Expanding Opportunities in Genomic Research for Underrepresented Students

为代表性不足的学生扩大基因组研究的机会

基本信息

批准号：
10088843
负责人：
Robi D Mitra
金额：
$ 32.4万
依托单位：
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2012
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2012-03-27 至 2025-11-30
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10088843
关键词：
African American Area Bachelor&apos s Degree Bioinformatics Biomedical Research Communities Community Outreach Development Doctor of Philosophy Educational Activities Educational workshop Emotional Ensure Environment Event Evolution Exposure to Face Funding Genome Genomics Goals Grant High School Outreach High School Student Hispanic Americans Human Genome Project Immersion Institutes Interview Mentors Mission Modeling Modernization National Human Genome Research Institute National Institute of General Medical Sciences Native Americans Outcome Plant Roots Population Population Heterogeneity Recording of previous events Research Research Project Grants Resources Running STEM career STEM field Saints Schools Science Scientist Students Talents Training Training Programs Underrepresented Minority Underrepresented Populations Underrepresented Students United States Universities Washington Writing aging population base career cohort college computer science design disabled students disadvantaged background disadvantaged student doctoral student experience genome sciences high school matriculation mid-career faculty minority student outreach program programs racial and ethnic senior faculty student training success summer program undergraduate research experience undergraduate student underserved area

项目摘要

Abstract: This proposal seeks the renewal of the Opportunities in Genomics Research (OGR) Program. Since 2007, the OGR Program has been run out of The McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University in Saint Louis and funded through the NHGRI's Diversity Action Plan. The mission of the OGR Program is to increase the representation of students from underrepresented groups in genome science or genome science-related PhD and MD/PhD programs. We seek to accomplish our mission through the effective execution and evolution of summer undergraduate and academic year post-baccalaureate research programs for students from racial and ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in the sciences, students from disadvantaged backgrounds, and students with disabilities. Both OGR programs provide trainees with cutting-edge research experiences in genome science or related fields and 11 other educational activities that seek to train them to think critically and to write and speak effectively about their research. Workshops and classes are tailored to train students in the core concepts of genome science, bioinformatics, and scientific presentation. Professional development activities focus on helping students prepare for and excel in graduate school interviews and graduate school itself. Over its three funding cycles, student outcomes for the OGR program reveal great momentum. PhD matriculation of students in our summer program rose from 29% in the first cycle to 50% or above the last two cycles. More impressively, PhD matriculation of students in our post-baccalaureate program rose from 44% in the first cycle to 75% in the second cycle and 90% in the current cycle. We expect the implementation of new and modified activities to solidify and extend these gains. Specifically, new activities will promote integration among OGR trainees and trainees in the NHGRI T32 PhD Genomic Sciences program, enhance training in bioinformatics, provide trainees with greater exposure to the diversity of research careers available to PhD scientists, and initiate community outreach events to under-served area high schools and their students. Based on the past success and current plans of our program, we seek support for five more years of funding to continue our mission of enhancing diversity in PhD programs nation-wide. We propose to expand our post- baccalaureate program to five trainees per year, and with university support, to maintain the size of our summer undergraduate program at eight students per summer. We believe our programs will continue to help realize the great scientific and intellectual potential inherent within the diverse population of the United States, much of which currently lies latent due to the underrepresentation of many sectors of our nation's population within scientific research in general and genome science in particular.

摘要：该提案寻求更新基因组学研究机会（OGR）计划。自从 2007年，OGR计划在圣路易斯华盛顿大学麦克唐纳基因组研究所运行圣路易斯并通过 NHGRI 的多元化行动计划提供资金。 OGR 计划的使命是增加基因组科学或基因组科学相关博士中代表性不足群体的学生的代表性和医学博士/博士课程。我们寻求通过有效执行和发展来完成我们的使命为来自不同种族和地区的学生提供暑期本科生和学年学士后研究项目科学领域的种族背景代表性不足、来自弱势背景的学生以及学生患有残疾。两个 OGR 项目都为学员提供了基因组科学领域的前沿研究经验或相关领域以及其他 11 项教育活动，旨在训练他们批判性思考以及写作和写作有效地谈论他们的研究。研讨会和课程专为培训学生核心概念而量身定制基因组科学、生物信息学和科学演示。专业发展活动的重点是帮助学生为研究生院面试和研究生院本身做好准备并取得优异成绩。在其三个资助周期中，OGR 项目的学生成果显示出巨大的势头。博士我们暑期项目的学生录取率从第一个周期的 29% 上升到最后两个周期的 50% 或以上循环。更令人印象深刻的是，我们的学士后项目的博士生入学率从 2019 年的 44% 上升第一个周期达到第二个周期的 75%，当前周期达到 90%。我们期待新的实施并修改活动以巩固和扩大这些成果。具体来说，新活动将促进融合在 OGR 学员和 NHGRI T32 博士基因组科学项目的学员中，加强以下方面的培训：生物信息学，让学员更多地接触博士可从事的研究职业的多样性科学家，并向服务不足地区的高中及其学生发起社区外展活动。根据我们计划过去的成功和当前的计划，我们寻求再提供五年的资金支持，以继续我们的使命，增强全国范围内博士课程的多样性。我们建议扩大我们的后每年为五名学员提供学士学位课程，并在大学的支持下，维持暑期课程的规模本科生课程每年夏天招收八名学生。我们相信我们的计划将继续帮助实现美国多元化人口中蕴藏着巨大的科学和智力潜力，由于我国人口中许多阶层的代表性不足，这一问题目前处于潜在状态。一般科学研究，特别是基因组科学。