SACNAS: Initiatives for Equity in Science

SACNAS：科学公平倡议

• 批准号: 6746583
• 负责人: Luis S Haro
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: SOCIETY FOR THE ADV CHICANOS/NATIVE AMER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-12-20 至 2008-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6746583
• 关键词: SACNAS; Initiatives; Equity; Science

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): SACNAS requests funding from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences Minority Access to Research Careers program, for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students, and professionals to encourage and develop an interest in biomedical sciences. Humans are a natural resource that continue to be underdeveloped in the U.S. and within the U.S. scientific community. This is particularly true for people who are members of minority groups, especially Chicanos and Native Americans. A recent NSF study (NSF 00 327) shows that while minorities make up nearly 25% of population in the U.S., Chicanos, Latinos, Native American and African Americans make up less than 6% of all Ph.D.s in science, engineering and mathematics (SEM). SEM are areas of expertise that are the comerstones for the future of this country. The underrepresentation of these people in the scientific enterprise is a serious national problem with many contributing factors (Chronicle of Higher Ed, Jan 2002). The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Latinos and Native Americans (SACNAS) seeks to change this statistic by encouraging all underrepresented groups - while focusing on Chicanos/Latinos and Native Americans- to pursue advanced degrees in science, mathematics and engineering. SACNAS' mission and that of the NIH MARC program are congruent. The proposed activities integrate biomedical research and promote educational opportunities in NIH relevant areas. We have solicited funds from other sources to support scientists and budding scientists with interests in other areas of research. The hypothesis to be tested is that, with the active mentoring, career development, and specific interventions provided by SACNAS as supported by NIH, undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral researchers, and professional minority scientists will be retained in science and will achieve excellence in this endeavor. SACNAS has a 15-year history of annual conferences with workshops, scientific sessions, student presentations, and mentoring activities. Past and current SACNAS activities are a foundation, and the springboard we shall use to launch the following specific aims: Aim 1. Provide an annual conference that enhances career development and higher education of undergraduate students (285), pre- (34) and post- (20) doctoral researchers (20) and faculty (5) interested in biomedical sciences; Aim 2. Provide year-round activities that will enhance student, postdoctoral and faculty development; and Aim 3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed activities. The rationale for the proposed activities in this application is that without early, specific and well thought-out interventions, and without opportunities for students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty to take part in career and educational development our target communities will remain underrepresented in scientific endeavors.

描述（由申请人提供）：SACNAS要求从国立普通医学科学研究所少数民族获得研究职业计划的资金，为代表性不足的本科生和研究生，以及专业人士，以鼓励和发展对生物医学科学的兴趣。人类是一种自然资源，在美国和美国科学界仍然没有得到充分开发。这对于少数民族成员尤其如此，特别是墨西哥裔和美洲原住民。 NSF最近的一项研究（NSF 00 327）显示，虽然少数民族占美国人口的近25%，墨西哥裔、拉丁裔、美洲原住民和非洲裔美国人在科学、工程和数学领域的博士学位中所占比例不到6%。 SEM是专业领域，是这个国家未来的基石。这些人在科学事业中的代表性不足是一个严重的全国性问题，有许多促成因素（高等艾德纪事，2002年1月）。墨西哥裔/拉丁裔和美洲原住民促进协会（SACNAS）试图通过鼓励所有代表性不足的群体-同时关注墨西哥裔/拉丁裔和美洲原住民-来改变这一统计数据，以追求科学，数学和工程方面的高级学位。SACNAS的使命与NIH MARC计划的使命是一致的。拟议的活动整合了生物医学研究，并促进了NIH相关领域的教育机会。我们从其他来源寻求资金，以支持对其他研究领域感兴趣的科学家和初露头角的科学家。要测试的假设是，与积极的指导，职业发展，并提供由美国国立卫生研究院，本科生，研究生，博士后研究人员和专业的少数民族科学家支持的SACNAS的具体干预措施将保留在科学，并将在这奋进取得卓越的努力。SACNAS有15年的年会历史，包括研讨会，科学会议，学生演讲和指导活动。过去和现在的SACNAS活动是一个基础，我们将使用它来启动以下具体目标：目标1。提供一个年度会议，提高职业发展和本科生（285），前（34）和后（20）博士研究人员（20）和教师（5）感兴趣的生物医学科学高等教育;目标2。提供全年的活动，将提高学生，博士后和教师的发展;和目标3。 评估拟议活动的有效性。本申请中提出的活动的理由是，如果没有早期、具体和深思熟虑的干预措施，如果没有学生、博士后研究人员和教师参与职业和教育发展的机会，我们的目标社区在科学事业中的代表性将仍然不足。