RaMP: On-Ramp to the Molecular Machine Shop: Postbaccalaureate Training in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biodesign

该奖项的部分资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公法117-2)。吸引有才华的女性和男性进入科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域仍然是美国以STEM为重点的学术部门的优先事项。STEM专业人士在美国经济中直接或间接发挥的关键作用，突显了这一紧迫性。进入利润丰厚的STEM职业需要很高的技能；晋升需要学士学位，通常还需要额外的学位和证书。值得注意的是，美国STEM专业人士目前的人口结构差距表明，多样化的人才正被搁置在桌面上。为了吸引更多的女性和男性来STEM，纽约城市学院(CCNY)将建立一个区域研究培训网络，名为“通往分子机器商店的入口：生物化学、生物物理学和生物设计的学士后培训(RaMMMP)”。该网络将促进各行各业的应届学士学位毕业生进入要求苛刻的科学领域，如生物技术、生物工程和科学教育等。该网络将包括CCNY教员、外部合作者、技术和专业培训专家、大学科学系主任和目前从事不同科学相关职业的从业人员，他们将担任三个队列的导师和共同导师，每个队列12名研究生。该项目的更广泛的影响将包括：1)减少STEM劳动力中的性别、种族、民族和经济差异；2)培养受过教育的公民，使他们具备应对复杂技术能源、环境和健康问题的社会挑战的知识。RaMMMP项目的核心将是一种身临其境的导师式研究体验，通过专业发展活动和激励性的社区来丰富。为了确保学生导师和他们的教师导师都积极参与该计划，将实施一项名为1)准备、2)准备和3)开始的三模块计划。在计划的准备阶段，教员小组将参加导师培训研讨会，即将到来的学员将接受为期10节的研究身份训练营，导师和学员的合作伙伴关系将开始形成。该计划的准备阶段将集中在培养学员的技能、从事科研项目、发展队伍和提高沟通能力。最后，开始阶段将集中于STEM职业的途径，关于STEM职业多样性的演讲，以及对不同就业部门的抽样。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award is funded in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).Attracting talented women and men to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields remains a priority for STEM-focused academic departments in the United States. This imperative is underscored by the crucial roles of STEM professionals, directly or indirectly, in the US economy. Entry into the lucrative STEM professions requires high degrees of skill; advancement requires a bachelor's degree, often with additional degrees and certifications. Notably, current demographic disparities in US STEM professionals imply that diverse human talent is being 'left on the table.' To attract more women and men to STEM, City College of New York (CCNY) will establish a regional research training network entitled “On-Ramp to the Molecular Machine Shop: Postbaccalaureate Training in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biodesign (RaMMMP).” The network will foster entry of a diverse cadre of recent bachelor’s degree graduates into careers in demanding scientific fields such as biotechnology, bioengineering, and science education, amongst others. The network will encompass members of the CCNY faculty, external collaborators, technology and professional training specialists, college science department chairs, and current practitioners of diverse science-related occupations who will act as mentors and co-mentors to three cohorts of 12 postbaccalaureate students each. Embedded laboratory experiences, supplemented by professional development workshops and broad-based career exploration activities, will prepare each cohort for rewarding careers in STEM disciplines.The broader impacts of the project will include: 1) mitigating gender, racial, ethnic, and economic disparities in the STEM workforce; and 2) producing an educated citizenry with the know-how to meet the societal challenges of technically complex energy, environmental, and health issues. The heart of the RaMMMP program will be an immersive mentored research experience, enriched by professional development activities and a stimulating community. To ensure robust participation of both student mentees and their faculty mentors in the program, a three-module plan termed 1) Getting Ready, 2) Getting Set, and 3) Getting Going will be implemented. During the Getting Ready phase of the plan, the faculty group will participate in a mentor training workshop, incoming trainees will undergo a 10-session research identity bootcamp, and mentor-mentee partnerships will begin to take shape. The Getting Set stage of the plan will center on building technical skills of trainees, pursuing scientific research projects, developing cohorts, and enhancing communication skills. Finally, the Getting Going phase will focus on pathways to STEM professions, presentations on the diversity of STEM careers, and sampling of diverse employment sectors.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.