UC Riverside MARC U Star Undergraduate Research Program

项目摘要 加州大学河滨分校(UCR)是美国最多元化的校园之一 位于美国发展最快、最多样化的地区之一。 UCR的本科生来自这个地区。因此，有一个广泛的学生基础。 从中选择和促进对与生物医学相关的科学研究事业的兴趣。 UCR的MARC U-STAR计划的主要目标是增加 代表不足(UR)的学生在美国攻读博士学位和从事研究工作 与生物医学相关的科学。这项培训资助提供了一个夏季MARC前发展 计划(9-10名学生/年)，以增加两年制实习生的合格学生人数 研究计划(15个职位/年)。该计划的目标是：(1)增加 有资格成为MARC的理科UCR少数民族学生人数 通过外展到当地高中和社区大学培训U-Star学员。(2)增加 一年级申请MARC计划的合格优等生人数 课程和发现研讨会，通过与荣誉和现有的少数群体计划相协同 校园，并让学生在毕业前进行本科生研究 二年级，激发了他们对生物医学研究事业的兴趣。(三)核心 该计划正在为MARC实习生在竞争激烈的研究中进行研究生学习做准备 机构。我们将通过让MARC学员沉浸在密集的尖端技术中来实现这一目标 一学年与一学年在校教师实验室的研究 在一所高水平的研究机构的其他校外实验室；我们将 还提供专门的课程，帮助学员进行批判性思考，使之具有科学性 口头陈述，撰写科学论文和研究建议。应用指南 将提供到研究生的课程。这将为学员进入市场提供坚实的基础。 在接下来的5年里，在美国最具竞争力的研究生项目中取得成功 (2018-2023年)我们计划培养约45名MARC学生，并覆盖近80%的毕业生 UCR受训人员进入高质量的生物医学博士或医学博士/博士项目。 相关性：这笔MARC U-STAR培训补助金不仅有助于增加 进入博士课程并继续攻读科学专业的荣誉本科生人数 研究职业和领导职位，但也应该产生连锁反应， 超越这一主要目标。MARC学者将在社会和 科学界激励新一代人，并帮助打破歧视性障碍。

Project Summary The University of California Riverside (UCR) is one of the most diverse campuses in the nation and is located in one of the most rapidly growing and diverse regions of the U.S. Most undergraduate students at UCR come from this region. Thus, there is a broad base of students from which to select and promote interest in a research career biomedically-related sciences. The main goal of the MARC U-STAR Program at UCR is to increase the number of underrepresented (UR) students pursuing PhD degrees and research careers in the biomedically-related sciences. This training grant provides a summer Pre-MARC Development Program (9-10 students/year) to increase the eligible pool of students for the 2-year Trainee Research Program (15 positions/year). The Objectives of the Program are: (1) Increase the number of UCR minority students majoring in the sciences who are qualified to become MARC U-STAR Trainees through outreach to local high schools and community colleges. (2) Increase the number of qualified Honors students who apply to the MARC Program by using freshman courses and discovery seminars, by synergizing with Honors and existing Minority programs on campus, and by engaging students in Pre-MARC undergraduate research before their sophomore year and stimulating their interest in a biomedical research career. (3) The core of the program is preparing the MARC Trainees for graduate studies in highly competitive research institutions. We will achieve this by immersing MARC Trainees in intensive cutting-edge research in laboratories of Faculty Mentors on campus during the academic year and in one other off-campus laboratory at a high-caliber research institution during one summer; we will also provide specific classes that will prepare the Trainees to think critically, to make scientific oral presentations, and to write scientific papers and research proposals. Guidance in applying to graduate programs will be provided. This will provide a solid basis for the trainees to enter and succeed in the most competitive graduate programs in the U.S. For the next 5-year period (2018-2023) we propose to train about 45 MARC students and to reach near 80% of graduated UCR Trainees entering high quality PhD or MD/PhD programs in the biomedical sciences. Relevance: This MARC U-STAR training grant will not only contribute to increase the number of Honors UR undergraduates who enter PhD Programs and continue on to scientific research careers and leadership positions, but should also have ripple effects that extend beyond this primary goal. The MARC Scholars will serve as role models in society and in the scientific community to inspire new generations and help break down discriminatory barriers.