San Antonio Program for Undergraduate Research in Renal Science (SPURRS)

这项提议寻求建立一个暑期研究计划，圣安东尼奥大学本科生计划 德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥·朗医学院肾脏科学研究(SPURRS) 吸引来自不同背景的有前途的本科生和应届毕业生投身事业 在肾脏研究方面。肾脏疾病影响了大约15%-20%的美国人口，约占16% 每年的医疗保险支出。阻止与肾脏相关的痛苦和费用的新疗法 疾病发展缓慢，需要一支强大、多样化的研究队伍。同时， 随着申请肾脏病培训项目的人数的增加，人们对肾脏病职业的兴趣直线下降 大大低于可提供的培训职位数量。迫切需要努力来 培养下一代肾脏研究人员，扭转这一趋势。拟议方案的目标是 为了满足这一需求，为优秀和积极的本科生提供身临其境的10 一周指导的暑期研究经验，辅以肾脏研究和职业发展 课程设置。在他们的研究经验结束时，学生们将向他们的 来自其他R25中心的同行和NIDDK官员参加了一年一度的夏季学生研究研讨会。 这些活动将使学生接触到令人兴奋的肾脏研究世界，并为他们提供 知识基础、批判性思维能力、个人发展工具和对发现的热情。这些 属性对于他们发展成为生物医学研究人员至关重要，并有助于 肾脏病，这是马刺的长期目标。这项建议的目的是：1.招募一批 高素质和热情的学生，2.提供实践研究体验，通过 将学习如何进行发现、临床和转译肾脏研究，以及结果是 向其他人传播，以及3.提供指导和职业发展活动，以促进入职和 留住学生进入肾脏研究科学家的职业生涯。我们处于得天独厚的地位，可以实现 我们计划的目标。德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校拥有强大的肾脏研究项目组合，通过这些项目 学生将接触到尖端研究，一支经验丰富的导师队伍来指导和激励 学生了解生物医学调查的职业，地点在一个人口众多的大、不断增长的城市 URM学生，以及具有领导全国R25本科研究教育计划经验的PI (NIDDK逐步升级)。

This proposal seeks to establish a summer research program, the San Antonio Program for Undergraduate Research in Renal Science (SPURRS) at the University of Texas Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine to attract promising undergraduate students and recent graduates from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers in kidney research. Kidney disease affects approximately 15-20% of the US population and accounts for ~16% of Medicare expenditures each year. New therapies to stem the suffering and expense associated with kidney disease have been slow to develop and will require a robust, diverse research workforce. At the same time, interest in nephrology careers has plummeted, with the number of applicants for nephrology training programs dropping substantially below the number of training positions available. Efforts are desperately needed to cultivate the next generation of kidney researchers and reverse this trend. The Aim of the proposed Program is to address this need by providing outstanding and motivated undergraduate students with an immersive 10 week mentored summer research experience supplemented by a kidney research and career development curriculum. At the end of their research experience, students will present the results of their projects to their peers from the other R25 centers and NIDDK officials at the annual Summer Student Research Symposium. Together, these activities will expose students to the exciting world of kidney research and provide them with a knowledge base, critical thinking skills, personal development tools and an enthusiasm for discovery. These attributes are critical for their development into biomedical researchers and contributing to the future of nephrology, which is the long term goal of SPURRS. The Aims of the proposal are to: 1. Recruit a cohort of highly qualified and enthusiastic students, 2. Provide a hands-on research experience through which students will learn how discovery, clinical and translational kidney research are conducted and the results are disseminated to others, and 3. Provide mentoring and career development activities to enhance entry and retention of the students into careers as kidney research scientists. We are uniquely positioned to achieve the goals of our Program. UT Health San Antonio has a robust portfolio of kidney research programs through which students will gain exposure to cutting edge research, a cadre of experienced mentors to guide and energize students about careers in biomedical investigation, a location in a large, growing city with a large population of URM students, and a PI with experience in leading a national R25 undergraduate research education program (NIDDK STEP-UP).