Rising STARS (Scientific Training in Alcohol Research and other Substances) Program

南加州大学(USC)“冉冉升起的新星”(酒精研究和其他科学培训 物质)计划，在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶与邻近的加利福尼亚州建立合作伙伴关系 洛杉矶大学(CSULA)和查尔斯·R·德鲁医科大学(CDU)提出了 在酒精和药物使用领域对代表不足的少数群体(URM)进行本科培训 精神障碍(ASUD)。这一独特而创新的教育和研究体验计划汇集了 洛杉矶距离很近的三所大学，它们共同代表着 美国最大的URM学生人才库。后起之秀计划的使命是发展 我们最有动力的本科URM学生的创造力和智力人才，重点目标是 将他们的才华用于强大的博士项目，通过 他们的参与。南加州大学成瘾科学研究所(IAS)的教职员工--一个跨学科 研究和教育单位，有77名教职员工参与ASUD研究，拥有大量社区 与CSULA和CDU合作，将为后起之秀学者提供精心设计的、 独特的、定制的、教育和研究机会。鉴于南加州大学的广度和一体化 IAS，后起之秀学者将有机会在临床前、人体实验室、临床、公共领域接受培训 健康，和/或侧重于ASUD研究的政策方法。我们将为下一代 科学家的真实世界经验和丰富，推动他们进入研究生水平的培训和 在ASUD和成瘾科学方面的职业。重要的是，通过增加这些领域的科学家的多样性， 我们将提供一个平台来开发不同的问题和方法。我们的节目有很多独特之处 创新方面：(1)我们将让学生接触到成瘾科学的跨学科视角 在他们职业生涯的早期，从而促进了与来自不同领域的教职员工和其他实习生的实质性互动 学科；(2)了解药物滥用的临床现实往往涉及共同使用和上瘾 多种物质，我们项目中的许多导师将带来多物质使用的经验；以及(3) 我们将解决结构性障碍，为URM学生提供更大的灵活性，从而实现更大的 南加州大学和附近大学的录取机会。为了支持这个项目增强多样性的目标， 药学院和凯克医学院的院长将提供申请豁免， 保证面试，并为后起之秀的毕业生挑选博士入学机会。这一支持将向前推进 南加州大学和后起之秀的目标是加强南加州大学实验室和博士项目的多样性。总体而言，我们 相信这一独特的协作计划将扩大学生的兴趣和参与度，增强 学生成功，并促进这些有才华的URM学生增加劳动力和 通过使用跨学科的方法解决ASUD来改进研究策略。

The University of Southern California (USC) “Rising STARS” (Scientific Training in Alcohol Research and other Substances) Program, a proposed partnership in Los Angeles, CA, with neighboring California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) and Charles R. Drew Medical University (CDU), proposes to advance undergraduate training of underrepresented minorities (URMs) in the fields of alcohol and substance use disorders (ASUD). This unique and innovative educational and research experience program brings together three universities that are within proximity of each other in Los Angeles that together represent one of the largest pools of talented URM students in the U.S. The mission of the Rising STARS program is to develop the creativity and intellectual talents of our most motivated, undergraduate URM students with the focused goal of making their talents available to strong Ph.D. programs to enrich future addiction science research through their participation. Faculty members of the USC Institute for Addiction Science (IAS)—a transdisciplinary research and education unit with 77 faculty involved in ASUD research with substantial community engagements—in collaboration with CSULA and CDU will provide Rising STARS scholars well-designed, unique, customized, educational and research opportunities. Given the breadth and integration of the USC IAS, Rising STARS scholars will have the opportunity to train in preclinical, human laboratory, clinical, public health, and/or policy approaches that focus on ASUD research. We will provide the next generation of scientists’ real-world experiences and enrichment to propel them forward into graduate-level training and careers in ASUD and addiction sciences. Importantly, by increasing the diversity of scientists in these fields, we will provide a platform for developing distinct questions and approaches. Our program has many unique and innovative aspects: (1) we will expose students to transdisciplinary perspectives in addiction sciences early in their career, thus promoting substantial interactions with faculty and other trainees from various disciplines; (2) understanding that the clinical reality of substance abuse often involves co-use and addiction to multiple substances, many of the mentors in our program will bring experience in poly-substance use; and (3) we will address structural barriers that will allow greater flexibility for URM students resulting in greater admission opportunities at USC and nearby universities. In support of this program's diversity-enhancing goals, the Deans of the School of Pharmacy and Keck School of Medicine will provide application waivers, guaranteed interviews, and select slots of Ph.D. entry for Rising STARS graduates. This support will advance USC and Rising STARS goal of enhancing diversity within USC laboratories and Ph.D. programs. Overall, we are confident that this unique, collaborative program will expand student interest and involvement, enhance student success, and promote these talented URM students to increase the diversity in the workforce and improve research strategies by using a transdisciplinary approach of addressing ASUD.