Bridge to the Doctorate at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

通往伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校博士学位的桥梁

• 批准号: 10445299
• 负责人: Stephen A Boppart
• 金额: $ 22.83万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-08-01 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10445299
• 关键词: Illinois; Universities; bridge to the doctorate

PROJECT SUMMARY Racial and ethnic minorities and women have been historically under-represented in quantitative sciences. Even within biology, diversity in quantitative sub-branches is much lower than that in experimental counterparts, with the historical data clearly showing that the more mathematical and computational skills a discipline requires, the fewer the enrollment of these under-represented students. The proposed training program seeks to ameliorate these especially pronounced disparities with the biomedical sciences by establishing a streamlined bridge between Master’s programs at Fisk University and doctoral programs at the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign (UIUC). Our bridge program designed to nurture a diverse future generation of active minds specifically in the areas of biomedical data science and quantitative biology is named FUTURE-MINDS-QB (Fisk- UIUC Training of Under-represented Minds in Data Science and Quantitative Biology), where quantitative biology encompasses bioinformatics, computational biology, genomic biology, and biophysics. This training program will significantly contribute to diversifying the pool of Ph.D. researchers to include those currently under- represented in biomedical discovery and leadership To achieve our goal, we will accomplish the following short-term and medium-term objectives: (a) establish pathways for transitioning 20 Fisk M.S. students to UIUC Ph.D. programs over five years by providing ample opportunities to strengthen their background in relevant fields and acquire core computational and mathematical skill sets; (b) ensure the trainees’ timely Ph.D. attainment within 5 years after Master’s degree; (c) accelerate the admission to and completion of Ph.D. programs by creating a new 4+1 M.S. track at Fisk, rigorously preparing undergraduates for a shortened 1-year M.S degree at Fisk and successful completion of a Ph.D. degree at UIUC; (d) create an inclusive and diverse inter-institutional environment by training both students and faculty in equity- focused teaching, mentoring, peer interactions, rigor, reproducibility, and the responsible conduct of research; (e) devise effective career development plans and opportunities; (f) implement a longitudinal survey of the development of individual trainees, and disseminate an open network of current trainees, graduates, and faculty; and, (g) make FUTURE-MINDS-QB a dynamic entity that continually improves by integrating feedback from trainees, faculty, oversight committees, and independent evaluators. As outcomes of our training, we expect that our seamless infrastructure and appealing inclusive environment will significantly increase the recruitment of under-represented students to quantitative biomedical sciences and that the reinforced academic and psychological preparation will increase the completion of doctoral degrees by under-represented students and ultimately improve their long-term retention in biomedical sciences. We thus expect FUTURE-MINDS-QB to establish an exemplary foundation for training under-represented graduate students and have a long-lasting scientific and socioeconomic impact stemming from their persistence and leadership in their careers.

项目概要 历史上，少数族裔和女性在定量科学领域的代表性一直不足。 在生物学中，数量分支的多样性远低于实验分支的多样性， 历史数据清楚地表明，一门学科需要的数学和计算技能越多， 拟议的培训计划旨在改善这些代表性不足的学生的入学情况。 通过建立精简的桥梁来消除这些与生物医学科学特别明显的差异 菲斯克大学的硕士课程和伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳分校的博士课程之间 香槟分校（UIUC）的桥梁课程旨在培养多元化的未来一代的活跃思维。 特别是在生物医学数据科学和定量生物学领域，被命名为 FUTURE-MINDS-QB（Fisk- UIUC 数据科学和定量生物学领域代表性不足的人才培训），其中定量 生物学包括生物信息学、计算生物学、基因组生物学和生物物理学。 该计划将极大地促进博士研究人员队伍的多样化，以包括那些目前不足的人。 代表生物医学发现和领导力 为实现我们的目标，我们将实现以下短期和中期目标： (a) 建立 通过提供充足的资金，在五年内将 20 名 Fisk 硕士学生转为 UIUC 博士课程 有机会加强相关领域的背景并获得核心计算和数学知识 (b) 确保学员在获得硕士学位后 5 年内及时获得博士学位； 通过在 Fisk 创建新的 4+1 硕士课程，进行严格的准备，进入并完成博士学位课程 本科生在 Fisk 攻读为期一年的硕士学位，并在 UIUC 成功完成博士学位； (d) 通过对学生和教师进行公平培训，创造一个包容和多样化的机构间环境 重点教学、指导、同伴互动、严谨性、可重复性和负责任的研究行为； (e) 制定有效的职业发展计划和机会； (f) 对员工进行纵向调查； 培养个别学员，并建立一个由现有学员、毕业生和教师组成的开放网络； (g) 使 FUTURE-MINDS-QB 成为一个动态实体，通过整合来自各方的反馈来不断改进 作为我们培训的成果，我们期望学员、教职员工、监督委员会和独立评估员能够做到这一点。 我们无缝的基础设施和有吸引力的包容性环境将显着增加招聘 定量生物医学科学学生的代表性不足，并且加强学术和 心理准备将提高代表性不足的学生完成博士学位的能力 因此，我们期望 FUTURE-MINDS-QB 能够最终提高他们对生物医学科学的长期保留。 为培养代表性不足的研究生建立一个模范基础，并拥有持久的 他们在职业生涯中的坚持和领导力所产生的科学和社会经济影响。