UC Davis Advancing Diversity in the Neuroscience Research (ADNR) Program

加州大学戴维斯分校推进神经科学研究（ADNR）项目的多样性

• 批准号: 10220163
• 负责人: W MARTIN USREY
• 金额: $ 24.9万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
• 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/10220163
• 关键词: Advisory Committees; Area; Awareness; Bachelor' s Degree; Behavior; Behavioral; Biological Sciences; Biology; Calculi; Career Choice; Career Mobility; Chemistry; Clinical; Cognitive Science; Communication; Data Analyses; Degree program; Development; Disease; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational Curriculum; Experimental Designs; Feedback; Fostering; Foundations; Future; Goals; Interview; Journals; Maintenance; Mentors; Mentorship; Minor; Molecular and Cellular Biology; NCI Scholars Program; Neurobiology; Neurosciences; Neurosciences Research; Oral; Participant; Performance; Physiology; Process; Psychology; Research; Research Personnel; Schools; Science; Scientist; Series; Students; Work; career; design; education pathway; education research; experience; gateway course; graduate student; instructor; interest; meetings; member; peer; programs; retention rate; role model; skills; success; tool; undergraduate student

The ultimate goal of our proposed Advancing Diversity in Neuroscience Research (ADNR) Program is to increase the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical neuroscience research workforce. For this, we propose to develop a comprehensive program that will have research education activities for undergraduates and mentorship development opportunities for neuroscience graduate students. ADNR will be a three-year program with two components. The first component is a one-year program that will support ten diverse (as defined by the PAR-17-312 FOA) sophomore students selected from the freshmen participating in our pre- ADNR program [the Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program (BUSP)]. The sophomore year ADNR Program is designed to enhance retention, foster academic excellence, and kindle interest and engagement in neuroscience research. It involves course work, advising, and research experience. Near the end of their sophomore year, each of the participants will be assessed for the possibility of moving onward to the second component -- the ADNR Honors (ADNR-HR) Program. We will select five rising junior students from ADNR sophomores to participate in the ADNR-HR program. This honors program will provide a two year research- intensive experience, plus a series of activities designed to achieve the following goals: (a) 90% of participants graduating in a neuroscience-related major with a GPA ≥ 3.25; (b) increased scientific research expertise via intensive research experiences, facilitated journal clubs, and interaction with neuroscience graduate students; (c) enhanced oral & written presentation skills via specific assignments and peer as well as instructor feedback; (d) maintenance/enhanced commitment to neuroscience-related research careers; (e) increased awareness of neuroscience career pathways and provision of tools for successful transitions to graduate programs, including understanding application requirements, processes, and development of strong interviewing skills, the latter via practice and feedback from members of our Advisory Committee; and (f) entry of a majority (≥50%) of participating students into a neuroscience-related PhD (or dual MD/PhD degree) program or a career in the neuroscience workforce within 3 years of receiving their baccalaureate degree. We will invite senior neuroscience graduate students to speak to the undergraduates about their specific educational path and their current research interests. After receiving guidance about mentoring best practices, neuroscience graduate students will serve as informal mentors to at least one junior and one senior undergraduate student in ADNR-HR. This will offer the undergraduates relevant role models, and provide the graduate students with an opportunity to develop mentorship skills, critical to their career advancement and long-term success.

我们提出的推进神经科学研究多样性（ADNR）计划的最终目标是增加生物医学，行为和临床神经科学研究人员的多样性。为此，我们建议制定一个全面的计划，将有研究教育活动的本科生和导师的发展机会，神经科学研究生。ADNR将是一个为期三年的计划，有两个组成部分。第一个组成部分是一个为期一年的计划，将支持十个不同的（由PAR-17-312 FOA定义）从新生参加我们的预ADNR计划[生物本科学者计划（BUSP）]选择大二学生。大二ADNR计划旨在提高保留率，培养学术卓越，并点燃兴趣和参与神经科学研究。它涉及课程工作，建议和研究经验。接近大二结束时，每个参与者将被评估是否有可能进入第二个组成部分-ADNR荣誉（ADNR-HR）计划。我们将选择五个上升的初级学生从ADNR校友参加ADNR-HR计划。该荣誉计划将提供为期两年的研究密集型经验，加上一系列旨在实现以下目标的活动：（a）90%的参与者毕业于神经科学相关专业，GPA ≥ 3.25;（B）通过密集的研究经验，促进期刊俱乐部以及与神经科学研究生的互动来提高科学研究专业知识;（c）通过具体的任务和同行以及教师反馈增强口头和书面陈述技能;（d）保持/增强对神经科学相关研究事业的承诺;（e）提高对神经科学职业道路的认识，并提供成功过渡到研究生课程的工具，包括了解申请要求，流程，和发展强大的面试技巧，后者通过实践和我们的咨询委员会成员的反馈;以及（f）大多数（≥50%）参与学生进入神经科学相关的博士（或双MD/博士学位）课程或在获得学士学位后3年内在神经科学劳动力中的职业生涯。我们将邀请高年级神经科学研究生向本科生讲述他们的具体教育道路和他们目前的研究兴趣。在接受指导最佳实践的指导后，神经科学研究生将担任ADNR-HR至少一名大三和一名大四本科生的非正式导师。这将为本科生提供相关的榜样，并为研究生提供培养导师技能的机会，这对他们的职业发展和长期成功至关重要。