A Comprehensive Assessment of the Barriers, Needs, and Challenges Facing Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology Aug 12-14, Wash, DC

对生物化学和分子与细胞生物学领域代表性不足的少数族裔教师所面临的障碍、需求和挑战的全面评估，8 月 12 日至 14 日，华盛顿特区

• 批准号: 1038669
• 负责人: Takita Sumter
• 金额: $ 10.08万
• 依托单位: Winthrop University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-08-01 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1038669&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Comprehensive; Assessment; Barriers; Needs; Challenges

Intellectual Merit The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's Minority Affairs Committee will conduct a comprehensive assessment to identify the challenges and impediments that hamper the success of minority faculty and faculty conducting research at minority serving institutions in securing federal research funding. This initiative aligns with the Society's existing mission to increase the representation, participation, visibility, and contributions of minorities to molecular life science disciplines and will expand the impact of efforts in this regard. A needs analysis within a cohort of 171 minority faculty who previously received NSF funding to identify existing barriers that limit their renewal or resubmission success rates will be conducted. This analysis will identify existing barriers that limit renewal or resubmission rated. Assessment will be conducted in three stages, part of which will be an online survey that will facilitate the planning and organization a focus group. The focus group will allow identification and examination of the perceived barriers precluding URM faculty and faculty at minority serving institutions from successfully renewing and/or resubmitting proposals for NSF funding. In the final phase, a draft document containing the challenges and points of action that will ultimately enhance the research success of minority faculty, will be developed. The ultimate objective of this effort is to increase the success of a diverse pool of faculty. Broader ImpactSince the goal is to enhance the representation and success of faculty from underrepresented groups and those from minority serving institutions, the broader impacts of this initiative is intrinsic. The meeting will allow life science faculty from various types of institutions and research fields to network and develop collaborations, all while working to achieve the broader goal of addressing funding success barriers. White papers summarizing the outcomes of this meeting will be disseminated to professional societies presenting a national call to action that addresses the challenges identified. In addition to the white papers, the results of this comprehensive assessment will be submitted for publication in various fora including ASBMB today The Journal of Biological Chemistry, and the Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. Plenary sessions are proposed and the speakers and participants will mirror the initial cohort of survey respondents. Additionally, this initiative may serve as a useful template for other disciplines interested in assessing the needs of minority scientists.

智力优势 美国生物化学和分子生物学学会的少数族裔事务委员会将进行全面评估，以确定阻碍少数族裔教师和在少数族裔服务机构开展研究以确保获得联邦研究经费的成功的挑战和障碍。该倡议符合协会现有的使命，即增加少数群体对分子生命科学学科的代表性、参与度、知名度和贡献，并将扩大这方面努力的影响。将对 171 名曾获得 NSF 资助的少数族裔教职人员进行需求分析，以确定限制其续签或重新提交成功率的现有障碍。该分析将确定限制续订或重新提交评级的现有障碍。评估将分三个阶段进行，其中一部分将是在线调查，这将有助于规划和组织焦点小组。焦点小组将识别和检查阻碍 URM 教师和少数族裔服务机构的教师成功更新和/或重新提交 NSF 资助提案的障碍。在最后阶段，将制定一份文件草案，其中包含最终将提高少数族裔教师研究成功的挑战和行动要点。这项努力的最终目标是提高多元化教师队伍的成功率。更广泛的影响 由于目标是提高代表性不足群体和少数族裔服务机构的教师的代表性和成功，因此该举措的更广泛影响是内在的。这次会议将使来自不同类型机构和研究领域的生命科学教师能够建立联系并开展合作，同时努力实现解决资助成功障碍的更广泛目标。总结本次会议成果的白皮书将分发给专业协会，呼吁全国采取行动应对所确定的挑战。除了白皮书之外，这一综合评估的结果还将提交到各种论坛上发表，包括今天的 ASBMB、《生物化学杂志》和《生物化学与分子生物学教育杂志》。建议召开全体会议，发言者和参与者将反映最初的调查受访者群体。此外，这一举措可以作为其他有兴趣评估少数族裔科学家需求的学科的有用模板。