionately affect African Americans, notably hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Students in the program are intimately involved in the ongoing projects in one of the participating laboratories, and are exposed to many aspects of conducting basic science and epidemiologic research. Students also participate in a lecture series that covers cutting edge topics in biological research, with a focus on topics related to cardiovascular function and disease and clinical/translational research. In addition, the lecture series covers laboratory safety and responsible conduct of research. In this application, we propose a new initiative that will give these students an opportunity to meet with visiting seminar speakers in informal settings to gain insights into careers in science. At the conclusion of the training period, the students prepare a brief written paper and give an oral presentation on their project. They are also encouraged to return in November to present their research at the university-wide annual research day. The program will be evaluated at the end of each year using a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches including analysis of applicant pool data and recruitment methods, as well as exit interviews and surveys with the students, and feedback from the mentors. Additionally, students' career choices and progress will be tracked by yearly contact with each of the participants. (End of Abstract)

描述（由申请人提供）：该项目的主要目标是为 16 名心血管功能和疾病领域的优秀学生提供短期（10 周）培训体验。这一研究教育机会将提供给来自弱势背景、少数族裔和其他在生物医学研究中代表性不足的学生。长期目标是通过接触该领域广泛的研究活动所产生的兴趣，增加心血管生物学健康专业学生的数量。参与该项目的 36 名项目教师是根据他们在心血管疾病、心血管发育、心脏干细胞和再生医学、细胞信号传导和蛋白质组学领域的活跃研究项目而选出的，这些项目得到了超过 1140 万美元的资助。来自 NIH/NHLBI 的外部资金。一些教师还对影响非裔美国人的疾病（特别是高血压、糖尿病和肥胖症）进行临床和结果导向的研究。该项目的学生密切参与参与实验室之一正在进行的项目，并接触到进行基础科学和流行病学研究的许多方面。学生还参加涵盖生物学研究前沿主题的系列讲座，重点关注与心血管功能和疾病以及临床/转化研究相关的主题。此外，该系列讲座还涵盖实验室安全和负责任的研究行为。在此申请中，我们提出了一项新举措，让这些学生有机会参加访问研讨会在非正式场合演讲，以深入了解科学职业。培训结束时，学生准备一份简短的书面论文并就他们的项目进行口头介绍。我们还鼓励他们在 11 月份返回，在全校年度研究日上展示他们的研究成果。该项目将在每年年底采用定性和定量相结合的方法进行评估，包括对申请人库数据和招聘方法的分析，以及对学生的退出访谈和调查以及导师的反馈。此外，学生的职业选择和进步将通过每年与每位参与者的联系来跟踪。（摘要完）