UKNeu-PREP: University of Kentucky Neuroscience Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

UKNeu-PREP：肯塔基大学神经科学学士后研究教育计划

基本信息

批准号：
10611739
负责人：
Luke H Bradley
金额：
$ 21.94万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2023-03-15 至 2027-02-28
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10611739
关键词：
Address Admission activity African American American Appalachian Region Appointment Biological Sciences Biomedical Research Communication Communities Degree Completion Development Disabled Persons Disadvantaged Discipline Doctor of Philosophy Doctor&apos s Degree Education Educational process of instructing Educational workshop Electronic Mail Employment Enrollment Ensure Environment Exposure to First Generation College Students Foundations Generations Goals Health Individual Institution Kentucky Knowledge Knowledge acquisition Letters Low income Medicine Mentors Minority Mission Modeling Neurobiology Neurosciences Neurosciences Research Outcome Output Participant Pathway interactions Patient Recruitments Population Positioning Attribute Postbaccalaureate Postdoctoral Fellow Preparation Process Publications Qualifying Recruitment Activity Research Research Training Resources STEM career Scholars Program Schools Science Scientist Solid Source Students Surveys Talents Telephone Training Training Programs Training and Infrastructure Underrepresented Minority Underrepresented Populations Underrepresented Students Universities Videoconferencing Woman Work career central nervous system injury disadvantaged background economic disparity education research empowerment ethnic minority expectation experience graduate school graduate school preparation graduate student health care disparity higher education improved innovation meetings peer people of color programs racial minority population recruit role model skills social social media spinal cord and brain injury stem success symposium technological innovation undergraduate student university student

项目摘要

Project Summary Nationally, underrepresented minorities (e.g., first-generation, low income, women, people of color, and people with disabilities) significantly and consistently lag behind non-underrepresented peers in earning life science doctorate degrees. While the foundation for the development of biomedical Ph.D. and MD/Ph.D. graduates primarily focuses on the recruitment of younger students, gaps in the Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. pipeline still exists with underrepresented populations, due to limited role models, expectations, and resources to pursue excep- tional doctoral training. Nationally, the step between undergraduate and graduate school is often a barrier in the biomedical doctoral degree pipeline. This barrier is exacerbated by limited access to substantive biomedi- cal research opportunities to prepare for graduate school. To address this critical need in our region and beyond, the University of Kentucky (UK) Neuroscience - Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (UKNeu- PREP) is uniquely positioned to provide access to an extensive biomedical research experience in neuroscience, while preparing program Participants through educational and professional development oppor- tunities to acquire the knowledge, research experience, communication skills, and confidence to successfully navigate the admissions process into a strong, neuroscience graduate program. UKNeu-PREP will leverage existing state, regional, and national networks to recruit Participants to become integrated into campus student supports, active research programs, and pipeline programs. Existing pipeline programs include our associated T32 training program “Neurobiology of CNS Injury”, the Department of Neuroscience UK START (“STEM Through Authentic Research and Training”), and the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCo- BIRC)- “African American Research Training Scholars” (AARTS) programs. Collectively UKNeu-PREP will train Participants to be lifelong career scientists while creating representational diversity at all levels. UKNeu-PREP will contribute to innovation and excellence in research environments and strengthen the entire research train- ing enterprise.

项目概要在全国范围内，代表性不足的少数群体（例如第一代、低收入、女性、有色人种和残疾），并且在获得生命科学方面始终落后于非代表性不足的同龄人博士学位。主要侧重于招收年轻学生，博士或博士/博士管道仍然存在缺口。由于榜样、期望和追求例外的资源有限，人口代表性不足在全国范围内，本科生和研究生院之间的差距往往是一个障碍。由于获得实质性生物医学学位的机会有限，这一障碍变得更加严重。为研究生院做准备的加州研究机会，以满足我们地区和地区的这一迫切需求。除此之外，肯塔基大学（英国）神经科学 - 学士后研究教育计划 (UKNeu-PREP) 具有独特的优势，可以提供广泛的生物医学研究经验神经科学，同时准备计划参与者通过教育和专业发展机会获得知识、研究经验、沟通技巧和成功信心的机会 UKNeu-PREP 将充分利用招生流程，打造强大的神经科学研究生项目。现有的州、地区和国家网络招募参与者，将校园融入学生中支持、积极的研究计划和现有的管道计划包括我们的相关项目。 T32 培训项目“中枢神经系统损伤的神经生物学”，英国 START 神经科学系（“STEM 通过真实的研究和培训”）以及脊髓和脑损伤研究中心（SCo- BIRC）-“非裔美国人研究培训学者”（AARTS）计划将共同培训 UKNeu-PREP。参与者将成为终身职业科学家，同时在各个层面创造代表性多样性。将为研究环境的创新和卓越做出贡献，并加强整个研究培训- 荷兰国际集团的企业。