The Mid-Atlantic Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MINDS) Program

项目摘要/摘要 该申请是创建中大西洋神经科学多样性学者(Minds)计划的五年计划 支持神经科学学术渠道中代表不足的少数族裔(URM)学生的数量 并为URM学生在研究生院和其他地方取得成功奠定基础。该计划将 包括坦普尔大学、林肯大学和马里兰大学之间的合作伙伴关系-所有 致力于培养URM学生并致力于建立神经科学的机构 研究。我们的计划每年将招收9名学者，并为他们提供必要的工具 学术坚持不懈关注6个要素：(1)学术期间综合研究经验 年，(2)在R1大学进行身临其境的暑期研究体验，(3)构建演示文稿的机会 在地方和国家会议上的技能，(4)在神经科学方面建立卓越技术的课程工作，(5) 专业技能培训和指导，以促进向神经科学研究生课程的过渡，以及(6) 促进社区发展和培养教学技能的外展活动。学者们将参加为期两年的桥梁项目 在他们最后两年的本科生学习期间。我们将提供学生在我们的思想计划 拥有全面的研究培训经验，包括为以下学年的研究提供资金支持 他们的家乡机构，旅行基金，在心灵静修和社会保护协会展示他们的研究 神经科学年会，以及在T32资助机构Temple从事夏季研究的津贴 巴尔的摩马里兰大学或马里兰大学，在具有特殊行为或认知能力的教职员工的实验室内 神经科学研究项目和丰富的本科生指导经验。该计划将 为头脑提供课程和专业发展的基础，为下一步做好准备 这是他们神经科学研究生涯的重要一步。这将包括口头报告中的一对一教师指导。 技能、科学写作、研究生院申请审查和面试准备。此外，中国的学生 在这个暑假期间，Mind将与资深研究生导师配对，以获得进一步的收获 深入了解向博士项目的过渡。思想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。心理学者将与教职员工合作 开展外展活动，吸引5年级和6年级学生学习神经科学。这些计划将使 心智学者在学术神经科学研究事业中取得成功。为了确保这一成功，头脑 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.