Maryland Program in Dental Research Experience (D-REX)

项目摘要 牙科研究经验（D-REX）的马里兰州牙科学院（UMSOD）的大学是一个完整的- 时间，密集，动手夏季研究计划，解决建立一个强大的和多样化的未满足的需求 在牙科保健、牙科和颅面健康研究和教育方面的劳动力。这种劳动力至关重要 改善口腔健康和减少口腔健康差距。与巴尔的摩地区的高中合作， 马里兰州历史上的黑人学院和大学，马里兰州大学机构，校园范围内的URM 学术课程和学生组织，包括研究经验的持续伞（CURE） 学者计划和夏季生物科学实习计划（SHIP），以及学生国家牙科 协会，D-REX将招募高中和本科学生和科学教师强烈感兴趣 在生物医学科学体验9周一对一的指导研究在UMSOD的实验室。 UMSOD的26名教师将担任导师，带领参与者通过假设驱动的 与口腔、牙齿和颅面健康各领域密切相关的研究项目，如生物材料 和组织工程学，疼痛，微生物发病机制，癌症和流行病学。其他团体活动将 提供丰富的内容，如科学讲座，职业研讨会，生存技能讲习班，以增强 参加者在牙科和医疗保健和研究事业上取得成功。D-REX的目标是 培养对未满足需求领域的职业兴趣，并提高对牙科，口腔和颅面的认识 研究在高中科学教师中广泛影响高中科学教育。D-REX程序 将与正在进行的UMSOD牙科学生暑期研究培训计划相结合，以便D- 雷克斯学员可以体验研究沿着与牙科学生，以进一步激励他们在追求口腔 健康相关的职业。D-REX项目将由两名项目主管领导。其中一个目前正在运作 在UMSOD的培训计划（任博士）。另一个创建并指导了一项夏季高中研究 科学计划持续20年，两个国际生物医学科学计划的青少年，现在 有100多个国家的成员（Myslinski博士）。作为美国国立卫生研究院资助的十大牙科学校之一 在过去的连续12年（最近，1520万美元的总资金，包括来自NIDCR的480万美元）和#4 根据蓝岭研究在2020年的排名，UMSOD是一个多元化，包容性和智力刺激的地方 培养和激励学生从事口腔保健和牙科，口腔和颅面研究的职业， 通过中学教师的参与，传播口腔健康科学知识。D-REX的目标 符合国家牙科和颅面研究所的使命。

PROJECT SUMMARY The Dental Research Experience (D-REX) of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) is a full- time, intensive, hands-on summer research program addressing the unmet need of building a strong and diverse workforce in dental health care, dental and craniofacial health research and education. This workforce is critical for improving oral health and reducing oral health disparity. Collaborating with Baltimore area high schools, historically black colleges and universities in Maryland, University of Maryland Institutions, campus-wide URM scholastic programs and student organization, including Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) scholars program and Summer BioScience Internship Program (SHIP), and the Student National Dental Association, D-REX will recruit high school and undergraduate students and science teachers strongly interested in biomedical science to experience the 9-week one-on-one mentored research in the laboratories of UMSOD. Twenty-six faculty members in UMSOD will serve as mentors to lead the participants through hypothesis-driven research project intimately related to various areas of oral, dental, and craniofacial health, such as biomaterial and tissue engineering, pain, microbial pathogenesis, cancer, and epidemiology. Additional group activities will deliver enrichment contents, such as science lectures, career seminars, survival skills workshops, to empower the participants to succeed in dental and medical health care and research career. The goals of D-REX are to foster career interest in the field of unmet need and to promote awareness of dental, oral, and craniofacial research among high school science teachers to impact high school science education broadly. D-REX program will be integrated with the ongoing UMSOD Summer Research Training Program for dental students so that D- REX trainees can experience research along with dental students to further motivate them in pursuing oral health-related careers. D-REX program will be led by two program directors. One of them is currently operating the training program at UMSOD (Dr. Ren). The other created and directed a summer high school research science program lasting 20 years, and two international biomedical science programs for teenagers that now have more than 100 countries as members (Dr. Myslinski). As one of the top 10 dental schools in NIH funding for the past 12 consecutive years (most recently, $15.2M total funding, including $4.8M from NIDCR) and a #4 ranking by Blue Ridge research in 2020, the UMSOD is a diverse, inclusive and intellectually stimulating place to nurture and motivate students in pursuing career in oral health care and dental, oral, and craniofacial research, and to disseminate oral health science through the participation of high school teachers. The goals of D-REX are consistent with the mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.