South Carolina-Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Undergraduate Program

南卡罗来纳州-推进老龄化研究本科项目的多样性

• 批准号: 9753107
• 负责人: SUE E LEVKOFF
• 金额: $ 35.07万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9753107
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 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of South Carolina (USC) proposes to establish a South Carolina-Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (SC-ADAR) undergraduate program to increase the number of qualified underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students who pursue scientific graduate studies in programs focusing on science and aging. We are partnering with five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina (SC). The decision to focus on HBCUs was made as HBCUs have a high concentration of low-income, African American undergraduate students, many of whom are majoring in MSTEM fields, and might, through exposure to a research education program focusing on aging research, choose to enter scientific careers committed to addressing the complex biological, biomedical, behavioral, and clinical challenges that accompany aging. The proposed SC-ADAR leverages the Dual PIs' and USC's extensive experience in providing training in aging and MSTEM research for underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students across the continuum of education, from high-school through graduate school and further professional advancement. In addition, the proposed program will draw on USC's long history of collaborating with South Carolina's HBCUs in the development of educational programs for undergraduates in the STEM fields. Specific program aims include: 1) recruiting HBCU undergraduates majoring in STEM fields from five participating HBCUs in SC; 2) implementing a 24-month research education program, including: hands-on mentored research experiences in a research laboratory at USC; co-mentoring system with USC and HBCU faculty; summer coursework on aging; opportunities for joint-learning with other students; academic advising; and career/professional development activities that will assist students in applying to graduate studies in NIA MSTEM fields and professional development activities that will assist HBCU faculty mentors in career advancement in NIA MSTEM research; 3) conducting a process evaluation (to make iterative improvements in the program) and a summative evaluation to measure short-term outcomes (competencies in NIH MSTEM fields and completion of undergraduate degree in MSTEM field) and intermediate-term outcomes (application and transitioning to graduate studies/medical school); and 4) evaluating the success of the program in increasing the capacity and intention of HBCU faculty mentors to conduct research in NIA MSTEM fields. The likelihood of success is enhanced by strong institutional support from USC, USC's existing infrastructure for advancing diversity in STEM, and through the experience of the Dual PIs, with their backgrounds in research training in aging (Dr. Sue Levkoff) and the STEM (Dr. Alan White) fields.

 描述（由适用提供）：南卡罗来纳大学（USC）提出的提案，以建立南卡罗来纳州的衰老研究多样性（SC-ADAR）本科课程，以增加从事科学研究专业的科学研究生研究的合格人数不足的种族和少数民族学生的数量。我们正在与南卡罗来纳州（SC）的五所历史上的黑人学院和大学合作。专注于HBCU的决定是因为HBCU具有很高的低收入非裔美国人本科生的集中度，其中许多人在MSTEM领域中主修，并且可能通过接触着专注于衰老研究的研究教育计划，选择进入致力于解决复杂的生物学，生物学，生物医学，行为，行为和临床范围的科学照顾者。拟议的SC-ADAR利用双PIS和USC在提供衰老和系统研究方面的丰富经验，为人数不足的赛车和少数族裔学生提供了教育的培训，从高中到研究生院，再到研究生院，以及进一步的专业进步。此外，拟议的计划将借鉴南加州大学与南卡罗来纳州HBCUS在STEM领域的大学生教育计划开发方面的悠久历史。具体计划的目的包括：1）招募SC的五个参与HBCU的STEM领域的HBCU大学生； 2）实施24个月的研究教育计划，包括：在USC的研究实验室中实践指导的研究经验；与USC和HBCU教职员工共同入院系统；夏季衰老课程；与其他学生联合学习的机会；学术咨询；以及职业/专业发展活动，这些活动将有助于学生申请NIA MSTEM领域的研究生学习和专业发展活动，这些活动将有助于HBCU教师导师在NIA METY研究中的职业发展； 3）进行过程评估（以进行程序的迭代改进）和汇总评估，以衡量短期结果（NIH MSTEM领域的能力和MSTEM领域的本科学位的完成）和中期期望（应用和过渡到研究生研究/医学院/医学院）； 4）评估该计划在增加HBCU教师指导者在NIA MSTEM领域进行研究的能力和意图方面的成功。 USC的强大机构支持，USC现有的基础设施，用于提高STEM的多样性以及双重PIS的经验，其在衰老研究培训（Sue Levkoff博士）和STEM（Alan White博士）领域，从USC（USC）现有的基础设施和双重PI的经验增强了成功的可能性。