Bridges to the Baccalaureate at Cal State LA

通往加州州立大学洛杉矶分校学士学位的桥梁

• 批准号: 10716084
• 负责人: Khuloud Sweimeh
• 金额: $ 9.92万
• 依托单位: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2028-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10716084
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Abstract/Summary California State University Los Angeles (Cal State LA), East Los Angeles College (ELAC), and Pasadena City College (PCC) propose to deepen their collaboration to establish a T34 Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B) Program. It is the mission of the B2B at Cal State LA to develop and make available to top biomedical PhD programs the creativity and intellectual talents of our most motivated URM, disabled, and disadvantaged undergraduates at ELAC and PCC; and to enrich the American biomedical research enterprise through their participation. B2B Trainees will begin their training at ELAC and PCC; seamlessly transfer to and be integrated into the Cal State LA Junior-Senior U-RISE Program to complete the baccalaureate; and excel as they earn the PhD; establish high profile independent research careers; and assume leadership positions in science. We have reverse-engineered a two-year training program from the characteristics of highly successful PhD students at major research universities, hypothesizing that growth into excellence as a PhD student has its roots in the freshman and sophomore experience. Talented freshmen motivated for careers in biomedical research will be supported and nurtured through lower-division majors at PCC and ELAC, coupled with concurrent year-round laboratory research training at Cal State LA, taking advantage of the strengths of each institution: the strong and supportive didactic environment at ELAC and PCC, and the strong undergraduate research tradition at Cal State LA. This powerful combination is designed to increase B2B Trainees’ research skills; enhancing their academic background and achievement; exposing them to a range of biomedical sciences and scientists at all career stages; and integrating them into the broader Southern California biomedical research community. Coupling B2B to U-RISE provides continuity of training effort and enhances Trainees’ post-BS entry into top PhD programs. Through the T34 mechanism we can support year-round multi- year participation in undergraduate research, replacing off-campus part-time work with research participation at Cal State LA. Distributing their time between academics at ELAC/PCC and research training at Cal State LA during the academic year is possible because of the proximity of the three campuses. The B2B at Cal State LA Program is composed of: 1) early and sustained participation in authentic year- round mentored laboratory research; 2) a solid undergraduate curriculum enhanced by supplemental instruction, and by attention to questioning; 3) workshops to enhance the curriculum; 4) improving the Trainees’ scientific writing; 5) participation in an Annual Biomedical Research Retreat; 6) developmental participation in seminars; 7) using support networks to enhance success; and 8) career advisement and career awareness. We have experience, capacity, and achievements in developing minority talent for success in PhD programs. In the past 15 years, 31 B2B alumni have earned the PhD and another 24 B2B alumni are currently PhD students. Through the T34 B2B enhanced training, our three institutions can do significantly better.

摘要/总结 加州州立大学洛杉矶分校 (Cal State LA)、东洛杉矶学院 (ELAC) 和帕萨迪纳 城市学院 (PCC) 提议深化合作，建立通向学士学位 (B2B) 的 T34 桥梁 加州州立大学洛杉矶分校 B2B 的使命是开发并提供顶尖的生物医学博士学位。 为我们最积极主动的 URM、残疾人和弱势群体的创造力和智力人才提供计划 ELAC ​​和 PCC 的本科生；并通过他们的努力丰富美国生物医学研究事业 B2B 培训生将开始在 ELAC ​​和 PCC 进行培训并无缝转移并融入其中； 进入加州州立大学洛杉矶分校初级-高级 U-RISE 项目，完成学士学位并取得优异成绩； 博士学位；建立高调的独立研究生涯；并担任科学领域的领导职务。 我们根据非常成功的人才的特点，逆向设计了一个为期两年的培训计划 主要研究型大学的博士生，假设成为一名优秀的博士生 它的根源在于新生和新生的经历，有才华的新生有动力从事生物医学职业。 研究将通过 PCC 和 ELAC ​​的低年级专业得到支持和培育，再加上 在加州州立大学洛杉矶分校同时进行全年实验室研究培训，充分利用每个实验室的优势 机构：ELAC ​​和 PCC 强大且支持性的教学环境，以及强大的本科生 加州州立大学洛杉矶分校的研究传统这一强大的组合旨在增加 B2B 实习生的研究。 技能；提高学术背景和成就； 各个职业阶段的科学和科学家；并将他们融入更广泛的南加州 B2B 与 U-RISE 的结合提供了培训工作的连续性并增强了能力。 通过 T34 机制，我们可以支持学士后进入顶尖博士项目的学员。 年参与本科生研究，以参与研究取代校外兼职工作 加州州立大学洛杉矶分校的学者在 ELAC/PCC 和加州州立大学洛杉矶分校的研究培训之间分配时间 由于三个校区邻近，因此可以在学年期间进行。 加州州立大学洛杉矶分校的 B2B 项目包括：1) 尽早并持续参与真实的年度活动 全面指导的实验室研究；2）通过补充强化的扎实本科课程 指导，并注意提问； 3) 加强课程的研讨会； 4) 改进课程； 学员的科学写作；5) 参加年度生物医学研究静修；6) 发展； 参加研讨会；7) 利用支持网络来促进成功；8) 职业建议和职业生涯； 我们在培养少数族裔人才以取得博士学位方面拥有经验、能力和成就。 在过去的 15 年里，已有 31 名 B2B 校友获得了博士学位，另有 24 名 B2B 校友目前正在攻读博士学位。 通过T34 B2B强化培训，我们的三个机构可以做得更好。