CADRE Program for Postbaccalaureate Training in the Neurosciences

神经科学学士后培训 CADRE 计划

• 批准号: 10611758
• 负责人: Wesley B Grueber
• 金额: $ 23.04万
• 依托单位: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-12-01 至 2026-11-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10611758
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ABSTRACT Despite the diversity of racial and ethnic groups in the US population, there is a marked lack of diversity amongst research scientists. This is progressively more apparent moving further along stages of training and of the profession, from undergraduate through graduate research to faculty. This is likely because in research, as in many other professions, it is invaluable to have immersive early experience in the field to give individuals the skills and self-confidence to succeed. Talented individuals without access to such experience are in effect left out. We propose a comprehensive two-year post-baccalaureate (‘postbac’) program: Columbia Access to Doctoral REadiness (CADRE) to address this lack of timely research experience. It is aimed at recent college graduates of high potential who are interested in pursuing a research career in neuroscience but lacked research opportunities as undergraduates. The core of CADRE is a two-year research project advised by selected mentors within the Doctoral Program in Neurobiology and Behavior (NB&B) at Columbia University. Postbacs will choose a lab from a range of neuroscience areas including behavioral and systems neuroscience, cellular, molecular and developmental neuroscience, computational neuroscience, human cognitive studies, and the neurobiology of neurological diseases. They will be supervised by engaged and enthusiastic mentors chosen for their mentoring track record and skills, as well by a graduate student ‘buddy’ in the lab. Importantly, the postbac will be fully integrated into the lab like other NB&B graduate students at the same stage of training, attending lab meetings and journal clubs, discussing data and experimental design, and participating in lab social life. This will give the postbac an immersive hands-on experience of starting a research career. The postbac’s research project will also be complemented with coursework to strengthen their academic foundations. In addition, throughout the program, postbacs will attend seminars, lectures, and other educational events around Columbia University. In a step that is equally as important as the research experience, postbacs engage in events that foster networking and professionalism. Activities will include: 1) a professional development series addressing topics such as applying to research-focused graduate programs, professional writing and presentation skills, maintaining work/life balance, and assessing mentorship styles; 2) a career awareness series: “What you can be with a PhD?” 3) social and cultural activities around New York City, and get-togethers with students; and 4) professional events during the academic year such as traveling to two national scientific conferences, one in their first and one in their second year. We will evaluate the effectiveness of the program with a starting, a midpoint and an exit survey through the course of the two-year postbac. We will also gather long-term feedback from alumni.

抽象的 尽管美国人口具有种族和民族多样性，但明显缺乏多样性 随着训练和研究阶段的深入，这一点变得越来越明显。 从本科生到研究生研究再到教师，这可能是因为在研究中， 与许多其他职业一样，在该领域拥有身临其境的早期经验对于个人来说是非常宝贵的 没有获得此类经验的人才实际上缺乏成功的技能和自信。 我们提出了一项为期两年的综合学士后（“postbac”）计划：哥伦比亚大学入学机会 博士准备（CADRE）旨在解决缺乏及时研究经验的问题，它针对的是最近的大学。 有兴趣从事神经科学研究但缺乏潜力的毕业生 CADRE 的核心是一个为期两年的研究项目，由本科生提供研究机会。 哥伦比亚大学神经生物学和行为博士项目 (NB&B) 的选定导师。 Postbacs 将从一系列神经科学领域（包括行为和系统）中选择一个实验室 神经科学、细胞、分子和发育神经科学、计算神经科学、人类 他们将受到参与和神经疾病的神经生物学的监督。 热情的导师因其指导记录和技能而被选中，也由研究生“伙伴”选择 重要的是，postbac 将像其他 NB&B 研究生一样完全融入实验室。 培训同一阶段，参加实验室会议和期刊俱乐部，讨论数据和实验设计， 并参与实验室社交生活，这将为后勤人员提供身临其境的动手体验。 研究生涯也将通过课程来补充，以加强他们的研究生涯。 此外，在整个课程中，研究生将参加研讨会、讲座和其他活动。 哥伦比亚大学周围的教育活动与研究同等重要。 经验，后勤人员参与促进网络和专业精神的活动，活动将包括：1）a） 专业发展系列，涉及诸如申请以研究为重点的研究生课程等主题， 专业写作和演讲技巧，保持工作/生活平衡，并评估指导风格2) 职业意识系列：“获得博士学位可以做什么？3）纽约各地的社会和文化活动” 城市以及与学生的聚会；以及 4) 学年期间的专业活动，例如前往 两次全国科学会议，一次是第一年，一次是第二年。 该计划的有效性，包括两年期间的开始、中点和结束调查 我们还将收集校友的长期反馈。