Summer Program to Advance Research Careers (SPARC)

促进研究职业发展的暑期计划（Summer Program to Advance Research Careers）摘要 丹娜-法伯/哈佛癌症中心（DF/HCC）与马萨诸塞州大学合作 波士顿（UMB）要求提供资金，以解决科学，技术， 工程和数学（STEM）领域。我们特别强调需要确保更多的 本科生，特别是那些来自代表性不足的背景，谁开始在STEM完成STEM 获得生物医学和行为科学的学位并从事职业生涯。通过拟议的研究教育 计划，夏季计划，以推进研究职业生涯（ESTA），我们将提供一个创新的， 从事早期的研究经验后，本科入学的第一年或第二年的夏天， 激发学生对科学的兴趣和对癌症和癌症差异研究的兴奋， DF/HCC和UMB研究人员使用新兴技术进行的开创性工作。 每年，35名来自UMB及其三所支线社区学院（掩体山，罗克斯伯里， 和马萨诸塞湾）将被选中参加在夏季后，他们的第一或第二年。每个 根据学生的背景和兴趣，学生将与研究导师配对。教师 使用DF/HCC的新兴技术从事癌症和/或癌症差异研究的导师 和UMB社区将提供全职，动手新兴技术的研究经验， 准备参与者开始成功地导航路径的职业生涯作为癌症和癌症的差距 研究科学家。为期12周的课程还将让学生了解决策过程和技能 获得成功的研究生涯所必需的。参加研讨会的学生将参加各种 研讨会开始在方向和整个他们的研究经验，这些将包括正式和 关于道德操守和负责任的研究行为的非正式讨论。 该计划将重点关注三个对成功的创新癌症研究人员发展至关重要的领域：（1） 获得癌症和新兴技术领域的科学知识;（2）开发 沟通技巧;（3）个性化的职业准备。这三个领域的方案活动将 提供强大的智力，技术和个人基础，为开发和实施 尖端研究参与者的学术和职业进展将在体验期间进行跟踪， 此后每年评估研究教育计划对参与者兴趣的影响， 为癌症和癌症差异研究做准备。 1

Summer Program to Advance Research Careers (SPARC) Summary The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMB), requests funding to address a predicted shortfall of college graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. We specifically address the need to ensure that more undergraduates, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, who start in STEM complete a STEM degree and pursue careers in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Via the proposed research education program, Summer Program to Advance Research Careers (SPARC), we will provide an innovative and engaging early research experience the summer after the first or second year of undergraduate enrollment that sparks a student's interest in science and excitement about cancer and cancer disparities research by tapping into pioneering work being done by DF/HCC and UMB investigators using emerging technologies. Annually, 35 promising students from UMB and three of its feeder community colleges (Bunker Hill, Roxbury, and Mass Bay) will be selected to participate during the summer following their first or second year. Each student will be paired with a research mentor according to the student's background and interests. Faculty mentors engaged in cancer and/or cancer disparities research using emerging technologies from the DF/HCC and UMB communities will provide full-time, hands-on emerging technology research experiences that will prepare participants to begin to successfully navigate the path to careers as cancer and cancer disparities research scientists. The 12-week program will also expose students to the decision processes and skills acquisition necessary for a successful research career. Students participating in SPARC will attend a variety of seminars beginning at orientation and throughout their research experience—these will include both formal and informal discussions on ethics and the responsible conduct of research. SPARC will focus on three areas critical to the development of successful, innovative cancer researchers: (1) acquisition of scientific knowledge in the area of cancer and emerging technologies; (2) development of communication skills; and (3) individualized career preparation. Program activities in these three areas will provide the strong intellectual, technical, and personal foundation essential for developing and implementing cutting-edge research. Participant's academic and career progress will be tracked during the experience and annually thereafter to assess the impact of the research education program on participants' interest in and preparation for cancer and cancer disparities research. 1