PREP @ UC Berkeley

项目总结/摘要 加州是美国人口最多的州，但与种族和民族多样性相反， 在加州人口中，生物科学的研究人员相对同质。之一 原因在于进入博士学位的少数民族学生数量有限 程序.为了解决这个问题，一个后学士学位研究教育计划（PREP）将 在加州大学伯克利分校开发，以提供URM和残疾学生，谁想要追求的职业生涯， 生物医学研究，具有深入的研究经验和必要的学术丰富， 为他们成功申请研究生院和随后的学术生涯做好准备。的 该应用程序的目标有三个方面：（1）P提供特殊的研究机会，代表性不足 最近的大学毕业生;（2）通过建立强大的指导关系和社区建设 指导系统为学员提供他们在计划中蓬勃发展所需的支持网络， （3）提供最先进的专业发展工具和辅导，以支持学者的 发展和最佳准备他们在生物医学研究事业取得成功。年度支持 寻求6个“后bac”的学生谁将被放置在生产研究实验室，积极 由联邦赠款资助。在整个一年的计划，学者将参与丰富 活动包括：为研究生申请写个人陈述;模拟面试;协助 完成研究生申请; GRE准备;前往科学会议;和改善 沟通能力 为了实现这一计划的成功，该计划主任教授吉安加里加，副院长 生物科学中的公平与包容，以及生物科学中心执行主任Schaletzky博士 加州大学伯克利分校的新兴和被忽视的疾病（CEND）招募了38名教职员工， 不仅有密集的实验室研究培训，还有相关的专业发展指导。一个 该计划的资产，CEND在加州大学伯克利分校以卓越的管理和 致力于加强代表性不足的群体在STEM中的参与。CEND将带来出色的 管理和领导和个人辅导的计划，并提供全面的 职业发展计划，涉及个人发展计划的支持下，各种职业 为参与的学者量身定制的发展讲习班。我们有信心，毕业于 该计划将在一个很好的位置，成功地竞争研究生院，有助于 所有群体在STEM中的平等代表性，以及加强科学和技术领域的创新能力， 社区以可持续的方式。

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT California is the most populous state in the nation but, in contrast to the racial and ethnic diversity of the Californian population, the research workforce in the biological science is relatively homogeneous. One of the reasons lies in the limited number of underrepresented minority (URM) students who enter PhD programs. To address this issue, a Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) will be developed at UC Berkeley to provide URM and disabled students, who want to pursue a career in biomedical research, with the intensive research experience and academic enrichment necessary to prepare them successfully for graduate school application and their subsequent careers in academia. The goals of this application are three-fold: (1) P rovide exceptional research opportunities to underrepresented recent college graduates; (2) Establish strong mentoring relationships and community building through a mentoring system providing the trainees with the support network they need to flourish in the program and beyond; and (3) Provide state of the art professional development tools and coaching to support scholars’ development and optimally prepare them to succeed in a biomedical research career. Annual support is sought for 6 “post-bac” students who will be placed in productive research laboratories which are actively funded by federal grants. Throughout the year long program, scholars will participate in enrichment activities including: writing personal statements for graduate applications; mock interviews; assistance in completing graduate applications; GRE Preparation; travel to scientific meetings; and improvement of communication skills. To achieve the success of this program, the Program Directors Prof. Gian Garriga, Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion in the Biological Sciences, and Dr. Schaletzky, Executive Director of the Center of Emerging and Neglected Diseases (CEND) at UC Berkeley have recruited 38 faculty members to provide, not only intensive laboratory research training, but also relevant professional development guidance. An asset for the program, CEND is known within UC Berkeley for excellence in administration and a commitment to enhancing participation of underrepresented groups in STEM. CEND will bring excellent management and leadership and individual mentoring to the program and also provide a comprehensive career development program, involving individual development plans supported by a variety of career development workshops tailored to participating scholars. We are confident that scholars graduating from this program will be in an excellent position to successfully compete for graduate schools, contributing to equal representation of all groups in STEM and strengthening the innovation capacity of the scientific community in a sustainable fashion.