JUNIOR RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

1987年，少数民族健康学校协会（AMHPS） 提交了一项提案，请求支持赞助初级 希望参加科学研究的科学家和博士后学生 会议. 该计划的目标是：（1）促进研究 （2）为少数民族学生提供帮助; 攻读基础生物医学的博士生和初级教员 研究作为一种职业，（3）为培训个人提供支持， 由国家心肺血液中心赞助的研究领域 研究所（NHLBI）。 该计划的主要目标是提供一个 传统上代表性不足的少数群体的机制 在科学世界中成功竞争。 传统上，少数民族在科学领域的代表性不足， 由NHLBI资助的生物医学研究领域。 少数民族人口 患有许多疾病和紊乱，由该研究所资助， 计划作为一种机制，以吸引更多的人， 这个研究领域。由于该计划的初步资金，许多 少数民族学生和科学家利用了这笔拨款， 授权机构参加科学会议并介绍其研究成果 国家会议的结论。 据估计，这些资金 本建议中要求的将继续提供一个机制， 更多的少数民族科学家在与以下方面有关的职业中取得成功： 由NHLBI赞助和支持的研究领域。

In 1987, the Association for Minority Health Professions Schools (AMHPS) submitted a proposal requesting support to sponsor travel for junior scientists and post-doctoral students who desired to attend scientific meetings. The objectives of this program were to: (1) stimulate research interests at the campus level, (2) provide assistance for minority post- doctoral students and junior faculty members pursuing basic biomedical research as a career and (3), provide support for training individuals in the areas of research sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes (NHLBI). The major goal of this program was to provide a mechanism for traditionally under-represented minority groups to successfully compete in the scientific world. Traditionally, minorities have been under-represented in science and biomedical research areas funded by the NHLBI. The minority population suffers from many diseases and disorders funded by this institute and this program serves as a mechanism to attract a larger number of individuals to this research area. Since the initial funding of this program, many minority students and scientists have utilized funds allocated by this granting agency to attend scientific meetings and present their research findings at national conferences. It is anticipated that the funds requested in this proposal will continue to provide a mechanism for a greater number of minority scientists to succeed in careers relevant to research areas sponsored and supported by the NHLBI.