Pipelines into Quantitative Aging Research

项目摘要 有充分的证据表明，多样化的劳动力有可能减少种族和族裔差距，这 对老龄化人口有很强的影响1-3。作为美国的种族和少数民族的百分比。 人口增长，包括在老年人口中，公共卫生工作人员应反映这一点 多样化1，4，5.全国公共卫生专业本科生数量增加6，7，部分原因是 数据科学和量化大数据分析领域的高度兴奋和机遇，以及 老龄化科学即将取得突破，这是开发强大管道的好时机 面向代表不足的少数族裔(URM)本科生的课程。我们将针对URM本科生 对数量和计算感兴趣，并使他们有机会进入研究生学习和 研究事业，以及将他们的量化兴趣与实质性兴趣相结合的可能性和兴奋感 老龄化研究。介绍本科生，他们在公共卫生专业比其他专业更具多样性 对于公共卫生领域的职业来说，主修生和研究生更有希望增加 该领域研究生和教师的多样性，这在过去20年中几乎没有增加。这 也适用于公共卫生的MSTM子领域，如生物统计学、流行病学和数据科学。 在这些因素的推动下，为了回应NIA的资助机会(PAR-17-290)，“MSTM：前进 通过本科教育进行老龄化研究的多样性(R25)，“我们建议进行为期六周的强化研究 为12名对生物统计学感兴趣的未被充分代表背景的本科生提供暑期计划， 流行病学、数据科学和其他定量方法学习这些方法的应用 在老龄化研究中。暑期课程包括正式教学、广泛的系列讲座、辅导研究 项目，在年度研讨会上的口头研究报告，职业和专业发展会议， 现场访问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 在负责任的研究行为方面建立和培训。为了加强密集的夏季体验，我们 将继续提供小组和个人的指导和研究经验，进入以下学术 好几年了。此外，我们将为一批精选的暑期项目参与者提供重返 纽约大学在一月份的学期中提供了更长的研究经验和一门量化课程。与 在专业评估师和内部和外部咨询委员会的指导下，我们将评估所有 我们的计划和审查结果的各个方面都是实时的，以实现持续的调整和改进。 我们的建议满足了在以下领域加强和激励研究企业的三个关键需求 老龄化：MSTM专家的参与度增加，URM研究人员的参与度增加， 注意差异。我们相信，我们密集和长期的方案组成部分将支持 有才华的URM学生进入MStem老龄研究的成功职业生涯。

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.