The Univeristy of Chicago Young Scientist Program

描述（由申请人提供）： 在生物科学领域，准备充分、人数不足的少数民族学生很少，他们能够接受医学研究方面的高级培训。芝加哥大学的青年科学家培训方案将有助于缓解这一问题，办法是在全国最好的研究机构之一的校园内，让有积极性的少数民族高中生和大学生尽早接触科学研究的原则和经验。为期九周的暑期项目将从芝加哥地区的优秀项目中招募合格的高中生。一些大学生可能会被选中参加。那些被选中的人将被邀请返回下一年的后续研究经验。参与者将在糖尿病、内分泌学、营养学、肥胖、消化、肝脏、泌尿系统、肾脏和血液系统疾病领域内选择研究导师和研究集中领域。这些项目可以是基础研究或临床研究，包括研究的道德行为。有一个现有的备受好评的暑期研究计划，为医学生在校园和我们的YSTPers将参加联合活动，在可能的情况下，这个更大的计划。也将有机会让我们的参与者与其他代表性不足的少数民族学生谁是在其特殊活动期间参加少数民族医学教育计划这包括一系列讲座杰出的医生/学者谁解决种族和民族卫生保健差距的主题互动。将有青年科学家参与者的每周集群小组会议，他们与YSTP指导委员会的成员讨论他们的研究进展，该委员会负责监督学生的表现和项目质量保证。学生也可以自由参加任何实验小组会议，额外的集群组会议，并在校园讲座。学生将提交一份最终的书面报告，并在闭幕的科学研究论坛上与医学生参与者一起向同行和教师口头介绍他们的研究结果。培训发生在生物科学部的支持性环境中，生物医学调查和学生研究培训联合收割机结合形成了悠久的学术传统。校园里有许多联邦资助的培训赠款。YSTP是一个新的概念，取代了以前失效的NIH高中学徒计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a paucity of well-prepared underrepresented minority students in the biological sciences who are capable of pursuing advanced training in medical research. The University of Chicago's Young Scientist Training Program (YSTP) will help to alleviate this problem through early exposure of scientific research principles and experiences to motivated minority high school and college students on the campus of one of the nation's premier research institutions. The nine-week summer program will recruit qualified high school students from the excellent selection of programs in the Chicago area. Some college students may be selected to participate. Those selected will be invited to return for a subsequent research experience the following year. The participants will be given a choice of research mentors and areas of research concentration within the fields of diabetes, endocrinology, nutrition, obesity, digestive, liver, urologic, kidney and hematologic disorders. The projects can be in either be basic or clinical research, including the ethical conduct of research. There is an existing well-regarded summer research program for medical students on campus and our YSTPers will participate in joint activities with this larger program when possible. There will also be the opportunity to have our participants interact with other underrepresented minority students who are participating in the Minority Medical Education Program during its special activities This includes a lecture series of distinguished physician/scholars who address topics in racial and ethnic health care disparity. There will be a weekly cluster group meeting of Young Scientist participants who engage in discussion of their research progress with a member of the steering committee of the YSTP who monitors student performance and program quality assurance. Students will also be free to attend any lab group meetings, additional cluster groups sessions, and lectures on campus. Students will submit a final written report and an oral presentation of their findings to peers and faculty at a closing scientific research forum alongside the medical student participants. Training occurs in the supportive environment of the Division of Biological Sciences where biomedical investigation and student research training combine to form a long-standing academic tradition. There are a number of federally funded training grants on campus. The YSTP is a new concept and replaces a previously lapsed NIH high school apprenticeship program.