San Antonio Program for Undergraduate Research in Renal Science (SPURRS)

该提案旨在建立一个夏季研究计划，即圣安东尼奥本科生计划 德克萨斯大学健康圣安东尼奥朗医学院肾脏科学研究（SPURRS） 吸引有前途的本科生和来自不同背景的应届毕业生从事职业 在肾脏研究中。肾脏疾病影响约15 - 20%的美国人口，占约16%。 每年的医疗支出。新的治疗方法，以阻止与肾脏相关的痛苦和费用 疾病发展缓慢，需要一支强大的、多样化的研究队伍。与此同时，委员会认为， 对肾脏学职业的兴趣直线下降， 大大低于现有培训职位的数量。迫切需要作出努力， 培养下一代肾脏研究人员，扭转这一趋势。拟议方案的目的是 为了满足这一需求，我们为优秀和积极的本科生提供身临其境的10 一周的指导夏季研究经验，辅以肾脏研究和职业发展 课程。在他们的研究经验结束时，学生将提出他们的项目的结果，以他们的 来自其他R25中心和NIDDK官员的同行参加了一年一度的暑期学生研究研讨会。 总之，这些活动将使学生接触到肾脏研究的令人兴奋的世界，并为他们提供一个 知识基础，批判性思维能力，个人发展工具和探索的热情。这些 属性是至关重要的，他们的发展成为生物医学研究人员，并有助于未来的 肾脏学，这是SPURRS的长期目标。该提案的目的是：1.招募一批 高素质和热情的学生，2。提供一个动手研究的经验，通过学生 将学习如何发现，临床和转化肾脏研究进行，结果是 传播给其他人，3。提供辅导和职业发展活动，以提高入职和 保留学生从事肾脏研究科学家的职业。我们处于独特的地位， 我们计划的目标。UT Health圣安东尼奥拥有强大的肾脏研究项目组合， 学生将获得接触前沿研究，经验丰富的导师骨干，以指导和激励 学生关于职业生涯的生物医学调查，在一个大的位置，不断发展的城市，人口众多， URM的学生，以及一名具有领导国家R25本科研究教育计划经验的PI （NIDDK升级）。

This proposal seeks to establish a summer research program, the San Antonio Program for Undergraduate Research in Renal Science (SPURRS) at the University of Texas Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine to attract promising undergraduate students and recent graduates from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers in kidney research. Kidney disease affects approximately 15-20% of the US population and accounts for ~16% of Medicare expenditures each year. New therapies to stem the suffering and expense associated with kidney disease have been slow to develop and will require a robust, diverse research workforce. At the same time, interest in nephrology careers has plummeted, with the number of applicants for nephrology training programs dropping substantially below the number of training positions available. Efforts are desperately needed to cultivate the next generation of kidney researchers and reverse this trend. The Aim of the proposed Program is to address this need by providing outstanding and motivated undergraduate students with an immersive 10 week mentored summer research experience supplemented by a kidney research and career development curriculum. At the end of their research experience, students will present the results of their projects to their peers from the other R25 centers and NIDDK officials at the annual Summer Student Research Symposium. Together, these activities will expose students to the exciting world of kidney research and provide them with a knowledge base, critical thinking skills, personal development tools and an enthusiasm for discovery. These attributes are critical for their development into biomedical researchers and contributing to the future of nephrology, which is the long term goal of SPURRS. The Aims of the proposal are to: 1. Recruit a cohort of highly qualified and enthusiastic students, 2. Provide a hands-on research experience through which students will learn how discovery, clinical and translational kidney research are conducted and the results are disseminated to others, and 3. Provide mentoring and career development activities to enhance entry and retention of the students into careers as kidney research scientists. We are uniquely positioned to achieve the goals of our Program. UT Health San Antonio has a robust portfolio of kidney research programs through which students will gain exposure to cutting edge research, a cadre of experienced mentors to guide and energize students about careers in biomedical investigation, a location in a large, growing city with a large population of URM students, and a PI with experience in leading a national R25 undergraduate research education program (NIDDK STEP-UP).