Bridges to Doctorate - Bionformatics and Biomedical Bridges Between NCA&T and UNC-CH

通往博士学位的桥梁 - NCA 之间的生物信息学和生物医学桥梁

• 批准号: 10227138
• 负责人: MICHAEL B JARSTFER
• 金额: $ 29.3万
• 依托单位: NORTH CAROLINA AGRI & TECH ST UNIV
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-01 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10227138
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Abstract: North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT), the lead institution, in partnership with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) proposes to establish a Bridges to the Doctorate (BTD) program to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups in biomedical and bioinformatics research, who enter and successfully complete PhD programs in these fields. Therefore, the Bioinformatics & Biomedical Bridge (BIB) Program at NCAT is designed to provide a comprehensive series of intentional mentored activities that increase the chances of underrepresented (UR) students in two departments remain in the bioinformatic/biomedical sciences pipeline; and to pursue terminal degrees and careers in these areas. Goals and specific measurable outcomes are centered around a set of developmental and professional activities that will significantly increase the number of Masters level graduate students who will proceed immediately to high quality PhD programs after completing Masters degrees at North Carolina A&T State University. The overall objectives of the North Carolina A&T BIB program are: 1) Expand the pool of underrepresented students who remain in the bioinformatics and biomedical sciences pipeline through the PhD; 2) Increase the BIB fellows' skills, preparation and commitment to continue to conduct cutting- edge research; and 3) Improve BIB fellows' competitiveness for entering and completing PhD level programs in the bioinformatics and biomedical sciences. Planned activities that support these objectives and expected outcomes include: a pre-matriculation boot camp, an intensive co-mentored research experience between BIB fellows at NCAT and UNC-CH, implement a semester long comprehensive application and interview preparation workshop for BIB fellows, establish a peer-to-peer “buddy” network between BIB fellows and PhD-level students at UNC-CH to foster communications about the PhD experience to help demystify the graduate school experience and establish a rigorous cross-disciplinary curriculum. Additionally, we will implement a multi-pronged recruitment system to recruit and retain high quality UR students with the potential to persist in the pipeline. The proposed program is innovative because it uses a student-centric approach to prepare students for the academic and research rigors as well as the intangible challenges faced by underrepresented students transitioning into PhD programs. Moreover, the proposed program focus is to address growing fields that are facing critical issues regarding the lack of diversity in its workforce and future workforce pipeline. The objectives in this proposal will increase the number of highly qualified UR students prepared to enter advanced education in the fields of bioinformatics and biomedical sciences. More importantly, the goals of the proposed BTD program align directly with the newly minted NCAT strategic plan, “Preeminence 2020” as well as increase the number of highly qualified UR candidates in big date and bioinformatics, fields that lack diversity in the current workforce and diversity in the pipeline of future scientists. Utilizing the research strengths in bioinformatics and biomedical sciences of UNC, and the focus of NCAT's strategic plan will benefit the proposed bridge to doctorate program and make our two institutions an ideal collaboration to house the proposed Bridges to Doctorate Program.

抽象的： 牵头机构北卡罗来纳州 A&T 州立大学 (NCAT) 与 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 (UNC) 提议建立一座通往 博士（BTD）计划旨在增加来自代表性不足群体的学生数量 生物医学和生物信息学研究，进入并成功完成博士学位课程 因此，NCAT 的生物信息学与生物医学桥梁 (BIB) 项目。 旨在提供一系列全面的有意指导的活动，以提高 两个院系中代表性不足（UR）学生的机会仍然存在 生物信息学/生物医学科学管道；并攻读终端学位和职业生涯 这些目标和具体的可衡量成果围绕着一系列领域。 将显着增加硕士数量的发展和专业活动 水平的研究生，他们将在毕业后立即进入高质量的博士课程 在北卡罗来纳州 A&T 州立大学完成硕士学位的总体目标。 北卡罗来纳州 A&T BIB 计划是： 1) 扩大代表性不足的学生群体 通过博士学位继续从事生物信息学和生物医学科学工作 2) 提高 BIB 研究员的技能、准备和承诺，以继续进行切割- 边缘研究；3) 提高 BIB 研究员进入和完成的竞争力 生物信息学和生物医学科学博士级课程计划的活动。 支持这些目标和预期成果包括：入学前训练营、 NCAT 和 UNC-CH 的 BIB 研究员之间的深入共同指导研究经验， 实施为期一个学期的综合申请和面试准备研讨会 BIB研究员，在BIB研究员和博士级别之间建立点对点“伙伴”网络 UNC-CH 的学生促进有关博士经历的交流，以帮助揭开神秘面纱 研究生院的经验并建立了严格的跨学科课程。 此外，我们将实施多管齐下的招聘体系，以招聘和留住高素质人才。 高质量的 UR 学生有可能坚持下去。 创新，因为它采用以学生为中心的方法来帮助学生为学术做好准备 和研究的严谨性以及代表性不足的学生面临的无形挑战 此外，拟议的项目重点是解决不断增长的问题。 面临劳动力缺乏多样性和未来严重问题的领域 劳动力管道。 该提案的目标是增加高素质 UR 学生的数量 准备进入生物信息学和生物医学科学领域的高等教育。 更重要的是，拟议的 BTD 计划的目标与新成立的 NCAT战略计划“卓越2020”以及增加高素质UR的数量 大数据和生物信息学领域的候选人，以及当前劳动力缺乏多样性的领域 利用生物信息学和生物信息学方面的研究优势。 UNC 的生物医学科学，以及 NCAT 战略计划的重点将有利于 拟议的博士课程桥梁，使我们两个机构成为理想的合作伙伴 容纳拟议的博士桥梁项目。