SACNAS for Increasing Diversity in Genomic Research

SACNAS 用于增加基因组研究的多样性

• 批准号: 6770789
• 负责人: Luis S Haro
• 金额: $ 27.34万
• 依托单位: SACNAS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-30 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6770789
• 关键词: Hispanic Americans; Native Americans; bioinformatics; career; education evaluation /planning; functional /structural genomics; genome; health science profession; health science research potential; postdoctoral investigator; postgraduate education; role model; science education; teacher; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Society for Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) has extensive success and experience in increasing minority participation in science. The long-term objective of this proposal is to increase the number of Chicanos/Latinos and Native Americans engaged in genomic research. This will be accomplished by 1) developing and implementing programs to make Chicanos/Latinos and Native Americans aware of Human Genome research, 2) develop Chicano and Native American scientists in Human Genome Research, 3) provide activities that will lead to an increase in the number of competitively prepared human genome scientists from this community. The rationale for the proposed activities in this application is that without early, specific and well thought-out interventions, and without opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and faculty to take part in career and educational development, our target communities will remain underrepresented in all aspects of genomic research. The specific aims are: 1) to provide undergraduate students with the opportunities to develop an understanding of and competence in genomics/bioinformatics research. 2) to provide graduate students with support to pursue genomic/bioinformatics research. 3) support faculty at minority serving institutions to gain skills and develop research interests in genomic/bioinformatics research. The hypothesis to be tested is that, with the active mentoring, career development, and specific interventions provided by SACNAS as supported by NHGRI, undergraduate, graduate, and professional minority scientists will be retained in this ever important and emerging field and will achieve excellence in this endeavor. SACNAS has the professional and student base to draw on and is well positioned to successfully develop this pipeline program. The result stemming from these proposed activities will be an increase in the numbers of Chicano/Latino and Native American professionals and students that are involved in genomics and bioinformatics research. These activities will comprise the first focused efforts to address the issue of low rates of participation of Chicano/Latino and Native American professionals and students in genomics and bioinformatics research. The activities shown to be successful here will establish paradigms that can be applied for the advancement of underrepresented subsets of our population in other disciplines.

描述（由申请人提供）：科学促进奇卡诺人和美洲土著人协会（SACNAS）在增加少数民族参与科学方面取得了广泛的成功和经验。这项提案的长期目标是增加从事基因组研究的墨西哥裔/拉丁裔和美洲原住民的人数。这将通过1）制定和实施计划，使墨西哥裔/拉丁美洲人和美洲原住民了解人类基因组研究，2）发展墨西哥裔和美洲原住民科学家在人类基因组研究，3）提供活动，这将导致来自这个社区的竞争性准备的人类基因组科学家的数量增加。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，没有本科生和研究生，研究人员和教师参加职业和教育发展的机会，我们的目标社区将在基因组研究的各个方面仍然代表性不足。具体目标是：1）为本科生提供机会，培养对基因组学/生物信息学研究的理解和能力。2)为研究生提供支持，以进行基因组/生物信息学研究。3)支持少数民族服务机构的教师获得基因组/生物信息学研究方面的技能和发展研究兴趣。要测试的假设是，与积极的指导，职业发展，并由SACNAS提供由NHGRI，本科生，研究生和专业的少数民族科学家支持的具体干预措施将保留在这个曾经重要的和新兴的领域，并将在这奋进取得卓越的努力。SACNAS拥有可供借鉴的专业和学生基础，并且能够成功开发这一管道计划。这些拟议活动的结果将是增加参与基因组学和生物信息学研究的奇卡诺人/拉丁美洲人和美洲土著专业人员和学生的人数。这些活动将包括第一次集中努力，解决奇卡诺人/拉丁美洲人和美洲土著专业人员和学生参与基因组学和生物信息学研究的比例低的问题。在此成功开展的活动将确立可用于促进我国人口中代表性不足的群体在其他学科中取得进步的范例。