MBRS PROGRAM

少数民族生物医学研究支持(MBRS)计划的目标是 布朗克斯社区学院(BCC)正在增加人才数量 和聪明的少数民族学生追求和进入生物医学的职业生涯 研究。这将在短期内通过以下方式实现：1)提供 有兴趣和合格的BCC学生有机会进行研究 经验，将说服他们继续作为一名科学专业在一个 4岁。大学，2)教学实验室和思维技能，将 使他们在继续接受教育时具有竞争力，以及3) 让他们体验研究成果的交流 生物医学领域。从长远来看，这一计划将：1)增加 BCC有限的研究活动，2)增加人才数量 和光明少数民族高中生申请BCC，3(增加 全职少数族裔理科教员的人数 BCC的生物医学研究。 提出的BCC方案的设计拓展了研究内容 学院的环境，通过增加人员和 学生们。暴露在研究环境中预计会激励 更多的教职员工参加该计划。学生参与者 将拥有实验室、专业人员和榜样的经验， 对于建立知识、自尊和 对它们在生物医学研究领域的潜在作用的信心。 这份提案有两个子项目，共涉及20个 每年的学生人数。子项目1的目标是检查 微生物尿素酶在人类白细胞抗原B27相关疾病中的作用 (用转基因小鼠)研究关节疾病的发病机制 通过尿素酶。学生们将学习微生物学、细胞 生物学、生物化学和免疫学。子项目2提供了一个完整的 在一个学术框架内的介绍性研究经验 年，并使这一经验继续为选定的学生。 模拟研究体验、研讨会体验和 夏季的参与式研究经验将用于这一点 浓缩项目。被选中的学生将有机会 继续他们的研究经验。 该方案将继续在过渡方案中发挥关键作用 使BCC成为CUNY强大的科学中心，提供有动力的 和知识渊博的理科学生转到补充课程 在四年制大学里。

The goal of the Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program at Bronx Community College (BCC) is to increase of the number of talented and bright minority students pursuing and entering careers in biomedical research. This will be achieved in the short-term by: 1) providing interested and qualified BCC students the opportunity to have a research experience that will convince them to continue as a science major at a 4-yr. college, 2) teaching laboratory and thinking skills that will prepare them to be competitive as they continue their education, and 3) having them experience the communication of research findings in biomedical fields. In the long-term this program will: 1) increase the limited research activities at BCC, 2) increase the number of talented and bright minority high school students applying to BCC, 3( increase the number of full-time minority science faculty who would be conducting biomedical research at BCC. The design of the proposed program for BCC expands the research environment at the College, by involving additional personnel and students. Exposure to the research environment is expected to motivate additional faculty to participate in the Program. Student participants will have laboratory, professional and role model experiences that are important for building a foundation of knowledge, self-esteem, and confidence in their potential role in the field of biomedical research. There are two subprojects in this proposal, involving a total of 20 students per year. The goal of subproject 1 is to examine the role of microbial urease in HLA B27-associated disease, by identifying an animal model (using transgenic mice) to study the initiation of joint disease by the urease. The students will learn techniques in microbiology, cell biology, biochemistry, and immunology. Subproject 2 provides a complete introductory research experience within the framework of one academic year, and enables continuation of that experience for select students. A simulated research experience, a symposium experience, and a participatory research experience during the summer will be used for this enrichment project. Select students will have the opportunity to continue their research experience. The Program will continue to play a key role in the transition programs that have made BCC a strong science center in CUNY, providing motivated and knowledgeable science students who transfer to complementary programs at 4-yr colleges.