UCLA Short-Term Research Experience to Unlock Potential (UCLA STEP-UP)

加州大学洛杉矶分校短期研究经验释放潜力（加州大学洛杉矶分校STEP-UP）

• 批准号: 10478536
• 负责人: Keith C Norris
• 金额: $ 23.62万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-03-01 至 2027-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10478536
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PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The University of California, Los Angeles proposes to serve as a Coordinating Center for the Western Region for the NIH-NIDDK NIDDK Short-Term Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP) Program. The UCLA STEP-UP will provide an enriched summer research experience for promising high school students from underrepresented racial/ethnic minority (URM) groups as well as students from other groups underrepresented (URG) in medicine and science. The overarching goal of the UCLA STEP-UP is to prepare participating students for research careers in the biomedical and clinical health sciences. The paucity of participation from URM and URG communities in the scientific research workforce is a critical limitation affecting the future of health research, and ultimately our nation’s health. Access to a high-quality biomedical science education required for a research career remains largely influenced by factors such as socioeconomic class, race/ethnicity, gender and/or national origin. There is a critical need to motivate and equip URM and URG high school students with the requisite skill set to critically understand, explore and engage in scientific research, as well as the confidence and communication skill set required for advancement in scientific careers. Early interventions in the high school education timeline can help to build a diverse and inclusive scientific workforce. The Program’s main components include: 1) Understanding responsible conduct of research, 2) Exposure to scientific research environments, 3) Developing relationships with research mentors, 4) Basic statistics, 5) Use of common laboratory equipment, 6) Development of a research abstract, 7) Lessons in health disparities, and how biomedical research can improve health outcomes, 8) College planning, 9) Research presentation skills, and 10) Scientific career exploration. The Program’s overarching goal is to increase the number of URM and URG high school students prepared to pursue careers in NIDDK mission area related biomedical and clinical health sciences. To this end, the Specific Aims are as follows: Specific Aim 1: To engage 25 URM or URG high school students in the US Western Region each year in a mentored, summer scientific research experience in basic, clinical, or translational research related to conditions within the NIDDK mission. Specific Aim 2: To provide 25 URM or URG high school students each year with an end of program opportunity to present written reports and PowerPoint presentations based on their summer research projects at the annual NIDDK STEP-UP research symposium on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Specific Aim 3: To evaluate the effectiveness of the UCLA STEP-UP to prepare 25 URM or URG high school students each year to conduct biomedical research, engage with research mentors, produce a scientific presentation, enhance their desire to pursue and successfully graduate with a STEM undergraduate major, and pursue graduate programs in a science-related field focusing on NIDDK mission areas.

项目总结/摘要 加州大学洛杉矶分校拟担任西部地区协调中心 NIH-NIDDK NIDDK短期经验计划（STEP-UP）的 UCLA STEP-UP将为有前途的高中生提供丰富的夏季研究经验， 代表性不足的种族/族裔少数群体以及代表性不足的其他群体的学生 (URG)在医学和科学上。UCLA STEP-UP的首要目标是准备参与 学生在生物医学和临床健康科学的研究生涯。 缺乏城市资源管理和城市资源小组社区参与科学研究工作是一个关键问题， 限制影响健康研究的未来，最终影响我们国家的健康。获得高质量的 研究职业所需的生物医学科学教育在很大程度上仍然受到以下因素的影响， 社会经济阶层、种族/民族、性别和/或国籍。迫切需要激励和装备 URM和URG高中学生具备批判性理解，探索和参与的必要技能 科学研究，以及科学进步所需的信心和沟通技能 careers.高中教育时间轴的早期干预有助于建立一个多样化和包容性的 科学劳动力。该方案的主要内容包括：1）了解负责任的行为 研究，2）接触科学研究环境，3）与研究导师建立关系，4） 基本统计，5）使用普通实验室设备，6）编写研究摘要，7） 健康差距，以及生物医学研究如何改善健康结果，8）大学规划，9）研究 演讲技巧; 10）科学职业探索。该计划的首要目标是增加 准备在NIDDK使命领域从事职业的城市资源管理和城市资源集团高中学生人数 生物医学和临床健康科学。为此，具体目标如下： 具体目标1：每年在美国西部地区吸引25名URM或URG高中生参加一个 指导，夏季科学研究经验，在基础，临床或转化研究有关的条件 在NIDDK使命中。 具体目标2：每年为25名URM或URG高中学生提供课程结束 有机会根据他们的夏季研究项目提交书面报告和PowerPoint演示文稿， 在马里兰州贝塞斯达的NIH校园举行的年度NIDDK STEP-UP研究研讨会。 具体目标3：评估UCLA STEP-UP为25所URM或URG高中做准备的有效性 学生每年进行生物医学研究，从事研究导师，产生科学的 演讲，增强他们追求并成功毕业于STEM本科专业的愿望， 攻读科学相关领域的研究生课程，重点是NIDDK使命领域。