The Mid-Atlantic Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MINDS) Program

项目概要/摘要 这项申请是一项为期五年的计划，旨在创建大西洋中部神经科学多样性学者（MiNDS）计划 在神经科学学术管道中增加代表性不足的少数民族（URM）学生的数量 并为URM学生在研究生院及以后取得成功奠定基础。该计划将 包括坦普尔大学，林肯大学和马里兰州大学之间的合作关系-所有 坚定致力于教育URM学生和致力于建立神经科学的机构 research.我们的计划将每年招募9名学者，并为他们提供必要的工具， 在学术界的持久性，重点是6个要素：（1）在学术期间的综合研究经验， 一年，（2）在R1大学沉浸式的夏季研究体验，（3）建立演示文稿的机会 在地方和国家会议上的技能，（4）在神经科学中建立卓越技术的课程，（5） 专业技能培训和指导，以促进过渡到神经科学研究生课程，以及（6） 推广活动，以促进社区和培养教学技能。学者将参加为期2年的桥梁 计划在他们的最后两年本科学习。在我们的MiNDS计划的学生将提供 具有全面的研究培训经验，包括对学年研究的财政支持， 他们的家乡机构，旅行基金，以目前他们的研究都在MiNDS务虚会，并在社会为 神经科学年会，并在T32资助的机构，坦普尔从事夏季研究的津贴 大学或马里兰州巴尔的摩大学，在具有特殊行为或认知能力的教师的实验室内 神经科学研究项目和丰富的本科生指导经验。该计划将 为MiNDS提供课程和专业发展的基础，为下一个奠定基础 这是他们神经科学研究生涯的一步。这将包括一对一的教师指导口头报告 技能，科学写作，研究生院申请审查和面试准备。此外，学生在 MiNDS将在今年夏天的经验与高年级研究生导师配对，以进一步获得 深入了解向博士课程的过渡。MiNDS倡议的最终核心目标是培养专业人员， 通过社区外展，促进学生和导师的发展。MiND学者将与教师合作 开展外展活动，让五、六年级学生参与神经科学。这些举措将使 MiND学者在学术神经科学研究的职业生涯中取得成功。为了确保这一成功，MiNDS 该计划将由我们的顾问委员会每年进行评估。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This application is a five-year plan to create a Mid-Atlantic Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MiNDS) program to bolster the number of underrepresented minority (URM) students within the neuroscience academic pipeline and build a foundation for URM students to succeed in graduate school and beyond. The program will comprise a partnership between Temple University, Lincoln University, and University of Maryland – all institutions with a strong commitment to educating URM students and a commitment to building neuroscience research. Our program will recruit 9 scholars per year and provide them with the tools necessary for persistence within academia focusing on 6 elements: (1) integrated research experiences during the academic year, (2) immersive summer research experiences at R1 universities, (3) opportunities to build presentation skills at local and national meetings, (4) coursework to build technical excellence in Neuroscience, (5) professional skills training and mentoring to facilitate the transition to Neuroscience graduate programs, and (6) outreach activities to foster community and build teaching skills. Scholars will participate in a 2-year bridge program during their last two years of undergraduate study. Students in our MiNDS program will be provided with a comprehensive research training experience, including financial support for academic year research at their home institution, travel funds to present their research both at the MiNDS retreat, and at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, and stipend to engage in summer research at T32 funded institutions, Temple University or University of Maryland Baltimore, within the labs of faculty with exceptional behavioral or cognitive neuroscience research programs and extensive undergraduate mentoring experience. The program will provide MiNDS with a foundation of coursework and professional development to set the stage for the next step of their neuroscience research career. This will include one-on-one faculty mentoring in oral presentation skills, scientific writing, graduate school application review, and interview preparation. Additionally, students in MiNDS will be paired with senior graduate student mentors during this summer experience to gain further insight into the transition to PhD programs. The final core goal of the MiNDS initiative is to foster professional development of both students and mentors through community outreach. MiND scholars will team with faculty to develop outreach activities to engage 5th and 6th graders in neuroscience. These initiatives will position MiND scholars for success in a career in academic neuroscience research. To sure this success, the MiNDS program will be evaluated by our Advisory Board annually.