Building Early Awareness and Research in Science (BEARS)

建立早期意识和科学研究（BEARS）

• 批准号: 10645022
• 负责人: Tracey K Brown
• 金额: $ 25.36万
• 依托单位: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-06-16 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10645022
• 关键词: Academic support; Address; Admission activity; Awareness; Basic Science; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Research; Biotechnology; California; Communication; Competence; Complex; Degree program; Development; Doctor of Medicine; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Event; Faculty; Fostering; General Population; Goals; Inosine Diphosphate; Interdisciplinary Study; Knowledge; Leadership; Measurable; Medical; Mentors; Mentorship; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Orthopedic Surgery; Productivity; Research; Research Project Grants; Research Training; Science; Scientist; Series; Students; Talents; Training; Trust; Underrepresented Minority; Underrepresented Populations; Underrepresented Students; Universities; biomedical scientist; bridge program; career; college; cultural competence; early awareness; education research; education resources; empowerment; graduate school; health disparity; high school; improved; innovation; interest; matriculation; neighborhood disadvantage; outreach; peer; peer coaching; programs; racial disparity; recruit; skills; social; socioeconomic disparity; undergraduate student

PROJECT SUMMARY Biomedical and bioengineering research are interdisciplinary fields of science that have led to medical applications, biotechnology innovations and basic research discoveries. However, the lack of educational resources and research opportunities available to underrepresented groups (UR) has limited the diversity of scientists that pursue biomedical research careers. The Building Early Awareness and Research in Science (BEARS) at California State University San Marcos, a NIBIB ESTEEMED program, will support 15 talented UR undergraduates interested in biomedical sciences from matriculation through acceptance into an advanced honors program; the ultimate goal is for them to complete their B.S. degrees, obtain admission to Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. programs, and increase the number of underrepresented biomedical scientists in the nation’s workforce. The three primary goals of the program are to 1) empower BEARS Scholars to accumulate personal, academic and research skills necessary to persist and complete their B.S. degree program, enter an advanced honors program in their junior year, and apply to graduate school in the biomedical sciences; 2) provide a comprehensive mentoring team that supports the academic, research, career, and personal/social/peer needs of the Scholars during their critical first few years; and 3) train BEARS Scholars to be STEM Ambassadors to aid in diversity recruitment, promote local awareness of biomedical and bioengineering careers, and develop leadership skills. Over three summers and two academic years, the BEARS program combines a variety of new workshops and events with leveraged campus opportunities to address several specific aims including: a) strengthen their college survival skills, and quantitative and computational competence (Q&C) in core sciences by participating in an early summer bridge program and a series of increasingly challenging Q&C workshops; b) build their confidence, identity, and communication skills as scientists by participating in inclusivity workshops, presenting their research findings, and making presentations to high schools and the public; c) foster their passion and interest in biomedical and bioengineering careers by participating in research trainings, activities, and conducting independent research at CSUSM and with partner faculty at UCSD in the Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering Departments. BEARS scholars will then enter one of our many existing and high successful advanced honors programs (U- RISE, McNair, LSAMP) in which they will receive comprehensive longitudinal faculty, grantsmanship training, research and peer mentorship which will help them continue their careers into graduate schools and the biomedical workforce. Ultimately, the BEARS program will help decrease the nationwide diversity gap in biomedical research and help talented UR students become thoughtful scholars of science.

项目概要 生物医学和生物工程研究是跨学科的科学领域，它们导致了医学的发展 然而，缺乏教育。 为代表性不足群体（UR）提供的资源和研究机会限制了其多样性 从事生物医学研究事业的科学家。建立早期的科学研究意识。 加州州立大学圣马科斯分校 (BEARS) 的 NIBIB ESTEEMED 计划将支持 15 名才华横溢的 UR 对生物医学科学感兴趣的本科生，从入学到被高级大学录取 荣誉课程；最终目标是完成学士学位、获得博士学位或 医学博士/博士项目，并增加国家中代表性不足的生物医学科学家的数量 该计划的三个主要目标是 1) 增强 BEARS 学者的积累能力。 坚持并完成学士学位课程所需的个人、学术和研究技能，进入 大三的高级荣誉课程，并申请生物医学研究生院；2) 提供全面的指导团队，支持学术、研究、职业和 学者们在关键的最初几年的个人/社会/同伴需求；以及 3) 培训 BEARS 学者： 成为 STEM 大使，帮助多元化招聘，提高当地对生物医学和生物医学的认识 生物工程职业，并在三个暑假和两个学年中培养领导技能。 BEARS 计划将各种新的研讨会和活动与利用校园机会相结合， 解决几个具体目标，包括：a）加强他们的大学生存技能，以及定量和 通过参加初夏桥梁项目和 一系列越来越具有挑战性的 Q&C 研讨会 b) 建立他们的信心、认同和沟通技巧； 作为科学家，参加包容性研讨会，展示他们的研究成果，并做出 向高中和公众进行演讲；c) 培养他们对生物医学和生物医学的热情和兴趣； 通过参加研究培训、活动和进行独立研究来从事生物工程职业 CSUSM 以及 UCSD 整形外科和生物工程系的合作教师。 BEARS 学者随后将进入我们众多现有且非常成功的高级荣誉课程之一（U- RISE、McNair、LSAMP），他们将接受全面的纵向师资、资助培训、 研究和同行指导将帮助他们继续进入研究生院和 最终，BEARS 计划将有助于缩小全国范围内的生物医学劳动力多样性差距。 生物医学研究并帮助有才华的UR学生成为有思想的科学学者。