Undergraduate Research Internships in Pathobiology of Diabetic Nephropathy

糖尿病肾病病理学本科生研究实习

基本信息

批准号：
9317571
负责人：
BILLY GERALD HUDSON
金额：
$ 2.51万
依托单位：
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2012
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2012-09-30 至 2018-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9317571
关键词：
Academic Medical Centers Achievement Area Biology Diabetic Nephropathy Disadvantaged Discipline Disease Economically Deprived Population Educational process of instructing Engineering Ethnic group Filtration Foundations Funding Grant Health High School Student Internships Investigation K-12 student Kidney Kidney Diseases Mathematics Mentors Middle School Student Minority Groups Mission National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Native Americans Nephrology Outcome Participant Race Recruitment Activity Research Research Personnel Rural Schools Science Scientist Side Students System Technology Underrepresented Groups United States National Institutes of Health Universities Visit Work career design diabetic elementary school ethnic minority population experience graduate student high school innovation interest mathematical ability novel racial minority research study role model undergraduate research undergraduate student

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a critical national need for educational innovations that recruit undergraduate students to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) disciplines that fill the pipeline with scientists who conduct research in areas relevant to the NIH mission, and, in particular, that of NIDDK. Moreover, there is a dearth of STEM-oriented undergraduate students from whom to recruit into STEM careers, particularly those students from geographically- and economically-disadvantaged backgrounds and underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups and Native Americans. Also, shortfalls in STEM achievement in K-12 students threaten the pipeline for entry of STEM undergraduates into advanced studies and the STEM workforce. These factors are major educational challenges that require innovations to overcome. The proposal seeks to help recruit, prepare and increase the numbers of undergraduate students that pursue STEM disciplines relevant to the NIDDK mission. We hypothesize that: 1) an intense research experience for undergraduate students involving crafting of questions, designing and conducting experiments, and presenting and arguing results will help develop their STEM acumen and recruit them into STEM careers; and 2) the research experience in diabetic nephropathy will help recruit them into STEM disciplines that serve as a foundation for investigation of renal biology and disease, and particularly diabetic renal disease. The proposal capitalizes on a 3-year pilot educational initiative, funded by a NIDDK ARRA supplemental grant, that established a novel AspirnautTM K-20 STEM pipeline (www.aspirnaut.org) for recruiting and developing diverse undergraduate and high school students for STEM careers. The research theme is the "Pathobiology of Diabetic Nephropathy". This theme is a primary research focus of the Division of Nephrology and the Center for Matrix Biology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The Specific Aims are: Aim 1. To provide research experience for 15 undergraduate students on the topic of "Pathobiology of Diabetic Nephropathy." Aim 2. To target 40% of participants to be underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and Native Americans and 70% from geographically- and economically-disadvantaged backgrounds. Aim 3. To teach 15 undergraduate students how to be mentors and inspirational role models for elementary and middle school students at rural schools. The outcomes are anticipated to help recruit increased numbers of undergraduates from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups into STEM disciplines of relevance to the NIDDK mission.

描述（由申请人提供）：国家对教育创新的迫切需求，招募本科生追求STEM（科学，技术，工程，数学）学科，这些学科填补了在与NIH任务相关领域进行研究的科学家，尤其是NIDDK。此外，缺乏以STEM为导向的本科生招募STEM职业，尤其是那些来自地理和经济偏爱背景的学生，以及代表性不足的种族和族裔少数群体和美洲原住民。此外，K-12学生的STEM成就不足威胁着将STEM大学生进入高级研究和STEM劳动力的管道。这些因素是需要克服创新的主要教育挑战。该提案旨在帮助招募，准备和增加与NIDDK任务相关的STEM学科的本科生人数。我们假设：1）针对涉及问题，设计和进行实验的本科生的强烈研究经验，以及提出和争论结果将有助于发展其STEM敏锐度并将其招募为STEM职业； 2）糖尿病性肾病的研究经验将有助于将其招募到STEM学科中，这是研究肾脏生物学和疾病，尤其是糖尿病性肾脏疾病的基础。该提案资本利用了一项由NIDDK ARRA补充赠款资助的为期3年的试点教育计划，该计划建立了一种新型的grabnauttm K-20 STEM Pipeline（www.aspirnaut.org），用于招募和发展多样化的STEM职业生涯的多元化和高中生。研究主题是“糖尿病性肾病的病理学”。这个主题是范德比尔特大学医学中心的肾脏科和基质生物学中心的主要研究重点。具体目的是：目标1。为15名本科生提供有关“糖尿病肾病病理学”主题的研究经验。目的2。目标是40％的参与者是代表性不足的种族和种族和美洲原住民，而在地理和经济占据的背景下，有70％的参与者。目标3。教15名本科生如何成为乡村学校的小学和中学生的导师和鼓舞人心的榜样。预计结果将有助于招募来自弱势群体和代表性不足的群体中越来越多的本科生，成为与NIDDK任务相关的STEM学科。