MBRS IMSD Program at Louisiana State University

路易斯安那州立大学 MBRS IMSD 项目

• 批准号: 7036580
• 负责人: ROBERT M STRONGIN
• 金额: $ 17.65万
• 依托单位: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV A&M COL BATON ROUGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-04-01 至 2008-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7036580
• 关键词: ethnic group; health science research potential; science education; training; university; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An ambitious and innovative MBRS IMSD program at Louisiana State University would train twenty upper-level underrepresented minority undergraduate Scholars per year for careers as biomedical researchers. LSU has established a national reputation for increasing the numbers of underrepresented doctoral students entering academics and industry, particularly in the Department of Chemistry. The current goal is to extend this success to include the training of minority undergraduates in areas of interest to the NIH. A number of new initiatives and programs have recently been established at LSU, aimed at the education and retention of minority undergraduates particularly in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. The proposed IMSD program would service the needs of undergraduates with a specific interest in advanced biomedical research training. A select group of IMSD Student Scholars would be matched with faculty research preceptors according to their interest. They would work in the preceptors' laboratory for two academic years, receiving wages. Eight measurable goals would be used for program evaluation to meet NIH and institutional objectives: (i) 20 (10 junior and 10 LSU senior undergraduate) IMSD Scholars perform 15 hours per week of biomedical research for 9 (academic) months per year, as monitored by student time sheets and semester research progress reports, approved and signed by their respective preceptors, (ii) presentation of at least one lecture or poster of the student's research at a major regional or national scientific meeting and attendance at a second meeting, (iii) coauthorship of at least one peer-reviewed publication by at least 90% of the students, (iv) at least 95% attendance at IMSD meetings, seminars and relevant events, (v) selection and invitation by the IMSD students of three nationally renowned scientists per year who specialize in areas of interest to the students and the program, (vi) each of the IMSD Scholars maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA for full-time loads, (vii) the IMSD Scholars having at least a 90% graduation rate within four years of enrollment at LSU, (viii) the IMSD Scholars attaining at least a 90% success rate in graduate or professional school placement and/or biomedical research employment immediately upon graduation. The students would meet once a week during each semester in a seminar held by the PI/Project Director to address student needs and concerns and for educational enhancement activities. Activities would include presentations by LSU faculty and graduate students on biomedical research, the fine points of presentations of posters and lectures, info on standardized testing, selecting and applying to graduate school, laboratory safety, bioethics and biomedical issues of specific relevance to minority groups, financial aid and other relevant programs.

描述（由申请人提供）：在路易斯安那州州立大学的一个雄心勃勃的和创新的MBRS IMSD计划将培养20个上层代表性不足的少数民族本科学者，每年的职业生涯作为生物医学研究人员。路易斯安那州立大学已经建立了一个国家的声誉，增加了代表性不足的博士生进入学术界和工业界的人数，特别是在化学系。目前的目标是扩大这一成功，包括少数民族大学生感兴趣的领域，以国家卫生研究院的培训。路易斯安那州立大学最近制定了一些新的举措和方案，旨在教育和保留少数民族本科生，特别是在STEM（科学，技术，工程和数学）领域。拟议的IMSD计划将服务于对高级生物医学研究培训有特殊兴趣的本科生的需求。一组选定的IMSD学生学者将根据他们的兴趣与教师研究导师相匹配。他们将在导师的实验室工作两个学年，领取工资。八个可衡量的目标将用于项目评估，以满足NIH和机构的目标：（i）20（10名大三学生和10名路易斯安那州立大学高年级本科生）IMSD学者每周进行15小时的生物医学研究，（学术）月，每年，由学生的时间表和学期研究进展报告，批准和各自的导师签署，（ii）在主要的区域或国家科学会议上至少介绍一次学生研究的讲座或海报，并参加第二次会议，（iii）至少90%的学生共同撰写至少一份同行评审的出版物，（iv）至少95%的学生参加IMSD会议，研讨会和相关活动，（v）IMSD学生每年选择和邀请三位全国知名的科学家，他们专门从事学生和计划感兴趣的领域，（vi）每个IMSD学者保持至少3.0 GPA的全职负荷，（vii）IMSD学者在路易斯安那州立大学入学后四年内至少有90%的毕业率，（viii）IMSD学者在毕业后立即获得研究生或专业学校安置和/或生物医学研究就业的成功率至少为90%。学生们将在每学期举行的PI/项目主任每周一次的研讨会，以解决学生的需求和关注，并为教育增强活动。活动将包括由路易斯安那州立大学教师和研究生介绍生物医学研究，海报和讲座的演示文稿的精细点，对标准化测试的信息，选择和申请研究生院，实验室安全，生物伦理学和生物医学问题的具体相关少数群体，财政援助和其他相关方案。