IRACDA Fellowships in Research and Science Training (FIRST)

项目总结 2000年，埃默里大学与亚特兰大历史上的黑人学院和大学联盟建立了合作伙伴关系 被称为亚特兰大大学中心(AUC)，以形成我们的IRACDA计划(研究和科学奖学金 教书或第一)。埃默里大学是一所研究密集型大学，与这些 少数族裔服务机构(MSI；斯佩尔曼学院、克拉克亚特兰大大学、莫尔豪斯学院和 莫尔豪斯医学院)致力于为我们的学者提供杰出的研究经验 在埃默里，我们将培训与AUC学校教学的身临其境的体验相结合。因此，首先 学者培养他们的学术研究资历和教学资历，这两种资质都将是 在他们后来的学术生活中很重要。First也支持AUC开发新课程 和实验室模块以及指导研究项目中代表性不足群体的本科生。 随着这些额外的教育机会通过第一，这些本科生是女性和/或 来自代表不足的群体也接触到热情的、以研究为导向的教师和榜样- 他们中的许多人也是妇女和/或来自代表性不足的群体--他们已经成功地毕业了 学校和博士后学术环境。我们的伙伴机构也受到了积极的影响， 前埃默里大学博士后校友成为AUC学术领袖并加强动态互动 在澳大利亚大学教职员工和埃默里大学之间。纵观其历史，该计划在招聘和培训员工方面取得了巨大成功 准备一批不同的第一学者。总体而言，67%的受训人员从事的是竞争激烈的研究 少数群体服务机构(MSI)的终身教职职位占15%，终身教职职位占15%。在目前的资助期， 第一次成功填补了每年六个职位。一些被招募的人后来获得了校外 资金问题。在82名第一学者中，76%是女性，62%来自代表性不足的群体。这些 成功反映了我们非凡的计划。我们在这次竞争性更新中的计划目标是建立 这些成就如下：1)为学者提供模范研究和专业培训 促进他们的研究、职业和领导力发展；2)在AUC学校，扩展基于证据的 教学和生物医学研究机会，吸引女性和/或早期STEM学生 来自代表性不足的群体；3)增加高素质STEM博士后研究员的数量 妇女和/或代表不足的群体进入竞争激烈的学术和生物医学职业。通过 First Program，Emory是佐治亚州唯一一所提供综合培训的研究密集型机构 在早期职业科学家的研究和教学中。FIRST的继续将使我们能够继续训练和 培养对微星文化敏感的STEM博士后研究员，并最终将处于 在学术界和其他研究相关岗位上担任终身指导者和榜样。利用这一点 在培训基础设施方面，我们的目标是将FIRST的影响扩大到非IRACDA资助的博士后研究员。

PROJECT SUMMARY In 2000, Emory University partnered with a consortium of Atlanta historically Black colleges and universities called the Atlanta University Center (AUC) to form our IRACDA program (Fellowships In Research and Science Teaching or FIRST). This partnership between Emory University, a research-intensive university, and these Minority Serving Institutions (MSI; Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Morehouse School of Medicine) has focused on providing our Scholars with outstanding research experiences at Emory combined with training and immersive experiences in teaching at the AUC schools. Thus, FIRST Scholars develop both their academic research credentials and teaching credentials, both of which will be important in their later academic life. FIRST also supports the AUC as FIRST Scholars develop new courses and laboratory modules as well as mentor undergraduates from underrepresented groups in research projects. With these additional educational opportunities through FIRST, these undergraduates that are women and/or from underrepresented groups are also exposed to enthusiastic, research-oriented teachers and role models — many of whom are also women and/or from underrepresented groups — who have been successful in graduate school and postdoctoral academic environments. Our Partner Institutions are also positively impacted as FIRST alumni, former Emory Postdoctoral Fellows, become AUC academic leaders and reinforce dynamic interactions among AUC faculty and Emory. Throughout its history, this program has been highly successful in recruiting and preparing a diverse pool of FIRST Scholars. Overall, 67% of our trainees are in highly competitive research positions and 15% in tenure-track posts at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). In this current funding period, FIRST successfully filled six positions each year. A number of those recruited subsequently obtained extramural funding. Of the 82 FIRST Scholars, 76% were women and 62% were from underrepresented groups. These successes reflect our exceptional program. Our programmatic objectives in this competitive renewal are to build on these achievements as follows: 1) Provide Scholars with exemplary research and professional training that promotes their research, career, and leadership development; 2) At the AUC schools, expand evidenced-based teaching and biomedical research opportunities to engage early stage STEM students that are women and/or from underrepresented groups; 3) Increase the number of highly qualified STEM Postdoctoral Fellows from women and/or underrepresented groups entering competitive academic and biomedical careers. Through the FIRST Program, Emory is the only research-intensive institution in Georgia that provides comprehensive training in research and teaching for early career scientists. Continuation of FIRST will allow us to continue training and preparing STEM Postdoctoral Fellows that are sensitive to the MSI culture and, ultimately, will be in a position to serve as life-long guides and role models in academia and other research-related positions. By leveraging this training infrastructure, our goal is to expand the impact of FIRST to non-IRACDA funded Postdoctoral Fellows.