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

该奖项部分由2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）资助。吸引有才华的男女进入科学、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专业人员直接或间接地在美国经济中发挥着至关重要的作用，突显了这一必要性。进入利润丰厚的STEM行业需要高水平的技能；晋升需要学士学位，通常还有额外的学位和证书。值得注意的是，目前美国STEM专业人员的人口差异意味着不同的人类人才被“留在了桌面上”。为了吸引更多的女性和男性进入STEM领域，纽约城市学院（CCNY）将建立一个名为“进入分子机器车间：生物化学、生物物理学和生物设计学士学位后培训（RaMMMP）”的区域研究培训网络。该网络将促进各种各样的本科毕业生进入要求很高的科学领域，如生物技术、生物工程和科学教育等。该网络将包括CCNY的教职员工、外部合作者、技术和专业培训专家、学院科学系系主任以及目前从事各种科学相关职业的从业人员，他们将作为导师和共同导师，为三组每组12名本科后学生提供指导。嵌入式实验室经验，辅以专业发展研讨会和广泛的职业探索活动，将为每个队列在STEM学科的职业生涯做好准备。该项目的更广泛影响将包括：1)缓解STEM劳动力中的性别、种族、民族和经济差异；2)培养受过良好教育的公民，让他们懂得如何应对技术复杂的能源、环境和健康问题带来的社会挑战。RaMMMP计划的核心将是一个身临其境的指导研究经验，丰富了专业发展活动和激励社区。为了确保学生和他们的教师导师在项目中的积极参与，将实施三个模块的计划，分别是：1)准备，2)准备，3)开始。在该计划的“准备阶段”，教师团队将参加导师培训研讨会，即将入职的学员将接受为期10节的研究身份训练营，导师与学员的伙伴关系将开始形成。该计划的“准备阶段”将以培养学员的技术技能、开展科研项目、发展团队和提高沟通能力为中心。最后，Getting Going阶段将重点关注STEM职业的途径，关于STEM职业多样性的演讲，以及不同就业部门的抽样。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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.