RISE (RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR SCIENTIFIC ENHANCEMENT)

加州州立理工大学波莫纳分校(Cal Poly Pomona)的MBRS-Rise项目将让少数族裔学生参与一系列发展经历，旨在激励他们进入生物医学研究领域，并为他们的职业生涯做好准备。BIOQUEST是一项针对学业最有能力的新生的暑期过渡计划，它的实施将提高未被充分代表的生物专业学生的学业成功和留住学生的比例，并增加这些对生物医学研究人员职业感兴趣的学生的数量。开发三个新的生物和数学学术卓越工作坊，将提高学生在这些学科的理解和表现。低年级的少数民族学生将练习技术并做一个短期项目，作为“研究入门”体验的一部分，旨在让他们参与到令人兴奋和有益的研究过程中，并培养他们对自己进行研究的能力的信心。高年级学生和研究生将在加州大学保利·波莫纳分校或附近机构的实验室进行密集、持续的研究。学生将通过参加实验设计、数据分析和科学完整性方面的研讨会来增强他们的研究经验。RISE学生将通过参加演讲研讨会、撰写报告和科学论文以及在地方和国家科学会议上展示他们的研究来提高他们的沟通技能。通过每周研讨会、研讨会前和研讨会后的活动、实地考察和参与科学会议，RISE学生将与包括少数族裔研究人员在内的许多生物医学研究科学家互动，并增加他们对许多生物医学研究领域的了解。RISE学生将通过参加研究生院准备工作坊(包括为研究生入学考试(GRE)做广泛准备)来提高进入博士项目的竞争力。参与这些发展经验，包括学生与许多优秀和支持性教师的互动，将使我们的少数族裔学生成为富有成效的研究科学家。

The MBRS-RISE program at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) will involve minority students in a developmental sequence of experiences designed to motivate and prepare them for careers in biomedical research. Implementation of BIOQUEST, a summer transition program for the academically most capable incoming freshmen, will improve the academic success and retention of underrepresented biology majors, and increase the number of these students who become interested in careers as biomedical researchers. Development of three new Academic Excellence Workshops in biology and mathematics will improve students understanding and performance in these disciplines. Lower division minority students will practice techniques and do a short-term project as part of an "Introduction to Research" experience designed to involve them in the exciting and rewarding process of research, and develop confidence in their ability to do research. Upper division and graduate RISE students will become involved in intensive sustained research in the laboratories of established researchers at Cal Poly Pomona or at nearby institutions. Students will enhance their research experience through participation in workshops in experimental design, data analysis, and scientific integrity. RISE students will improve their communication skills through participation in presentation workshops, writing reports and scientific papers, and presenting their research at local and national scientific meetings. Through weekly seminars, pre-and post-seminar activities, field trips, and participation in scientific meetings, RISE students will interact with many biomedical research scientists, including minority researchers, and increase their understanding of many areas of biomedical research. RISE students will become more competitive for entry into Ph.D. programs by participating in a Graduate School preparation workshop, including extensive preparation for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Participation in these developmental experiences, involving student interaction with many excellent and supportive faculty, will enable our minority students to become productive research scientists.