Explorations in Neuroscience Research For High School Students

高中生神经科学研究探索

基本信息

批准号：
10322186
负责人：
CANDICE C ASKWITH
金额：
$ 8.29万
依托单位：
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-12-01 至 2025-11-30
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10322186
关键词：
Address Adolescence Alzheimer&apos s Disease Area Attitude Bachelor&apos s Degree Biomedical Research Career Choice Child Cognitive Critiques Databases Development Disease Educational workshop Effectiveness Ensure Environment Exposure to Faculty Foundations Future Goals High School Student Individual Learning Link Long-Term Effects Measures Mentors Mind Nerve Degeneration Nervous System Trauma Neurology Neuronal Injury Neurosciences Neurosciences Research Participant Postdoctoral Fellow Process Published Comment Research Research Activity Research Design Research Personnel Research Project Grants Secure Societies Solid Students Supervision Surveys Training Training Programs Training and Education Traumatic injury Underrepresented Populations Work career cohort college design elementary school expectation experience field study graduate student hands on research interest junior high school metropolitan nervous system disorder outreach programs skills tool undergraduate education undergraduate research undergraduate research experience undergraduate student young adult

项目摘要

Ensuring that the biomedical research workforce is exceptional requires that the best scientific minds from all parts of society choose to participate. This is especially important for neuroscience, as major challenges remain for developing effective strategies to treat neurological disorders. Most individuals are exposed to neuroscience as a field of study late in the career decision process. This can be problematic as rigorous research experience is necessary to commit to a career investigating neurological disease. The Explorations in Neuroscience Research for High School Students program was initiated to fill this gap. Trained mentors will supervise high school students as they work for seven weeks on substantive research projects in neuroscience, neurological injury, or neurodegeneration. Experienced faculty will provide complementary workshops to promote professional development and prepare individuals for neuroscience research experience in college and beyond. Participants will be selected from the Columbus metropolitan area and include individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in neuroscience research. We will track the impact of the program on cognitive factors known to promote choice and persistence in research activities. We will also track participants’ career trajectories after the program to discern the long-term effects of this seven- week experience and its impact on the biomedical neuroscience research workforce. It is expected that this program will encourage participants to explore degrees in neuroscience, excel in high quality neuroscience research experiences, and promote development of a strong cohort of diverse young investigators dedicated to neurological disease research.

确保生物医学研究人员非常出色，要求社会各个地区的最佳科学思想选择参加。这对于神经科学尤其重要，因为制定有效治疗神经系统疾病的有效策略仍然存在主要挑战。大多数人在职业决策过程中后期将神经科学视为研究领域。这可能是有问题的，因为严格的研究经验对于调查神经系统疾病的职业必不可少。为了填补这一空白，启动了高中生神经科学研究的探索。训练有素的导师将监督高中生在神经科学，神经损伤或神经变性的实质性研究项目中工作七个星期。经验丰富的教师将提供完整的研讨会，以促进专业发展，并为个人在大学及其他方面的神经科学研究经验做好准备。参与者将从哥伦布都会区中选出，并包括来自传统在神经科学研究中代表性不足的团体的个人。我们将跟踪该计划对已知的认知因素的影响，以促进研究活动中的选择和持久性。我们还将在计划之后跟踪参与者的职业发展轨迹，以辨别这项为期七周的经验及其对生物医学神经科学研究人员的影响的长期影响。预计该计划将鼓励参与者探索神经科学的学位，在高质量的神经科学研究经验中表现出色，并促进一系列致力于神经系统疾病研究的多元化年轻研究者的发展。