Native American Research Internship (NARI) Summer Program in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

项目概要/摘要 在美国，3030万人（占美国人口的9.4%）患有糖尿病;代表性不足 少数民族，如美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民（AI/AN），有一个惊人的高患病率， 糖尿病（AI/AN为15.1%，而非西班牙裔和白人为7.4%）。消除健康差距， 由于AI/AN中的糖尿病和肥胖症需要识别，招募，教育和培训 在美国有一群才华横溢的科学家。在犹他州大学，我们建立了一个土著 美国研究实习在糖尿病，肥胖和代谢相关的研究NARI-NIDDK 程序. NARI-NIDDK是建立在社区参与的原则与土著长老，教师， 学生指导的目标是增加AI/AN在生物医学科学中的代表性，特别是 糖尿病相关研究，从而减少AI/AN存在的健康差异。NARI-NIDDK 本科生参与者接受研究，文化和专业指导和培训， 社区成员和知名科学家。迄今为止，代表11个部落民族的21名与会者， 学院/大学和9个州参加了NARI-NIDDK方案。都成功地 完成了计划要求，其中1人参加了2个夏天。21 NARI-NIDDK计划 参与者中，6（29%）是目前的本科生和15（71%）已完成学士学位 ℃下在完成学士学位的人中，14人（93%）完成了学士学位 1人（7%）已完成学士学位。没有人从大学退学。迄今为止，7名（33%）参与者 曾在生物医学领域担任研究助理。在15名NARI-NIDDK参与者中， 已完成本科学位，9名（60%）参与者正在继续他们的教育， 健康/科学领域：5人被研究生课程录取; 4人被医学院录取。 我们希望继续为NARI的学员在糖尿病领域提供NARI-NIDDK的研究经验 或肥胖相关研究。我们目前的NARI参与者继续报告说，糖尿病和肥胖是 他们的家庭最关心的健康问题，大多数参与者的家庭成员受到 糖尿病和肥胖症。通过这项提案，我们将继续现有的NARI-NIDDK计划，包括 在糖尿病和肥胖症研究方面的研究经验以及教育和临床推广经验 （NARI-NIDDK），这是困扰AI/AN人群的两个主要健康问题。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT In the United States, 30.3 million people (9.4% of the US population) have diabetes; underrepresented minorities, such as American Indian and Alaskan Natives (AI/AN), have a disproportionally high prevalence of diabetes (15.1% for AI/AN compared to 7.4% for non-Hispanic and whites). Eliminating health disparities such as diabetes and obesity among AI/AN requires the identification, recruitment, education, and training of a diverse group of talented scientists in the US. At the University of Utah, we have established a Native American Research Internship in diabetes, obesity and metabolism related research the NARI-NIDDK program. NARI-NIDDK was built on the principles of community engagement with Native elders, faculty, and student guidance with the goal of increasing AI/AN representation in the biomedical sciences, specifically diabetes-related research, and thus reducing health disparities that exist for AI/AN. NARI-NIDDK undergraduate participants receive research, cultural, and professional mentorship and training with committed community members and renowned scientists. To date, 21 participants representing 11 tribal nations, 14 colleges/universities, and 9 home states, have participated in the NARI-NIDDK program. All have successfully completed the program requirements with 1 participating for 2 summers. Of the 21 NARI-NIDDK Program participants, 6 (29%) are current undergraduate students and 15 (71%) have completed a bachelor’s degree. Among those who have completed their bachelor’s degree, 14 (93%) have completed a BS degree and 1 (7%) have completed a BA degree. No one has dropped out of college. To date, 7 (33%) participants have worked in biomedical science fields as research assistants. Of the 15 NARI-NIDDK participants who have completed their undergraduate degree, 9 (60%) participants are continuing their education in the health/science fields: 5 were accepted into a graduate program; 4 were accepted into medical school. We hope to continue the current NARI-NIDDK research experiences for NARI trainees in the field of diabetes or obesity-related research. Our current NARI participants continue to report that diabetes and obesity were the top health concerns of their families and the majority of participants have family members affected by diabetes and obesity. Through this proposal, we will continue the existing NARI-NIDDK program to include research experiences and educational and clinical outreach experiences in diabetes and obesity research (NARI-NIDDK), two major health concerns that plague AI/AN populations.