MARC at Temple University

项目概要/摘要 天普大学的MARC 在“TU MARC U* 星星计划”10年成功的基础上，坦普尔大学（TU）寻求资金， 推进其使命，培养种族/族裔和弱势群体的本科生， 传统上代表性不足（UR）在生物医学科学，并准备他们的研究生院博士或 MD/PhD课程。TU提供了一个相对较大的UR学生本科人口的访问 在本科多样性方面一直排名全国最高的课程。在理学院和 技术（CST），黑人和西班牙裔学生占总数的24%。许多TU本科生 是第一代大学生，许多UR学生就读于费城地区的公立学校。 准备不足的学生几乎没有大学水平的学习技能，而且往往有兼职或全职工作。你有 潜在的增加谁不会考虑或准备博士课程的学生池。 我们最初的MARC计划于2009年在坦普尔大学成立，为第一批8人提供资金。 正在崛起的年轻人我们成功地引导学生进行研究，并建立了一个队列，学生被分配到教师 与他们的研究兴趣相匹配的导师。来自TU的导师包括理学院的教师， 技术，刘易斯卡茨医学院（LKSOM），工程学院的研究中心 （生物工程系）和公共卫生学院。在过去10年的两个供资周期（2009- 2010年）中， 2019年），我们的MARC计划毕业生成功就读或毕业于博士，MD/博士或就读于 博士或MD/博士或硕士课程的PREP课程，目标是进入博士课程。我们的整体 MARC毕业生在3年内进入生物医学科学研究生课程的成功率 毕业率为85%。在这个应用中，我们的目标是通过解决以下问题来扩展和扩展MARC程序： 生物医学专业大学生的短缺，迫切需要增加生物医学和 行为研究我们已经并将继续解决确保更多UR本科生追求 PhD或研究型MD/PhD课程。过去计划的成功特征将与 增加了社区参与研究培训的新内容。目标是在 天普大学的研究支持来自CST本科生项目研究（URP），LKSOM U 54 癌症健康差异研究和教育计划（PI：马博士）和T32计划，以及继续 学生研究支持，通过毕业和过渡到研究生博士或MD/博士课程。我们将 招收16名有前途的学生进入我们的MARC计划两年的研究支持。教师导师跨越 多学科和学院同意提供全职的实践研究培训和指导。见习 可衡量的成果将是GPA，研究报告和合著出版物的数量， 通过毕业和参与生物医学领域的竞争，接受博士或MD/博士课程 由于研究、沟通和社交技能/情商的提高，劳动力人数增加。

Project Summary/Abstract MARC at Temple University Building on the 10-year success of “TU MARC U* STAR Program,” Temple University (TU) seeks funding to advance its mission to train undergraduate students of racial/ethnic and disadvantaged groups that are traditionally underrepresented (UR) in biomedical sciences, and prepare them for graduate school PhD or MD/PhD programs. TU provides access to a relatively large undergraduate population of UR students consistently ranking in the top programs in the nation in undergraduate diversity. In the College of Science and Technology (CST), black and Hispanic students comprise 24% of the total. Many TU undergraduate students are first-generation college students and many UR students attended public schools in the Philadelphia area. Underprepared students have few college-level study skills, and often have part- or full-time jobs. TU has the potential to increase the pool of students who would not otherwise consider or be prepared for PhD programs. Our initial MARC program was established at Temple University in 2009 with funding for the first cohort of 8 rising juniors. We successfully oriented students to research and a built cohort, students were assigned to faculty mentors matched with their research interests. Mentors from TU included faculty in the College of Science and Technology, research centers at Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM), College of Engineering (Bioengineering Department) and College of Public Health. Over the past 10 years of two funding cycles (2009- 2019), our MARC program graduates successfully enrolled in or graduated from PhD, MD/PhD or enrolled in PREP programs for PhD or MD/PhD or Master’s program with goal of entering a PhD program. Our overall success rate of MARC graduates entering graduate programs in biomedical sciences within 3 years of graduation is 85%. In this application, we aim to extend and expand the MARC program by addressing the shortfall of college students in biomedical sciences and urgent need to increase the diversity of biomedical and behavioral research. We have and will continue to address the need to ensure more UR undergraduates pursue PhD or research-focused MD/PhD programs. The successful features of the past program will be integrated with new components with the addition of the community engagement in research training. The goal is to build on the research support at Temple University from the CST Research for Undergraduate Program (URP), LKSOM U54 Cancer Health Disparity Research and Education program (PI: Dr. Ma) and T32 programs, as well as continue student research support through graduation and transition into graduate PhD or MD/PhD programs. We will enroll 16 promising students into our MARC program for two years of research support. Faculty mentors across multi-disciplines and colleges agreed to provide full-time, hands-on research training and mentorship. Trainee measurable outcomes will be GPA, number of research presentations and co-authored publications and acceptance to competitive PhD or MD/PhD programs through graduation and participation in the biomedical workforce as a result of improved research, communication and social skills/emotional intelligence.