Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Graduate Program

跨学科生物化学研究生项目

• 批准号: 1643814
• 负责人: Robert Rose
• 金额: $ 99.99万
• 依托单位: North Carolina State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-03-01 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1643814&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Interdisciplinary; Biochemistry; Graduate; Program

This project will establish an interdisciplinary Biochemistry Graduate Program (IBGP) to recruit and support low-income and minority students to the Master's program in the Department of Molecular & Structural Biochemistry at North Carolina State University. Scholarship support will be provided for 24 graduate students over the course of 5 years, with 7-8 students sponsored each year. The program will focus on developing the skills necessary for working in regionally important industries including agriculture, biotechnology, food production, nutrition and healthcare. Participants will gain a background in basic biochemistry, with opportunities to address problems in Plant Biology, Microbiology, Animal Science, and Food and Nutrition Sciences. The program will focus on Master's level training, in recognition of fast-growing opportunities for employment and advancement for these students, and hopes to provide access to well-paying and meaningful jobs for African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans. Individualized curricula will be formulated to fit the background and goals of each student, and a variety of support systems will be established. These include team mentoring, where the student is both mentee and mentor, cohort building activities with other students in the program, cultural awareness training, and career and professional development activities. Student success will be assessed in terms of progress through the program, effectiveness and efficiency of the curriculum support strategies, establishment of a sense of belonging within the program, and workforce placement after graduation.The IBGP will expand the Biochemistry Master's program to include interdisciplinary training, preparing low-income students for further academic research or industry jobs at the nexus of food, agriculture and human health. Currently recruitment of academically talented minority and low-income students to the Biochemistry Master's program is limited by: 1) insufficient outreach; 2) lack of financial support; 3) limited academic and social support for students of diverse backgrounds; and 4) limited career development for private sector as well as academic positions. This project will systematically address these limitations. Students will be recruited through existing Graduate School and Departmental mechanisms, and outreach to North Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). A holistic review approach will be utilized in selecting students, including traditional performance indicators and other qualities such as motivation, leadership and self-appraisal. Developing personal and professional networks are key to students' success. Students will participate in mentoring teams within the cohort of IBGP students, with senior peer mentors, and with external mentors outside of the department. Enhanced academic support includes summer bridge classes prior to entering the program, added discussion groups associated with graduate classes, and individualized curriculum development. Students will develop career plans to inform their academic and research choices, including possible industry internships, seminars and workshops. The IBGP will foster interdisciplinary training between Biochemistry and associated departments to increase career opportunities for Master's students. Both qualitative and quantitative data will be collected for formative and summative assessments of student recruitment, student integration into the program, student progress through the program, and career development.

该项目将建立一个跨学科的生物化学研究生课程（IBGP），以招募和支持低收入和少数民族学生到北卡罗来纳州州立大学的分子结构生物化学系的硕士课程。 奖学金将在5年内为24名研究生提供资助，每年资助7-8名学生。 该计划将侧重于发展在区域重要行业工作所需的技能，包括农业，生物技术，食品生产，营养和医疗保健。 参与者将获得基础生物化学的背景，有机会解决植物生物学，微生物学，动物科学以及食品和营养科学中的问题。 该计划将侧重于硕士水平的培训，以表彰这些学生快速增长的就业和晋升机会，并希望为非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔和美洲原住民提供高薪和有意义的工作。 将根据每个学生的背景和目标制定个性化课程，并建立各种支持系统。 其中包括团队指导（学生既是学员又是导师）、与该项目中的其他学生的队列建设活动、文化意识培训以及职业和专业发展活动。 学生的成功将通过项目的进展，课程支持策略的有效性和效率，在项目中建立归属感以及毕业后的劳动力安置来评估。IBGP将扩大生物化学硕士课程，包括跨学科培训，为低收入学生进一步从事食品，农业和人类健康的学术研究或行业工作做好准备。 目前，生物化学硕士课程的学术人才少数民族和低收入学生的招聘受到以下限制：1）外联不足; 2）缺乏财政支持; 3）对不同背景的学生的学术和社会支持有限; 4）私营部门的职业发展有限以及学术职位。 本项目将系统地解决这些限制。学生将通过现有的研究生院和部门机制招募，并推广到北卡罗来纳州的历史黑人学院和大学（HBCU）。 在选择学生时将采用整体审查方法，包括传统的绩效指标和其他素质，例如动机、领导力和自我评价。 发展个人和专业网络是学生成功的关键。 学生将参加IBGP学生队列中的辅导团队，与资深同行导师以及部门外的外部导师。加强学术支持包括夏桥类进入程序之前，增加了讨论组与研究生班，和个性化的课程开发。 学生将制定职业规划，以告知他们的学术和研究选择，包括可能的行业实习，研讨会和讲习班。 IBGP将促进生物化学和相关部门之间的跨学科培训，以增加硕士生的就业机会。 将收集定性和定量数据，用于对学生招聘、学生融入计划、学生通过计划取得的进展和职业发展进行形成性和总结性评估。