Neuroscience Experience and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (NEUROP)

神经科学经验和本科生研究机会计划（NEUROP）

• 批准号: 10197239
• 负责人: Anthony J. Baucum
• 金额: $ 24.51万
• 依托单位: INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-01 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10197239
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Lack of diversity in neuroscience graduate programs and advanced positions is a substantial problem. The Neuroscience Experience and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (NEUROP) is designed to increase the diversity of prepared neuroscience scholars at the predoctoral, postdoctoral, and (ultimately) faculty levels. To address this problem the NEUROP objectives are to expand the exposure of undergraduate underrepresented minorities (URMs) to neuroscience research, and to enhance the exposure of graduate URMs to cutting-edge research methodologies and professional skills training with the goal of fostering the next generation of URM scientists. To meet the objectives and long-term goals we propose a multipronged approach. We will enhance URM undergraduate neuroscience students' exposure to neuroscience themes and research with NEUROP elements across all four undergraduate years. The 1st year Neuroscience Learning Community will expose freshmen to the excitement of neuroscience research and the overall neuroscience community. The 2nd year Neuroscience Research Skills Course will expose students to state-of-the art techniques and additional faculty mentors. The Neuroscience Research Topics Course will bring together students from multiple years in order to continue to build excitement and a knowledge base of neuroscience and a sense of community using a journal club format, involving appropriate role models and potential faculty mentors. After the 2nd year, summer and academic research internships will provide hands-on exposure to neuroscience research, culminating in a 4th year capstone research experience to prepare undergraduate students for the transition to graduate school. By increasing opportunities and desire to join the neuroscience research community, providing enhanced mentoring, and maximizing authentic research experiences, we will grow the pool of trained URM students entering neuroscience graduate programs. In addition to undergraduates, graduate student NEUROP scholars will be selected. The NEUROP will allow for increased impact of research, intensified sense of community, and enhanced professional skills. We propose that this will enhance graduate student preparedness for postdoctoral training and intensify their desire for an academic faculty position in neurosciences research. Overall, we are committed to decreasing attrition at the undergraduate level, increasing transitions to graduate school, and enhancing the graduate student to postdoc/faculty transition by engaging and supporting neuroscience students at multiple stages of their burgeoning careers.

神经科学研究生项目和高级职位缺乏多样性是一个重大问题。神经科学经验和本科生研究机会计划 (NEUROP) 旨在增加博士前、博士后和（最终）教师级别的神经科学学者的多样性。为了解决这个问题，NEUROP 的目标是扩大本科生中代表性不足的少数群体 (URM) 接触神经科学研究的机会，并提高研究生 URM 接触尖端研究方法和专业技能培训的机会，以培养下一代 URM 科学家。为了实现目标和长期目标，我们提出了多管齐下的方法。我们将在本科四年内加强 URM 神经科学本科学生对神经科学主题和 NEUROP 元素研究的接触。第一年的神经科学学习社区将使新生接触到神经科学研究和整个神经科学社区的兴奋点。第二年的神经科学研究技能课程将使学生接触最先进的技术和额外的教师导师。神经科学研究主题课程将汇集多年的学生，以便利用期刊俱乐部的形式继续建立神经科学的兴奋感和知识基础以及社区意识，包括适当的榜样和潜在的教师导师。第二年之后，暑期和学术研究实习将提供神经科学研究的实践机会，最终获得第四年的顶点研究经验，为本科生过渡到研究生院做好准备。通过增加加入神经科学研究社区的机会和愿望、提供强化的指导以及最大限度地增加真实的研究经验，我们将扩大经过培训的 URM 学生进入神经科学研究生项目的数量。除本科生外，还将选拔研究生 NEUROP 学者。 NEUROP 将提高研究的影响力、增强社区意识并提高专业技能。我们建议，这将增强研究生对博士后培训的准备，并增强他们对神经科学研究学术教职职位的渴望。总体而言，我们致力于减少本科生的流失，增加向研究生的过渡，并通过在神经科学学生职业生涯蓬勃发展的多个阶段参与和支持他们来促进研究生向博士后/教师的过渡。