IMSD at Texas A&M University: Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity in Biomedical Sciences

德克萨斯州 A 的 IMSD

• 批准号: 10093105
• 负责人: Candice L. Brinkmeyer-Langford
• 金额: $ 25.3万
• 依托单位: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-02-01 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10093105
• 关键词: Science; Students; Texas; Universities

Project Summary IMSD at Texas A&M University: Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity in Biomedical Sciences This proposal is to establish a new IMSD T32 program at Texas A&M University. The overall mission of this program is to maximize student diversity in biomedical sciences at Texas A&M by focusing on recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority (URM) populations of trainees seeking a PhD degree who have the skills to successfully transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce. Funds are requested to support six pre-doctoral (Ph.D. candidates) URM trainees who are applying to one of the six major biomedical graduate training programs at Texas A&M University: Medical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, Toxicology, Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering. Texas A&M University will match NIH support with six additional fellowships. This program will serve as a hub for unifying training-oriented diversity initiatives in biomedical fields and establish a community of URM scholars at Texas A&M. Trainees will benefit from didactic, research, mentoring and career development elements offered by the existing training programs, and from the new initiatives focused specifically on this cohort of URM scholars. Our goal is to prepare trainees to function as independent researchers and/or practitioners in a multidisciplinary setting by providing training in classroom-, laboratory- and externship-based settings. To achieve this goal we have assembled a team of 40 outstanding investigators who specialize in diverse biomedical fields. The program will be led by an executive committee of co-PIs representing Office of Graduate & Professional Studies and participating Colleges (Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture & Life Sciences). The preceptors have strong records of mentoring URM trainees and obtaining competitive support from Federal, State and other sources. This group is exceptionally well balanced with respect to expertise, sex, and academic career level. Internal and external oversight will be provided by eminent scholars with first-hand knowledge of diversity experiences in biomedical training and employment. Recruitment will be conducted through external advertisement, post-baccalaureate diversity programs, as well as Texas A&M research experience for undergraduates and masters programs. Support from this program will be offered only in the first year of the doctoral program at the time when trainees undertake two laboratory rotations, follow structured core academic curricula of their respective graduate programs, and participate in regular joint activities as a group. A distinctive feature of the program is a strongly encouraged hands-on summer (in the 1st year) externship through a broad and diverse network of academic laboratories, state and federal governmental agencies, as well as industry and non-governmental organizations. Following the first year, trainee support will shift to their graduate program, mentor, or other funding; however, trainees will continue participation in program-related functions thus maintaining a strong bond to a community of scholars of underrepresented backgrounds in addition to their home programs. Trainees affiliated with this program will be highly successful in academia, industry, government and other professional settings in health-related disciplines.

项目概要 德克萨斯农工大学 IMSD：生物医学科学学生多样性最大化倡议 该提案是在德克萨斯农工大学建立一个新的IMSD T32项目。本次活动的总体使命 该计划旨在通过重点关注招生和培训，最大限度地提高德克萨斯农工大学生物医学科学领域学生的多样性。 保留具有技能的寻求博士学位的受训人员中代表性不足的少数群体（URM） 成功过渡到生物医学研究队伍的职业生涯。请求资金支持六 正在申请六大生物医学专业研究生之一的博士前（博士生）URM实习生 德克萨斯农工大学的培训项目：医学科学、生物医学科学、遗传学、毒理学、 生物化学与生物物理学以及生物医学工程。德克萨斯 A&M 大学将与 NIH 相匹配，提供六所大学的支持 额外的奖学金。该计划将作为统一以培训为导向的多元化举措的中心 生物医学领域，并在德克萨斯农工大学建立 URM 学者社区。学员将受益于教学， 现有培训计划提供的研究、指导和职业发展要素以及来自 新举措专门针对这群 URM 学者。我们的目标是让学员做好准备 通过提供课堂培训，在多学科环境中独立研究人员和/或从业者 基于实验室和实习的环境。为了实现这一目标，我们组建了一支由 40 名优秀人员组成的团队 专门从事不同生物医学领域的研究人员。该计划将由执行委员会领导 代表研究生和专业研究办公室和参与学院（医学、兽医 医学、工程、农业与生命科学）。导师们拥有丰富的 URM 指导记录 受训人员并从联邦、州和其他来源获得有竞争力的支持。这个群体非同寻常 在专业知识、性别和学术职业水平方面保持良好平衡。内部和外部监督将 由具有生物医学培训多样性经验的第一手知识的知名学者提供 就业。招聘将通过外部广告、本科后多元化的方式进行 项目，以及德克萨斯 A&M 本科生和硕士项目的研究经验。支持来自 该课程仅在博士课程的第一年提供，当时学员接受 两次实验室轮换，遵循各自研究生课程的结构化核心学术课程，以及 作为一个团体参加定期的联合活动。该计划的一个显着特点是大力鼓励 通过广泛而多样化的学术实验室网络进行暑期实践实习（第一年）， 州和联邦政府机构以及行业和非政府组织。下列的 第一年，实习生支持将转向他们的研究生项目、导师或其他资金；然而，受训者将 继续参与与计划相关的职能，从而与学者社区保持牢固的联系 除了他们的家庭计划之外，代表性不足的背景。与该计划相关的实习生将 在学术界、工业界、政府和其他健康相关学科的专业环境中取得了巨大成功。