Biomedical Research Internship Program for Undergraduat*

本科生生物医学研究实习计划*

• 批准号: 6947696
• 负责人: Sonia Castro Flores
• 金额: $ 6.84万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-06-01 至 2010-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6947696
• 关键词: Biomedical; Research; Internship; Program; Undergraduat

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) and its Graduate School seek renewal of NHLBI funding for a minority summer Biomedical Sciences Research Internship Program (BioRIP). The current grant was first funded on June 2000 and provided funds for 6 trainees the first 2 years and 8 in subsequent years. The goal of this program has been to provide a stimulating research experience and recruit these students to attend graduate or professional schools and continue studies that will lead to a career in biomedical research. The UCHSC has an established commitment to increasing the diversity of its student population and to provide an experience in contemporary biomedical research to undergraduates that are members of under-represented populations. In addition to the NIH-funded slots, the President's Office of the University of Colorado and the Chancellor of UCHSC believe that the student population should be as diverse as possible and have therefore provided combined funds for 2-3 additional trainees. These trainees would not normally qualify as underrepresented minorities but are economically disadvantaged, from rural areas or first generation college attendees. In addition, funds have also been provided for training of talented minority high school students. The combined program, called Graduate Experiences for Multicultural Students (GEMS), has funded a total of 42 students in the past 4 years. The majority (88%) of these students have expressed a commitment to continue professional studies. Of the 26 students who have already graduated, 9 are enrolled in professional schools, and 13 are in the process of applying to graduate science and professional programs. All of the students who are still in school will definitely pursue post-graduate degrees in science or medicine. The current application builds upon this success and is seeking to increase the number of NIH-funded student slots to 10 and continue offering mentored research experiences in one of our research laboratories. These laboratory rotations will be coupled with an introductory course on molecular biological and biochemical techniques and overviews of biochemistry and cell biology. In addition, the students will participate in brown bag lunches covering topics such as "Ethics in Science and Medicine", How to write a research paper", or "How to put together an effective oral presentation". The UCHSC is unique in that there are no undergraduates at our institution, and that the majority of our research focuses upon health-related issues. Many of the undergraduates we have trained never had contact with a medical school, even if one exists on their campus, and therefore the experience on our campus represents the first contact they have with biomedical research in a dedicated setting. The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and its neighboring institution, the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, offer a very talented group of investigators with a diverse interest in other biological problems of significance to the health sciences. These institutions offer a particular strength in pulmonary diseases. The research and educational components of BioRIP is also complemented by personal advising on health professional careers, and gaining admission to professional schools.

描述（由申请人提供）：科罗拉多大学健康科学中心 (UCHSC) 及其研究生院寻求 NHLBI 续签少数族裔夏季生物医学科学研究实习计划 (BioRIP) 资助。目前的补助金于 2000 年 6 月首次提供，前两年为 6 名受训人员提供资金，随后几年为 8 名受训人员提供资金。该计划的目标是提供刺激的研究经验，并招募这些学生进入研究生院或专业学校并继续学习，从而从事生物医学研究职业。 UHSC 既定致力于增加学生群体的多样性，并为代表性不足的本科生提供当代生物医学研究的经验。除了 NIH 资助的名额外，科罗拉多大学校长办公室和 UHSC 校长认为学生群体应尽可能多样化，因此为 2-3 名额外的学员提供了联合资金。这些学员通常不符合代表性不足的少数群体的资格，但在经济上处于不利地位，来自农村地区或第一代大学毕业生。此外，还提供资金用于少数民族高中优秀学生的培养。这个联合项目名为“多元文化学生研究生体验”(GEMS)，在过去 4 年里总共资助了 42 名学生。这些学生中的大多数（88%）表示致力于继续专业学习。已毕业的 26 名学生中，9 人已入读专业学校，13 人正在申请研究生科学和专业课程。所有还在校的学生肯定会攻读科学或医学的研究生学位。当前的申请建立在这一成功的基础上，正在寻求将 NIH 资助的学生名额数量增加到 10 个，并继续在我们的一个研究实验室提供指导性的研究经验。这些实验室轮换将与分子生物学和生化技术的入门课程以及生物化学和细胞生物学的概述相结合。此外，学生们还将参加棕色袋午餐，主题包括“科学与医学伦理”、“如何撰写研究论文”或“如何进行有效的口头陈述”。UCHSC 的独特之处在于我们机构没有本科生，而且我们的大部分研究都集中在与健康相关的问题。我们培训的许多本科生从未与医学院接触过，即使校园里有医学院， 因此，在我们校园的经历代表了他们在专门环境中第一次接触生物医学研究。科罗拉多大学健康科学中心及其邻近机构国家犹太医学和研究中心提供了一群非常有才华的研究人员，他们对其他对健康科学具有重要意义的生物问题有着不同的兴趣。这些机构在肺部疾病方面具有特殊优势。 BioRIP 的研究和教育部分还得到了补充 就健康职业生涯提供个人建议，并获得专业学校的录取。