Initiative for Minority Students:Bridges to the doctora*

描述(由申请人提供)：这个博士学位项目是加州州立理工大学波莫纳分校(CSPUP)化学和生物科学硕士项目与明尼苏达双城大学(UMTC)药理学和药物化学博士项目之间的合作伙伴关系。双方建立了基于以下共同目标的工作关系：增加参加CSPUP博士项目的人数不足的少数民族硕士毕业生人数，以及参加UMTC博士项目的少数族裔学生人数。CSPUP的MBRS(少数民族生物医学研究支持)项目的合格学生将被识别并指导进入UMTC的博士项目的申请过程。最优秀的学生将被博士项目和博士桥项目临时录取。在暑假期间，布里奇斯的学生将参加为期10周的UMTC研究密集型教育和培训体验。这一经历的核心是在UMTC的一名教员的实验室里进行的独立研究项目。学生们还将参加由UMTC著名的生命科学暑期本科生研究计划(LSSURP)赞助的活动。桥牌研究生将成为LSSURP学生的同伴导师和榜样，其中许多是少数族裔学生。这些互动将为剑桥大学的研究生提供现成的支持网络。桥牌参与者将以海报的形式展示他们的研究成果，作为LSSURP总结仪式的一部分。在本学年期间，双方将保持持续的关系。剑桥大学学生的UMTC研究导师将扩展指导关系，在学生的硕士论文委员会任职。桥牌学生将参加每月与桥牌项目管理员、UMTC研究导师和学生的MS导师举行的视频电话会议。参与部门的研讨会将被录制下来，并在两所院校之间进行交流。剑桥大学的学生将继续他们的论文研究，并参加MBRS计划的活动和研讨会，包括准备发表他们的研究，口头研究报告，以及在科学会议上的海报报告。总而言之，这些努力将增加布里奇斯学生从CSPUP的MS项目成功进入UMTC博士项目的可能性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): This Bridges to the Doctoral Degree Program is a partnership between the MS programs in Chemistry and Biological Sciences at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CSPUP) and the Ph.D. programs in Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMTC). A working relationship has been established based on the shared objectives of increasing the number of underrepresented minority MS graduates who matriculate in a Ph.D. program from CSPUP, and increasing the number of minority students in UMTC Ph.D. programs. Qualified students from the MBRS (Minority Biomedical Research Support) program at CSPUP will be identified and guided through the application process for admission to the Ph.D. program at UMTC. The most highly qualified students will be provisionally admitted to the Ph.D. program and to the Doctoral Bridges program. During the summer, Bridges students will participate in a 10-week research-intensive educational and training experience at UMTC. The heart of this experience is an independent research project performed in the laboratory of one of the UMTC faculty members. Students will also participate in activities sponsored by UMTC's well-established Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP). Bridge graduate students will serve as peer mentors and role models for LSSURP students, many of who are minority students. These interactions will provide a ready support network for the Bridge graduate students. Bridge participants will present their research in a poster format, as part of the LSSURP concluding ceremony. During the academic year, an ongoing relationship will be maintained. The Bridge student's UMTC research mentor will extend the mentoring relationship, serving on the student's MS thesis committee. Bridge students will participate in monthly video teleconferences with Bridges program administrators, UMTC research mentors, and the student's MS advisor. Seminars in the participating departments will be videotaped and exchanged between the two institutions. Bridges students will continue their thesis research, and participate in MBRS program activities and workshops, including preparation of their research for publication, an oral research presentation, and a poster presentation at a scientific conference. Collectively, these efforts will enhance the probability that Bridges students will successfully matriculate from the MS program at CSPUP into a UMTC Ph.D. program.