Winston-Salem State University Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement

温斯顿塞勒姆州立大学科学增强研究计划

基本信息

批准号：
9231464
负责人：
AZEEZ A AILERU
金额：
$ 45.33万
依托单位：
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2015
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2015-05-01 至 2020-02-29
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9231464
关键词：
Academic Training Administrator Admission activity Advisory Committees Appointment Arts Basic Science Behavioral Behavioral Research Behavioral Sciences Biological Sciences Biomedical Research CCL7 gene Capital Career Exploration Chemistry Classification Clinical Cognitive Collaborations Communities Complement Critical Thinking Development Discipline Doctor of Philosophy Educational workshop Elements Environment Evaluation Exposure to Extramural Activities Faculty Fostering Funding Goals Graduate Degree Graduate Education Health Sciences Institution Investigation Journals Laboratory Research Leadership Measurable Mentors Methodology Modeling Outcome Participant Performance Positioning Attribute Preparation Productivity Regimen Research Research Activity Research Methodology Research Personnel Research Technics Research Training Resources Schools Science Seasons Structure Students Teacher Professional Development Techniques Training Training Activity Training Programs Translating Triad Acrylic Resin Underrepresented Students Universities Writing apprenticeship base biological research career clinically relevant cohort college design experience faculty mentor faculty research forest instructor instrumentation interest learning community meetings member peer pre-doctoral programs public health relevance skills square foot success summer program undergraduate student university student

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) proposes an MBRS RISE to implement a 4-stage program that targets underrepresented (UR) students for career exposure, academic enhancement, research training and professional development in biomedical/behavioral sciences. This program is designed for maximal institutional impact in which all entering students (freshmen and transfer) in the RISE relevant disciplines will be invited to participate. Thereafter, a regimen of training, development and ongoing self and program selection will increase the number of WSSU students in the RISE relevant departments (89% UR) who are retained within majors, pursue graduate degrees in sciences, and gain admission directly into PhD programs. This application focuses on the development of learning communities that facilitate academic mentoring and research training of undergraduates by 1) introducing UR's at the freshman and sophomore (lower classmen) levels to biomedical or behavioral research, while developing a supportive peer community that values academic excellence and professional development; 2) fostering independent research experiences for qualified and motivated junior/senior (upper classman) undergraduates. This element of our program will further develop the professional skills necessary for these students to enter competitive PhD programs in the broad disciplines of biomedical/behavioral science. A particular emphasis will be placed on our relationships with research-intensive universities with various pre-doctoral T32 programs for a smooth transition into graduate programs. The training program has over 20 extramurally-funded training faculty mentors with primary academic appointments in ten different Departments, Centers and Programs within two institutions (Wake Forest University Health Sciences [WFUHS] and WSSU) and will draw trainees from three departments (life sciences, chemistry, and behavioral sciences) in the College of Arts and Sciences at WSSU. We aim to 1) build a supportive learning community with the undergraduate freshman class to foster academic success, career exploration and professional development; 2) facilitate formal training in research skills for a self-selected sophomore cohort through registration for an intense elective laboratory research methods course; 3) engage a competitively selected cohort of juniors (RISE Fellows) to function as a Learning Community through their participation in paid mentored research activities by providing exposure to research faculty in both basic science and clinical and through an experience that exemplifies the excitement and challenges of clinically relevant investigations; and 4) strengthen undergraduate senior participants' critical thinking skills by providing an Investigation and Research course associated with biological and behavioral research techniques to enhance the understanding of basic science research and graduate education. This program will benefit from the ongoing collaboration of several established investigators at WSSU and WFUHS, the majority of whom have assembled in a shared basic science building in the Piedmont Triad Research Park campus. The combination of facilities, faculty, and other resources provides a rich and vibrant interdisciplinary training environment for undergraduate students who are interested in biomedical/behavioral sciences. The program will be guided by an advisory committee consisting of both internal and external members and reviewed by an independent program evaluator for a formative and summative evaluation and to determine the specific impact of this program on students choosing to obtain a PhD. We are confident in our ability to achieve this outcome and anticipate that this program's activities will serve as a model for other students in biomedical or behavioral science disciplines at WSSU.

描述（由申请人提供）：温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学 (WSSU) 提出一项 MBRS RISE 计划，旨在实施一个 4 阶段计划，针对代表性不足 (UR) 的学生，提供生物医学/行为科学领域的职业接触、学术提升、研究培训和专业发展该计划旨在最大程度地发挥机构影响力，所有 RISE 相关学科的新生（新生和转学生）都将被邀请参加此后的培训、发展和持续自我发展。项目选择将增加 RISE 相关院系的 WSSU 学生数量（89% UR），他们可以保留在专业内、攻读科学研究生学位，并直接进入博士项目。该申请重点关注促进学习社区的发展。通过以下方式对本科生进行学术指导和研究培训：1）向新生和新生（低年级学生）介绍生物医学或行为研究，同时发展重视学术卓越和专业发展的支持性同伴社区2）培养独立研究经验；对于合格的我们计划的这一要素将进一步培养这些学生进入生物医学/行为科学广泛学科的竞争性博士课程所需的专业技能。与研究密集型大学合作，提供各种博士前 T32 项目，以便顺利过渡到研究生项目。该培训项目拥有 20 多名外部资助的培训导师，他们在两个机构的 10 个不同部门、中心和项目中担任主要学术职务。（维克森林大学健康科学 [WFUHS] 和 WSSU）并将从 WSSU 艺术与科学学院的三个系（生命科学、化学和行为科学）吸引学员。我们的目标是 1) 建立一个支持性学习社区。本科生新生班旨在促进学术成功、职业探索和专业发展；2) 通过报名参加密集的选修实验室研究方法课程，促进自选新生群体的研究技能正式培训；3) 参与竞争性选拔的新生群体；初级研究员（RISE 研究员）通过参与导师付费研究活动，通过接触基础科学和临床研究人员，并通过体现临床相关研究的兴奋和挑战的经验，发挥学习社区的作用；4) 加强；通过提供与生物和行为研究技术相关的调查和研究课程，提高本科生高年级参与者的批判性思维技能，以增强对基础科学研究和研究生教育的理解。该项目将受益于 WSSU 和 WFUHS 几位知名研究人员的持续合作。其中大多数人都有集合在皮埃蒙特三合会研究园校园的共享基础科学大楼内，设施、师资和其他资源的结合为对生物医学/行为科学感兴趣的本科生提供了丰富且充满活力的跨学科培训环境。由内部和外部成员组成的咨询委员会进行，并由独立的项目评估员进行形成性和总结性评估，以确定该项目对选择获得博士学位的学生的具体影响，我们对实现这一目标的能力充满信心。结果和预期该项目的活动将为 WSSU 生物医学或行为科学学科的其他学生树立榜样。