Summer Short Course in Biophysics

生物物理学暑期短期课程

• 批准号: 9039620
• 负责人: MICHAEL B JARSTFER
• 金额: $ 24.35万
• 依托单位: BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-02-13 至 2018-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9039620
• 关键词: 4 year old; Address; Area; Biomedical Research; Biophysics; Chemistry; Communities; Competence; Development; Disadvantaged; Economics; Educational workshop; Elements; Employment Opportunities; Faculty; Funding; Future; Future Generations; Goals; Health; Health Professional; Laboratories; Mathematics; Medical; Mentors; Methods; Minority; Occupations; Outcome; Physics; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Personnel; Running; Schools; Science; Societies; Students; Support System; Training; Underrepresented Minority; United States Dept. of Health and Human Services; Universities; career; disadvantaged student; disparity reduction; economic outcome; health economics; interest; lectures; meetings; success; undergraduate student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Health and professional disparities continue to negatively impact health and economic outcomes of underrepresented minorities. One mechanism for bridging this gap is to increase minority representation in respected professional positions. Biophysical and biomedical research is a field with significant employment opportunities as well as opportunities for broader impact owing to the lasting effects of scientifi discoveries. Increasing minority representation in biophysics would increase researchers with potential interest in underrepresented minority-specific health issues; increase the number of underrepresented minority mentors for future generations, and likely increase the financial prospects of underrepresented minorities that otherwise would not explore careers in research. The expected outcome of the proposed Biophysical Society (BPS) Short Course in Biophysics is to increase minority representation in biophysics and biomedical research. To achieve this goal, the following objectives will be met. 1] To expose a group of talented underrepresented and/or otherwise disadvantaged students to the rigors of the first semester of graduate school. 2] To introduce this group of students to basic concepts and methods in selected areas of biophysics. 3] To build professional confidence and competence in this group of students. 4] To expose these students to the excitement of biophysical research. 5] To illustrate through classes, research, and seminars how physics, chemistry, and other quantitative sciences are increasingly important in advancing medical science. 6] To establish and grow a network of under-represented biophysicists who will serve as "biophysics ambassadors" within minority and underrepresented universities and communities and serve as an alumni support system for each other. The Course will recruit twelve undergraduate students from disadvantaged backgrounds but with training in physics/mathematics/chemistry, and the course will run for 11 weeks during the summer between academic semesters. Key elements of the course include didactic lectures from experts, mentored research in faculty laboratories, and professional development through workshops. The Course, now four years old in its current state, has been remarkably successful and future funding is essential to build upon this success.

描述（由申请人提供）：健康和专业差异继续对代表性不足的少数民族的健康和经济成果产生负面影响。弥合这一差距的一种机制是增加在受人尊敬的专业职位上的少数群体代表。生物物理和生物医学研究是一个具有巨大就业机会的领域，并且由于科学发现的持久影响，具有更大影响的机会。在生物物理学中增加少数群体的代表性将增加对代表性不足的少数族裔健康问题的潜在兴趣的研究人员；增加代表性不足的少数族裔导师的数量，并可能增加代表性不足的少数群体的财务前景，否则这些人不会探索研究中的职业。拟议的生物物理学社会（BPS）生物物理学的预期结果是增加生物物理学和生物医学研究中的少数群体代表。为了实现这一目标，将实现以下目标。 1]让一群有才华的人才不足和/或其他不利的学生揭露研究生院第一学期的严峻考验。 2]将这组学生介绍给生物物理学选定领域的基本概念和方法。 3]在这组学生中建立专业的信心和能力。 4]使这些学生暴露于生物物理研究的兴奋中。 5]通过课程，研究和研讨会来说明物理，化学和其他定量科学在进行医学科学方面越来越重要。 6]建立和建立一个代表性不足的生物物理学家网络，他们将在少数群体和代表性不足的大学和社区中充当“生物物理学大使”，并成为彼此的校友支持系统。该课程将招募来自不利背景的十二名本科生，但要接受物理/数学/化学的培训，该课程将在学期学期之间的夏季进行11周。该课程的关键要素包括专家的教学讲座，教师实验室的指导研究以及通过研讨会的专业发展。该课程现在已经四岁了，在当前状态下，已经取得了非常成功的成功，未来的资金对于这一成功至关重要。