Undergraduate Discovery Science Experience in Renal Biology and Disease

迫切需要增加对多样化劳动力的招聘，培养下一代科学家。 世卫组织可以在与NIH任务相关的领域，特别是NIDDK的领域进行研究。科学， 技术、工程和数学(STEM)职业是美国增长最快的职业 美国有大约70%的工作需要高中以上学历。然而，只有不到20%的大学毕业生 毕业生获得STEM相关领域的学位，这是进入研究职业生涯的第一步。这个号码是 来自地理和经济上处于不利地位的个人的比例要低得多 代表不足的种族和少数族裔群体以及美国印第安人/土著美国人。此外，学生们 来自不同背景的人面临着无数的挑战，这些挑战威胁着他们进入并坚持 本科生STEM学习，并最终进入STEM劳动力。 为了解决这一不足，我们开发了一个名为《阿斯普诺特™K-20STEM多样性管道》的培训计划 范德比尔特大学医学中心(VUMC)。自2009年该计划开始以来，137人 来自24个州的本科生已经被录取。98%的人来自 不同的背景，93%的毕业生攻读高级STEM学位。在这些学员中，84人 从2013年到2021年，由我们的R25赠款赞助。 在此次更新中，我们将利用我们在13个夏季通过Aspirnaut™培训渠道取得的成功。在目标1中， 我们将招募40%的参与者，他们来自代表性较低的种族和民族以及美国印第安人/土著 美国人和70%的人来自地理和经济上的不利背景和/或有限的家庭 受教育程度。在目标2中，我们将邀请本科生参加一次有指导意义的发现科学体验。 关于“肾脏生物学和疾病”的主题。在目标3中，我们将通过以下内容来增强发现科学体验 引导职业技能发展。在目标4中，我们将通过Guided增强发现科学体验 健康训练。此外，我们将实施在上一个融资周期试行的几项创新，以 完善培训管道的整体模式。 预期的结果将增加进入STEM专业的本科生的数量和多样性 与NIDDK任务相关，并作为复制的典范。

There is a critical need to increase the recruitment of a diverse workforce and develop next-generation scientists who can conduct research in areas relevant to the NIH mission, particularly that of the NIDDK. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers are the fastest-growing occupation in the United States, with around 70% of jobs requiring some education past high school. Yet less than 20% of college graduates earn degrees in a STEM-related field, the initial step in accessing a research career. This number is far lower for individuals from geographically- and economically-disadvantaged backgrounds and underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups and American Indian/Native Americans. Moreover, students from diverse backgrounds face numerous challenges that threaten their entry into and persistence in undergraduate STEM studies, and ultimately into the STEM workforce. To address this shortfall, we developed a training program titled "Aspirnaut™ K-20 STEM Pipeline for Diversity and Wellness" at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Since the program's inception in 2009, 137 undergraduate students from 24 states have matriculated into the pipeline. Ninety-eight percent were from diverse backgrounds and 93% of the graduates pursued advanced STEM degrees. Among these trainees, 84 were sponsored by our R25 grant from 2013 to 2021. In this renewal, we will leverage our success over 13 summers with the Aspirnaut™ training pipeline. In Aim 1, we will recruit 40% of participants from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and American Indians/Native Americans and 70% from geographically- and economically-disadvantaged backgrounds and/or limited family level of education. In Aim 2, we will engage undergraduate students in a guided discovery science experience on the topic of "Renal Biology and Disease." In Aim 3, we will augment the discovery science experience with guided professional skills development. In Aim 4, we will enhance the discovery science experience with guided wellness training. Additionally, we will implement several innovations, piloted over the previous funding cycle, to perfect a holistic model of the training pipeline. The anticipated outcomes will increase the number and diversity of undergraduates entering STEM disciplines of relevance to the NIDDK mission and serve as a model for replication.