Mentoring Young Minds to Increase Diversity in the Biomedical Research

指导年轻人增加生物医学研究的多样性

基本信息

批准号：
8638974
负责人：
Antonio De Maio
金额：
$ 85.64万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
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：
2008-03-01 至 2017-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8638974
关键词：
Address Award Biomedical Research Commit Communities Data Analyses Data Collection Development Disadvantaged Doctor of Philosophy Economics Education Enrollment Experimental Designs Faculty Fellowship Funding Graduate Education Group Meetings Individual Instruction Journals Knowledge Laboratories Laboratory Research Learning Life Measurable Mentors Mentorship Methodology Mind Monitor Participant Peer Review Phase Positioning Attribute Preparation Probability Process Program Development Publications Research Research Activity Research Personnel Research Project Grants Safety Schools Science Solutions Students Supervision Taste Perception Techniques Training Universities Work career college disability experience graduate student interest meetings post-doctoral training programs role model satisfaction skills social socioeconomics success undergraduate student

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A diverse educational and scientific community is a vital component for developing a robust work force that can address the technological and social challenges of the U.S. in a new global economy. However, the access of students from disadvantaged social and economic backgrounds to graduate education (Ph.D. level) is still low in comparison with individuals from more privileged socioeconomic groups. This disparity is amplified during academic life, resulting in a lack of faculty diversity at most U.S. universities.To address this problem, the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program was established in 2008 at UCSD, which focuses on motivating, mentoring, and facilitating the transition of students from disadvantaged economic and social backgrounds and students with disabilities from college to graduate school. The UCSD-IMSD program is composed of three consecutive phases directed at mentoring students from their initial college education to the awarding of a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences. Phase 1 is directed at introducing freshmen students with no or limited prior research experience to scientific work via fundamental experimental instruction within the Basic Methodology Training Laboratory (BMTL). In this setting, students learn the essential research principles and skills (laboratory safety, basic techniques, data collection, and analysis) that will prepare them to participate in organized research projects. During Phase 2, students participate in hands-on, bench research projects under the mentorship of established, well-funded investigators. Thus, students are trained in several aspects of science, including experimental design, execution, data analysis and presentations, increasing their competitiveness as graduate school candidates. In addition, students are motivated to enroll into Ph.D. programs and assisted during the process. Students that are accepted in a UCSD graduate program (Phase 3) are mentored toward the completion of the Ph.D. work, are assisted in the application to fellowships and informed about various research careers, with special emphasis on postdoctoral training.

描述（由申请人提供）：多元化的教育和科学界是培养强大劳动力的重要组成部分，可以解决美国在新的全球经济中面临的技术和社会挑战。然而，与来自社会经济地位较高的群体的个人相比，来自弱势社会和经济背景的学生获得研究生教育（博士学位）的机会仍然较低。这种差距在学术生活中被放大，导致大多数美国大学缺乏师资多样性。为了解决这个问题，加州大学圣地亚哥分校于 2008 年设立了“最大化学生发展倡议”(IMSD) 计划，该计划的重点是激励、指导和支持。促进经济和社会背景不利的学生以及残疾学生从大学过渡到研究生院。 UCSD-IMSD 项目由三个连续阶段组成，旨在指导学生从最初的大学教育到获得博士学位。在生物医学科学领域。第一阶段旨在通过基本方法培训实验室 (BMTL) 内的基础实验指导，向没有研究经验或之前研究经验有限的新生介绍科学工作。在这种环境下，学生学习基本的研究原理和技能（实验室安全、基本技术、数据收集和分析），为他们参与有组织的研究项目做好准备。在第二阶段，学生在资金充足的资深研究人员的指导下参与实践、实验研究项目。因此，学生可以接受科学多个方面的培训，包括实验设计、执行、数据分析和演示，从而提高他们作为研究生院候选人的竞争力。此外，学生们有动力攻读博士学位。计划并在此过程中提供协助。被加州大学圣地亚哥分校研究生课程（第三阶段）录取的学生将接受指导以完成博士学位。工作，协助申请奖学金，并了解各种研究职业，特别强调博士后培训。