Orange County Bridge to Biomedical Research

描述(由申请人提供)：加州大学欧文分校(UCI)是一家研究机构，其生物科学学院的少数族裔科学项目(MSP)获得了国家认可。奥兰治县生物医学研究之桥(OCBBR)与四所合作的社区学院(富勒顿学院、圣安东尼奥山学院、奥兰治海岸学院和圣安娜学院)合作，旨在增加未被充分代表的少数族裔(URM)学生进入和完成生物医学科学学士学位，并最终成为研究科学家。自1997年以来，123名OCBBR参与者在加州大学学院接受了研究培训，102名(83%)转到了四年制大学。在转到四年制院校的学生中，91人(74%)转到加州大学系统内的大学。OCBBR参与者是发表在同行评议期刊上的17篇论文的作者或合著者。OCBBR参与者在国家会议(AAAS、SACNAS和ABRCMS)上获得了7个学生研究奖。 我们建议延续运作首七年的成功元素，并加入新元素。OCBBR的组成部分包括：1)向合作社区大学的学生提供有关从事生物医学研究的机会和教育途径的信息宣传；2)通过在合作社区大学的辅导和UCI提供的暑期课程，为OCBBR参与者做好学术准备；3)在UCI进行有组织的有偿研究培训，使OCBBR参与者能够与UCI的教职员工和学生建立导师和同行关系；以及4)发展机构间教员焦点小组，讨论课程衔接和教学创新。研究培训内容包括1)教师研讨会系列，2)期刊俱乐部，向学者介绍当前生物医学文献的批判性阅读，3)为期两周的关于生物医学研究中使用的原理、仪器和技术的强化研讨会，4)在加州大学学院教师导师的指导下进行的研究，5)准备论文、口头报告和海报，将在地方和国家会议上提交。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of California, Irvine (UCI) is a research institution that has gained national recognition for its Minority Science Programs (MSP) at the School of Biological Sciences. Working with four partner community colleges (Fullerton College, Mount San Antonio, Orange Coast College, and Santa Ana College) the aim of the Orange County Bridge to Biomedical Research (OCBBR) is to increase the number of underrepresented minority (URM) students entering and completing a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences and ultimately pursuing careers as research scientists. Since 1997, 123 OCBBR participants have received research training at UCI and 102 (83%) have transferred to four year universities. Of the students who transferred to 4-year institutions, 91 (74%) transferred to universities within the University of California system. OCBBR participants have been authors or co-authors of 17 papers published in peer-reviewed journals. OCBBR participants have received 7 student research awards at national conferences (AAAS, SACNAS and ABRCMS). We propose to continue the successful elements of the first seven years of operation and add new elements. OCBBR components include, 1) informational outreach to interest students at partner community colleges about opportunities and educational paths to pursue careers in biomedical research, 2) academic preparation of OCBBR participants by tutoring at partner community colleges and summer classes offered at UCI, 3) structured paid research training at UCI to enable OCBBR participants to establish mentor and peer relationships with UCI faculty and students and 4) the development of inter-institutional faculty focus groups to discuss curricular articulation and pedagogical innovations. Research training elements include 1) a faculty seminar series, 2) a journal club to introduce scholars to critical reading of current biomedical literature, 3) a two-week intensive workshop on principles, instrumentation and techniques used in biomedical research, 4) research conducted under the direction of UCI faculty mentors, 5) preparation of papers, oral presentations and posters, to be presented at local and national conferences