U-RISE at the University of Alaska Fairbanks

阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯分校 U-RISE

• 批准号: 10412748
• 负责人: KARSTEN HUEFFER
• 金额: $ 18.96万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-04-01 至 2027-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10412748
• 关键词: Address; Alaska; Alaska Native; American Indians; Animals; Biomedical Research; Cellular biology; Collaborations; Colorado; Communities; Discipline; Environment; Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Family; Health; Human; Indigenous; Institution; Learning; Life; Life Style; Link; Measurable; Mentors; Molecular Biology; Outcome; Population; Research; Rural; Students; Training Programs; Underrepresented Populations; Underrepresented Students; Universities; base; career; career development; college; experience; health definition; indigenous community; nutrition; programs; recruit; rural area; student training; summer research

Project Summary/Abstract: Currently the biomedical workforce does not reflect the general US population, as several groups are underrepresented, including American Indians, Alaska Natives (AI/AN), and those from rural backgrounds. Based on the student body in Alaska, in our U-RISE Alaska program we will focus on engaging underrepresented students by providing meaningful research experiences through the One Health paradigm. One Health postulates that human, animal, and environmental health are inextricably linked – the health of each is dependent upon the others. This approach combined with holistic mentoring will support high achieving students from diverse backgrounds, especially Indigenous and rural students on their paths to doctoral level biomedical research careers. Building on experiences in our Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST) program we will collaborate with the UAF Honors College to identify high achieving students, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. The One Health approach resonates with students from rural areas where a subsistence lifestyle is common and links humans closely to the environment through nutrition, economy, lifestyle, and culture. The One Health approach also aligns with a wider, more holistic, definition of health prevalent in many Indigenous communities, within and outside Alaska. Holistic advising beyond research and academics addresses many concerns our students express about family obligations and other non-academic challenges to adjust to college life. We will also develop these approaches through building a culturally relevant community that will support students in clearing hurdles that often challenge their progress throughout their academic careers. Through this approach we will train students in rigorous research through mentored research experiences, provide summer research experiences at research intensive institutions through a collaboration with Colorado State University, and provide information and support for career development in biomedical research careers. This approach will increase competitiveness of our students and increase the participation of Alaska Native and rural students in the biomedical research workforce. This outcome will be measurable through increased entrance of our U-RISE Scholars into doctoral level biomedical research graduate programs. Ten students per year will be recruited as rising sophomores and supported for three years. They will conduct research under the One Health paradigm which encompasses a wide field of disciplines from cell biology and molecular biology to landscape level environmental health issues and epidemiology.

项目摘要/摘要： 目前，生物医学劳动力并未反映美国的普遍人口，因为几个群体是 代表性不足，包括美洲印第安人，阿拉斯加土著人（AI/AN），以及来自粗糙背景的人。 根据阿拉斯加的学生团体，在我们的U-Rise Alaska计划中，我们将专注于参与 通过一个健康范式提供有意义的研究经验，代表人数不足。 一个健康假设人类，动物和环境健康是密不可分的 - 每个都取决于其他人。这种方法与整体心理相结合将支持高成就 来自潜水员背景的学生，尤其是土著和粗鲁的学生，就在博士学位的道路上 生物医学研究职业。基于我们的生物医学学习和学生培训的经验 （BLAST）我们将与UAF荣誉学院合作，以确定高成就的学生， 特别是来自代表性不足的背景的人。一种健康方法引起了来自 自给自足的生活方式很普遍，并通过 营养，经济，生活方式和文化。一种健康方法还与更广泛，更整体的方法保持一致 在阿拉斯加境内和外部许多土著社区中，健康普遍存在的定义。整体咨询 除了研究和学者之外，我们的学生对家庭义务和 适应大学生活的其他非学术挑战。我们还将通过 建立一个与文化相关的社区，该社区将支持学生清除经常挑战他们的障碍 在整个学术职业中的进步。通过这种方法，我们将培训学生进行严格的研究 通过有指导的研究经验，在研究密集的研究中提供夏季研究经验 通过与科罗拉多州立大学合作的机构，并为 生物医学研究职业的职业发展。这种方法将提高我们的竞争力 学生并增加阿拉斯加本地学生和粗糙的学生参与生物医学研究 劳动力。通过增加我们的U-Rise学者进入博士学位，该结果将可以衡量 水平生物医学研究研究生课程。每年有十名学生将被招募为大二学生 并支持三年。他们将根据一个涵盖的健康范式进行研究 从细胞生物学和分子生物学到景观水平环境健康的广泛学科领域 问题和流行病学。