The UA Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities Program: Increasing Diversity

UA 本科生暑期研究机会计划：增加多样性

• 批准号: 7586161
• 负责人: Maria Teresa Velez
• 金额: $ 5.56万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-05-01 至 2010-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7586161
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The University of Arizona's Graduate College seeks NHLBI support to continue a very successful summer research training program for underrepresented undergraduates with majors in biology. The Summer Research Opportunities Program aims to increase the number of underrepresented students who pursue Ph.D.s in biomedical science by introducing these students to research in pulmonary, heart and vascular, and blood diseases and disorders under the supervision of highly experienced UA faculty working in these areas, by exposing them to lectures on biomedical research on diseases and disorders affecting certain populations disproportionately, by increasing the students skills in presenting their research orally and through a poster, and by providing extensive assistance in the graduate school application process including a GRE Preparation workshop . Specifically, we are requesting funding to support 40 underrepresented undergraduate students, 10 in each year of the grant, to engage in a ten-week intensive summer research experience during the summer between their junior and senior years. SROP, started five years ago to provide research opportunities to students from HSIs, HBCUs and regional institutions with large populations of low income, first generation students, already has contributed to the enrollment of 31-participants in Ph.D. programs at top universities throughout the country. It has also contributed to the UA's ability to dramatically increase the number of underrepresented students in Ph.D. programs in biomedical areas, an increase from 20 students in 2001 to 63 students in fall 2005, a 300% increase. This program has also shown that a focus on diseases and disorders that affect certain groups disproportionately, stimulates young people from these backgrounds to pursue summer research and eventually careers in biomedical areas.

亚利桑那大学研究生院寻求 NHLBI 支持以继续进行非常成功的夏季研究 针对生物学专业代表性不足的本科生的培训计划。夏季研究机会 该计划旨在通过以下方式增加攻读生物医学博士学位的代表性不足的学生数量 向这些学生介绍肺、心脏和血管以及血液疾病和病症的研究 通过让他们参加生物医学讲座，对在这些领域工作的经验丰富的 UA 教师进行监督 通过提高学生的技能，对影响某些人群的疾病和失调进行研究 口头和通过海报展示他们的研究，并在研究生院提供广泛的帮助 申请流程包括 GRE 准备研讨会。具体来说，我们请求资金来支持 40 代表性不足的本科生，每年资助 10 名，参加为期十周的强化暑期课程 大三和大四暑假期间的研究经验。 SROP，五年前开始提供 首先为来自 HSI、HBCU 和拥有大量低收入人口的地区机构的学生提供研究机会 一代学生，已经为 31 名博士生的入学做出了贡献。顶尖大学的课程 全国各地。它还有助于 UA 大幅增加 博士生人数不足生物医学领域的课程，从2001年的20名学生增加到63名学生 2005年秋季，增长了300%。该计划还表明，重点关注影响某些特定疾病的疾病和失调。 群体不成比例地刺激来自这些背景的年轻人进行暑期研究，并最终 生物医学领域的职业。