PiNBAC: The Program in Neuroscience Post-Baccalaureate Training Program

PiNBAC：神经科学学士后培训计划

• 批准号: 10611213
• 负责人: JOHN ASSAD
• 金额: $ 24.3万
• 依托单位: HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-05 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10611213
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Project Summary Although there is a robust training infrastructure in the neurosciences that is supported by NIH, there remain several important opportunities for increasing the representation of underrepresented minorities and other historically disadvantaged groups in brain science. There is a population of undergraduates with formal training in the neurosciences (obtained via classroom-based work) who nevertheless have not had the opportunity for a high-quality, longitudinal research experience. This same population frequently also lacks access to the relevant mentorship required for success in applying to graduate school and then subsequently for success in neuroscience research. Because longitudinal research experience is arguably one of the few traditional admissions criteria that predict future success in graduate school, many applicants that lack such experience are denied admission to graduate school on this basis alone. There therefore exists an educational gap, one we propose to address here through PiNBAC, the Harvard Program in Neuroscience post- baccalaureate program. Through the support of the Department of Neurobiology and the T32-funded Harvard PhD Program in Neuroscience (PiN), PiNBAC was started in 2021 with an inaugural class of seven total scholars; two of these scholars applied to graduate school this year (one will matriculate to Harvard, the other to Yale), with the remaining five to apply in the fall. The initial iteration of PiNBAC included a substantial research experience in which each scholar was asked to make an intellectual contribution to a project (rather than solely serving in a technical support role), substantial mentorship both in applying to graduate school and in the “hidden curriculum” of higher education and scientific training, integration of PiN graduate programming to enhance PiNBAC training, and a specific longitudinal course to give each scholar space to reflect and learn more about science from their peers. Informal feedback and early survey results suggest that the initial version of PiNBAC has been a success: feedback from students and mentors reveals both that the program addresses a clear gap in available educational resources, and that participants feel the program is effective at making a difference. Here we propose to further develop PiNBAC, and to build on its strengths, by expanding the formal neuroscience-specific curriculum offered to scholars. PiNBAC is rooted in an innovative data-driven pedagogical approach that has been very successfully piloted in the last year. It is our hope that through this application we can help to build the next generation of diverse leaders in the field.

项目概要 尽管 NIH 支持的神经科学领域拥有强大的培训基础设施，但 仍然是增加代表性不足的少数群体代表性的几个重要机会 脑科学领域其他历来处于弱势的群体 有一批拥有正规学历的本科生。 神经科学方面的培训（通过课堂工作获得），但尚未接受过神经科学方面的培训 同样的人群也经常缺乏获得高质量、纵向研究经验的机会。 获得成功申请研究生院所需的相关指导，然后 因为纵向研究经验是为数不多的有争议的经验之一。 预测研究生院未来成功的传统录取标准，许多申请者缺乏这样的标准 仅凭经验就被拒绝进入研究生院，因此存在一种教育。 我们建议通过 PiNBAC（哈佛神经科学项目）来解决这一差距 通过神经生物学系和 T32 资助的哈佛大学的支持。 PiNBAC 神经科学博士项目 (PiN) 于 2021 年启动，首届班级共有 7 名学生 其中两名学者今年申请了研究生院（一名将被哈佛录取，另一名将被录取） 耶鲁大学），其余五个将在秋季申请 PiNBAC 的初始迭代包括大量内容。 研究经验，其中每个学者都被要求为一个项目做出智力贡献（而不是 （不仅仅是担任技术支持角色），在申请研究生院和 在高等教育和科学培训的“隐性课程”中，整合PiN研究生编程 加强PiNBAC培训，并有专门的纵向课程给每个学者反思和学习的空间 来自同行的更多关于科学的非正式反馈和早期调查结果表明最初的版本。 PiNBAC 取得了成功：学生和导师的反馈表明该计划解决了以下两个问题： 现有教育资源存在明显差距，并且参与者认为该计划有效地提高了 在此，我们建议通过扩大正式范围来进一步发展 PiNBAC，并发挥其优势。 PiNBAC 为学者提供的神经科学专业课程植根于创新的数据驱动。 我们希望通过去年的试点取得非常成功的教学方法。 我们可以帮助培养该领域的下一代多元化领导者。