Pipelines into Quantitative Aging Research

项目概要 有充分证据表明，多元化的劳动力有可能减少种族和民族差异，这 对人口老龄化有很强的影响1-3。美国少数种族和族裔的百分比 人口增加，包括老年人口的增加，公共卫生人力应反映这一点 多样性1,4,5。全国范围内公共卫生专业本科人数的增加6,7，部分原因是 数据科学和定量大数据分析领域的兴奋度和机遇不断增加， 衰老科学的突破即将到来，这是开发强大管道的好时机 针对代表性不足的少数族裔 (URM) 本科生的计划。我们将针对以下URM本科生： 有定量和计算兴趣，并使他们有机会进行研究生学习和 研究生涯，以及将他们的定量兴趣与实质性结合起来的可能性和兴奋 老龄化研究。介绍一下公共卫生专业的本科生，他们比其他专业更加多样化 专业7，而不是研究生6，在公共卫生领域的职业生涯，对于增加 该领域研究生和教师的多样性，在过去 20 年中几乎没有增加6。这个 也适用于公共卫生的 MSTEM 子领域，例如生物统计学、流行病学和数据科学。 受这些因素的推动，并响应 NIA 资助机会 (PAR-17-290)，“MSTEM：推进 通过本科教育进行老龄化研究的多样性（R25）”，我们建议开展为期六周的强化研究 为 12 名来自弱势群体、对生物统计学感兴趣的本科生开设的暑期项目， 流行病学、数据科学等定量方法来了解这些方法的应用 在衰老研究中。暑期课程包括正式教学、广泛的讲座系列、指导研究 项目、年度研讨会上的口头研究报告、职业和专业发展会议， 实地考察实验室和其他研究环境、小组和非正式指导、社交活动和网络 负责任的研究行为的建设和培训。为了强化密集的夏季体验，我们 将继续为以下学术领域提供团体和个人指导和研究经验 年。此外，我们将为精选的暑期项目参与者提供重返校园的机会 纽约大学一月份学期期间参加扩展研究经验和定量课程。随着 在专业评估员和内部和外部咨询委员会的指导下，我们将评估所有 我们计划的各个方面并实时审查结果，以便不断调整和改进。 我们的提案解决了加强和激励该领域研究企业的三个关键需求 老龄化：提高 MSTEM 专家的参与度、提高 URM 研究人员的参与度以及提高 关注差异。我们相信，我们的密集和长期计划组成部分将支持 有才华的 URM 学生进入 MSTEM 老龄化研究领域取得成功。

Project Summary It is well documented that a diverse workforce has the potential to reduce racial and ethnic disparities, which have strong effects in aging populations1-3. As the percentage of racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. population increases, including among the aged population, the public health workforce should reflect this diversity1,4,5. With an increase in undergraduate public health majors across the country6,7, due in part to heightened excitement and opportunities in data science and quantitative big data analysis, and with breakthroughs in the science of aging on the horizon, this is an opportune moment to develop strong pipeline programs for underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduates. We will target URM undergraduates who have quantitative and computational interests and expose them to opportunities for graduate study and research careers, and the possibilities and excitement of marrying their quantitative interests with substantive research in aging. Introducing undergraduates, who are more diverse in public health majors than other majors7, and than graduate students6, to careers in public health, holds much promise for increasing the diversity of graduate students and faculty in the field, which has increased very little in the past 20 years6. This holds for the MSTEM subfields of public health, such as Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Data Science, as well. Motivated by these factors, and in response to NIA Funding Opportunity (PAR-17-290), “MSTEM: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research through Undergraduate Education (R25),” we propose an intensive, six-week summer program for 12 undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds with interests in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Data Science and other quantitative methods to learn about the applications of these methods in aging research. The summer program includes formal instruction, a broad lecture series, mentored research projects, oral research presentation at an annual symposium, career and professional development sessions, site visits to labs and other research settings, group and informal mentoring, social activities and network building, and training in responsible conduct of research. To reinforce the intensive summer experience, we will continue to offer group and individual mentoring and research experiences into the following academic years. Additionally, we will offer a select group of summer program participants the opportunity to return to NYU during the January term for an extended research experience and a quantitative course. With the guidance of a professional evaluator and internal and external advisory committees, we will evaluate all aspects of our program and review results in real-time to enable constant adjustment and improvement. Our proposal addresses three critical needs to strengthen and galvanize the research enterprise in the field of aging: increased engagement of MSTEM experts, increased engagement of URM researchers, and increased attention to disparities. We believe that our intensive and long-term programmatic components will support the entry of talented URM students into successful careers in MSTEM research in aging.