Florida International University MARC U*STAR Program

佛罗里达国际大学 MARC U*STAR 项目

• 批准号: 8850456
• 负责人: Ophelia Inez Weeks
• 金额: $ 17.45万
• 依托单位: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-06-01 至 2019-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8850456
• 关键词: Area; Behavioral Sciences; Biological; Biological Process; Biological Sciences; Biology; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Calculi; Chemistry; Data; Development; Doctor of Philosophy; Ecology; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; Enrollment; Environment; Evaluation; Extramural Activities; Faculty; Florida; Funding; Genetic; Goals; Grant; Health; Institution; International; Journals; Mathematics; Measurable; Mission; Modeling; Physics; Research; Science; Scientist; Students; Universities; career; cohort; computer science; falls; interest; programs; skills; sound; statistics; theories; tool

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): FIU is a public, research institution (RU/H) located in Miami. It has an enrollment of ~50,000 students (>73% UR), emphasizes research in its mission and includes health and diversity as strategic themes. FIU provides an excellent opportunity to develop a significant number of well-rounded, underrepresented (UR) scientists for biomedical research careers. In 2007, FIU launched a rigorous pilot biological sciences curriculum for freshmen called Quantifying Biology in the classroom (QBIC). Having impressively graduated three freshman-through-senior cohorts of graduates, QBIC successfully passed all academic and administrative evaluation and review steps, and is now institutionalized, beginning Fall 2013, as a Quantitative Biology Track in FIU's Biological Sciences Department. QBIC offers a pool of talented & exceptionally prepared scholars for FIU's MARC U*STAR Program. For each year of our proposed 5-year grant period, we request funding to support 8 juniors, through graduation, for two years (totaling 40), who will be selected from a pool of talented and well-prepared honors students in QBIC and traditional curricula, since not all of our talented students are in QBIC. QBIC is a 4-year program developed by FIU's biological sciences, statistics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer science and biomedical engineering faculty. It is an integrated lock-step cohort "block" program where students take classes together, and courses within blocks have identified & coordinated areas of overlapping synergy. Scholars get to see how biological data is analyzed, how mathematics can model biological processes, and teaching units show them how sound biological theories are generated. Part 1 (freshmen & sophomores) integrates calculus & statistics with biology, genetics, ecology & chemistry using a Teaching Pentagon; Part 2 (juniors & seniors), offers tailored-upper level courses. MARC U*STAR trainees will actively participate in directed scientific research & enrichment activities that include modeling workshops, journal club activities, professional development workshops, science cafes, scientific presentations & participation in extramural research. Thus, the three-prong short and long term goals and measurable objectives for FIU's MARC U*STAR Program include: (1) provide motivated, honors students with the tools & skills that allow them to be academically competitive & successful; (2) immerse them in supportive & stimulating research environments with activities that enhance & nurture their interest in science, (3) increase the number of UR who continue on to, excel in and complete biomedical or behavioral sciences Ph.D. or MD/PhD programs.

描述（由申请人提供）：FIU是位于迈阿密的公共研究机构（RU/H）。它的入学率约为50,000名（> 73％的UR），强调其使命研究，并将健康和多样性作为战略主题。 FIU提供了一个绝佳的机会，可以开发大量全面的，代表性不足的生物医学研究职业科学家。 2007年，FIU推出了一项严格的试验生物学科学课程，用于新生，称为量化的生物学（QBIC）。 QBIC毕业于三个新生 - 毕业生的三个新生同龄人，因此成功地通过了所有学术和行政评估和审查步骤，并且现在已经制度化，从2013年秋季开始，作为FIU生物学科学系的定量生物学轨道。 QBIC为FIU的MARC U*Star计划提供了一群才华横溢且精心准备的学者。在我们提议的5年赠款期的每一年中，我们要求资金通过毕业两年（总计40岁）来支持8名大三学生，他们将从QBIC和传统课程中的才华横溢且准备好的荣誉学生中选出，因为并非我们所有的才华横溢的学生都在QBIC中。 QBIC是由FIU的生物学，统计，数学，化学，物理，计算机科学和生物医学工程学院开发的4年计划。这是一个集成的锁定步骤队列“块”计划，学生一起上课，并且在街区内的课程确定并协调了重叠的协同作用。学者们可以看到如何分析生物学数据，数学如何模拟生物学过程，并教授单位向他们展示了如何产生健全的生物学理论。第1部分（新生和大二学生）使用教学五角大楼将计算和统计数据与生物学，遗传学，生态学和化学相结合；第2部分（大三和老年人）提供了量身定制的Upper级课程。 Marc U*明星学员将积极参加有指导的科学研究和丰富活动，包括建模研讨会，期刊俱乐部活动，专业发展研讨会，科学咖啡馆，科学演示和参与壁外研究。因此，FIU的MARC U*星计划的三个统计短期和长期目标和可衡量的目标包括：（1）为有动力的学生提供授予学生的工具和技能，使他们能够在学术上具有竞争力和成功； （2）将它们浸入支持和刺激研究环境中，以增强和培养其对科学的兴趣，（3）增加继续发展，擅长并完成生物医学或行为科学博士学位的UR人数。或MD/PHD计划。