University of Minnesota Summer Research in Neuroscience

明尼苏达大学神经科学暑期研究

基本信息

批准号：
9021695
负责人：
TIMOTHY J EBNER
金额：
$ 6.78万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2013-03-01 至 2018-02-28
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9021695
关键词：
Acute Age Biological Sciences Data Analyses Data Collection Disadvantaged Disease Educational Curriculum Educational workshop Evaluation Feedback Functional disorder Funding Future Future Generations Generations Goals Health Individual Learning Letters Medical Mental disorders Mentors Minnesota Nervous system structure Neurosciences Neurosciences Research Population Process Publishing Puerto Rico Recruitment Activity Research Research Ethics Research Infrastructure Research Personnel Research Project Grants Schools Science Scientist Social Interaction Societies Students Technical Expertise Training Underrepresented Groups Underrepresented Minority Universities career college effective therapy experience graduate school preparation interest meetings nervous system disorder novel therapeutics peer posters programs skills success summer program summer research undergraduate research undergraduate student

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Disorders of the nervous system are becoming more prevalent in our society, especially considering the growing number of people with neurological disorders as our population ages. To meet the challenge of developing new and effective therapies to treat these disorders, we need to consistently inspire intelligent and talented undergraduate students to enter careers in neuroscience research. This need is particularly acute among populations of students who are currently underrepresented in the field of neuroscience research. Published analyses have made it clear that making students aware of research fields early in their college careers, especially by involving them directly in the research process, is an extremely effective way of developing a student's interest in research as a future profession. For over 25 years, the University of Minnesota has recognized and met this challenge by offering summer residential research programs in biomedical sciences. This proposal is to fund a neuroscience component of these summer programs in which we will train 8 undergraduate students who have completed their freshman or sophomore years in college. We will recruit students nationally, focusing on students from groups that are underrepresented within the neuroscience research profession. We will provide them with a 10 week intensive research experience that will include professional mentoring (academic survival skills and preparation for graduate school) as well as workshops on research ethics. Our goals are to inspire a new generation of neuroscience researchers as well as to create a national mentoring pool who will accept that responsibility for future generations of students. In turn, we expect these individuals to become part of the research infrastructure dedicated to solving medical problems of nervous system dysfunction.

描述（由申请人提供）：神经系统疾病在我们的社会中变得越来越普遍，特别是考虑到随着人口老龄化，患有神经系统疾病的人数不断增加。为了迎接开发新的有效疗法来治疗这些疾病的挑战，我们需要不断激励聪明和有才华的本科生进入神经科学研究的职业生涯。对于目前在神经科学研究领域代表性不足的学生群体来说，这种需求尤其迫切。已发表的分析表明，让学生在大学生涯早期了解研究领域，特别是让他们直接参与研究过程，是培养学生对未来职业研究兴趣的极其有效的方法。 25 年来，明尼苏达大学认识到并通过提供生物医学科学暑期住宿研究项目来应对这一挑战。该提案旨在资助这些暑期项目的神经科学部分，我们将在该项目中培训 8 名已完成大学一年级或二年级学业的本科生。我们将在全国范围内招收学生，重点关注神经科学研究专业中代表性不足的群体的学生。我们将为他们提供为期 10 周的强化研究体验，其中包括专业指导（学术生存技能和研究生院准备）以及研究伦理研讨会。我们的目标是激励新一代神经科学研究人员，并创建一个国家导师库，为下一代学生承担这一责任。反过来，我们期望这些人成为致力于解决神经系统功能障碍医学问题的研究基础设施的一部分。