Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

西北大学跨系神经科学学士后研究教育计划

• 批准号: 10152609
• 负责人: JOHN F DISTERHOFT
• 金额: $ 26.77万
• 依托单位: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-05-01 至 2022-05-12
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10152609
• 关键词: Admission activity; Advisory Committees; Animals; Area; Behavioral; Behavioral Research; Biological Sciences; Biology; Biomedical Research; Cell physiology; Cellular biology; Chicago; Clinic; Clinical Research; Cognitive; Collaborations; Communication; Communities; Complement; Country; Critical Thinking; Custom; Data Analyses; Development; Development Plans; Discipline; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Engineering; Enrollment; Ensure; Environment; Event; Faculty; Fostering; Funding; Goals; Growth; Heterogeneity; Human; Individual; Infrastructure; Institution; Intellectual Interest; Interview; Joints; Laboratory Research; Leadership; Learning; Mentors; Michigan; Mind; Molecular; Molecular Biology; Motor; NCI Scholars Program; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Nature; Neurosciences; Physics; Postdoctoral Fellow; Preparation; Process; Program Evaluation; Psychology; Research; Research Technics; Research Training; Schools; Science; Scientist; Sensory; Societies; Structure; Students; Synapses; System; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Populations; United States; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Work; Writing; base; cognitive neuroscience; cohesion; cohort; college; design; education research; experience; graduate school preparation; graduate student; interest; matriculation; meetings; next generation; programs; recruit; skills; social; student training; success; summer research; symposium; training opportunity; undergraduate student

This proposal aims to enhance diversity within the biomedical workforce by supporting the development of six recent baccalaureate graduates from underrepresented backgrounds to be competitive for neuroscience PhD and/or MD/PhD programs in the best research-oriented universities in the country. The “Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (NU IN-PREP)” represents a cross-departmental initiative that will be administered by leading faculty within the Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN) PhD Program. Because neuroscience is highly interdisciplinary and applicants are from varied academic backgrounds, IN-PREP will create individualized plans for skill building experiences tailored to each scholar's training objectives, thus providing the best preparation for success in graduate school. Experienced IN-PREP mentors, in collaboration with the IN-PREP Director, will work with trainees to customize a one year research program focused on developing critical thinking skills, research techniques, data analysis, and scientific communication. Preparation for graduate school admissions will include a GRE workshop, advice on writing personal statements and interviewing skills. Coursework will include one advanced undergraduate or graduate course to complement the trainee's previous coursework, mini-courses in cellular physiology and cell and molecular biology, and scientific communication workshops. Intensive advising using Individual Development Plans will be done to ensure that skill building, research training and graduate school applications are progressing. IN-PREP will take advantage of the centralized infrastructure of NUIN, which will work closely with IN-PREP to provide administrative support and a broad range of training opportunities, including: guidance for graduate school admissions, engagement with NUIN graduate students at seminars, the annual retreat, and training events in one of six institutional NIH- funded neuroscience training programs. IN-PREP scholars will integrate into the broader neuroscience community by attending the annual national and Chicago Chapter meetings of the Society for Neuroscience. Cohort building activities include participation in select events sponsored by the IMSD-funded Collaborative Learning and Integrated Mentoring in the Biosciences Program; two joint socials with University of Chicago PREP trainees; and a joint scientific conference with PREP trainees from the University of Chicago, Mayo Clinic and University of Michigan. IN-PREP will be administered by the Director, two co-Directors, a Program Assistant, and a Steering Committee. Program evaluation and fine tuning will be done annually and an External Advisory Committee will evaluate IN-PREP during the second and fourth year of the funding cycle. The milestones of NU IN-PREP are for at least 80% of trainees to be admitted to a top ranked neuroscience graduate program and for at least 80% of trainees to attain their PhD degrees within 6 years of graduate school matriculation. The one year NU IN-PREP program has been designed to achieve these milestones.

该提案旨在通过支持六个项目的发展来增强生物医学工作人员的多样性