Targeted Infusion Project: Enhancement of Jarvis Christian College Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (J-CURE) Program in the Biological Sciences

历史黑人学院和大学本科项目(HBCU-UP)通过有针对性的灌输项目，支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以改善HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们能够攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。Jarvis Christian College(JCC)的这个项目旨在开发和实施生物课程中以课程为基础的本科生研究经验(CURE)，为本科生提供获得科学研究经验的途径，并提高教师在生物科学方面的研究能力。这项拟议活动对社会的好处将通过吸引、留住和激励更多学生进入生物科学学科以及他们最终迁移到研究生院和STEM劳动力的能力来衡量。该计划的总体目标是介绍、培训和支持不同的代表不足的学生群体，并让他们接触到生物科学领域的尖端教育和研究活动。具体目标是：1)加强生物课程，将以课程为基础的本科生研究经验(CURE)融入生物科学；2)通过学术和暑期实习以及同伴指导研究，增加学生对生物科学的接触和研究能力；以及3)升级教学和研究基础设施，以支持课程重新设计，为学生提供实践研究体验。预计这一计划将提高JCC的STEM教育质量，导致形成一个新的研究密集型学术课程。拟议的计划是一项战略，旨在提高JCC的能力，以培养更多在研究生院和STEM职业生涯中具有竞争力的STEM毕业生。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Jarvis Christian College (JCC) seeks to develop and implement course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) in the biology curriculum, provide access to scientific research experiences for undergraduate students and increase the research capacity of faculty in the biological sciences. The benefits of the proposed activity to society will be measured by the ability to attract, retain and inspire more students to the bioscience disciplines and their eventual migration to graduate school and the STEM workforce.The overall goal of the program is to introduce, train and support a diverse group of underrepresented students and expose them to the cutting edge educational and research activities in the biological sciences. The specific goals are to: 1) enhance the biology curriculum with the integration of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) into the biological sciences; 2) increase students' exposure to and research competency in biological sciences through academic and summer internships and peer-mentored research; and 3) upgrade teaching and research infrastructure to support the curriculum redesign for hands-on research experience for students. It is anticipated that this program will enhance the quality of STEM education at JCC, leading to the formation of a new research-intensive academic curriculum. The proposed program is a strategy for increasing the capacity of JCC to produce more STEM graduates who are competitive for graduate school and STEM careers.