Enhancing Virology Training of Underrepresented Minority Students through Summer Research

通过暑期研究加强对代表性不足的少数民族学生的病毒学培训

• 批准号: 10458092
• 负责人: Chandravanu Dash
• 金额: $ 35.1万
• 依托单位: MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-08-01 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10458092
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ABSTRACT Diversifying the biomedical workforce is a priority of the US government scientific funding agencies. To fulfill these priorities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority serving institutions have continued to play an outsized role in training underrepresented minority (URM) students. Specifically, Meharry Medical College (MMC) has been a leader in training URM students in basic, translational, and clinical research. Our graduate, medical and dental students are often first-generation college students, and first from their community to pursue training in biomedical research. Importantly, our trainees are role models for the next generation and often mentor and educate URM students post-graduation. Consistent with our history of providing care to the underserved since 1876, MMC is playing a vital role in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. As evident with other infectious diseases, COVID-19 disproportionally affects minority health, specifically African Americans and Hispanics. A key strategy to combat these evolving pathogens is to train the next generation of virologists from diverse backgrounds. The urgent need for a diverse workforce in virology is acutely felt during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the World and disproportionately affected the minority population in the US. Furthermore, increasing the number of virologists from URM backgrounds is also critical to fight against deadly diseases caused by viruses such as HIV, Influenza, Ebola, and others. To address this unmet need, we propose the “Enhancing Virology Training (ENVIT) through Summer Research” program. The goal of this program is to prepare and increase the number of URM students in virology-focused careers. This 10-week program will provide an intensive research experience for graduate, medical and dental students. A local, regional, and nationwide recruitment strategy will be employed to attract URM students. We will provide classroom teaching and hands-on laboratory training in basic virology, lectures/seminars on career- development, scientific writing, communications skills and networking. Each student will work under the mentorship of a faculty mentor from Meharry Medical College (MMC) and/or Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) on a research project that focused on virology. The participants will attend seminars that allow interactions with virologists and expose students to career opportunities in virology. The program will end with a one-day Virology Mini-Symposium where students will showcase their research. This mini-symposium will also feature a keynote lecture from a national/international leader from the virology field. Finally, the ENVIT program will track the career path of participants to evaluate the extent to which program goals were met, and identify areas for improvement. Evaluations from research mentors will also be used to assess and improve the program. These focused research experiences and career development activities will meaningfully increase engagement of URM students in the area of virology and diversify the biomedical workforce specifically needed to fight the existing and emerging viral pathogens.

抽象的 生物医学劳动力多元化是美国政府科学资助机构的首要任务。到 历史悠久的黑人学院和大学 (HBCU) 以及其他少数族裔服务机构必须满足这些优先事项 在培训代表性不足的少数族裔 (URM) 学生方面继续发挥着巨大作用。具体来说， 梅哈里医学院 (MMC) 在培训 URM 学生基础、转化和临床方面一直处于领先地位 研究。我们的研究生、医学和牙科学生通常是第一代大学生，并且首先来自 他们的社区接受生物医学研究培训。重要的是，我们的学员是未来的榜样 一代并经常指导和教育 URM 学生毕业后。与我们提供的历史一致 MMC 自 1876 年以来一直为服务不足的人群提供护理，在抗击 COVID-19 大流行方面发挥着至关重要的作用。作为 与其他传染病一样，COVID-19 对少数族裔的健康影响尤为严重，特别是非洲人 美国人和西班牙裔。对抗这些不断进化的病原体的一个关键策略是训练下一代 来自不同背景的病毒学家。病毒学领域迫切需要多元化的劳动力 正在肆虐的新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 大流行席卷了世界，并对少数群体造成了不成比例的影响 美国的人口。此外，增加具有 URM 背景的病毒学家的数量也至关重要 对抗艾滋病毒、流感、埃博拉等病毒引起的致命疾病。为了解决这个问题 为了满足需求，我们提出了“通过暑期研究加强病毒学培训（ENVIT）”计划。 该计划的目标是培养并增加以病毒学为重点的 URM 学生数量 职业生涯。这个为期 10 周的项目将为研究生、医学和牙科学生提供深入的研究经验 学生。将采用地方、区域和全国性的招生策略来吸引 URM 学生。我们 将提供基础病毒学的课堂教学和实验室实践培训、职业讲座/研讨会 发展、科学写作、沟通技巧和网络。每个学生都将在以下工作 来自梅哈里医学院 (MMC) 和/或范德比尔特大学医学中心的导师的指导 （VUMC）的一个专注于病毒学的研究项目。参与者将参加研讨会，使 与病毒学家的互动，让学生获得病毒学的职业机会。该程序将以 为期一天的病毒学小型研讨会，学生将展示他们的研究成果。本次小型研讨会还将 来自病毒学领域的国家/国际领导人的主题演讲。最后是 ENVIT 程序 将跟踪参与者的职业道路，以评估计划目标的实现程度，并确定 有待改进的地方。研究导师的评价也将用于评估和改进该计划。 这些重点研究经验和职业发展活动将有意义地提高参与度 病毒学领域的URM学生，并使抗击疫情特别需要的生物医学劳动力多样化 现有和新出现的病毒病原体。