Leadership, Excellence, And Development of Diversity in Research

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的目的是为FASEB的“领导、卓越和多样性研究发展”（LEADDR）项目获得持续支持。本申请的首要最终目标是通过为URM学生、博士后和教师提供资源、项目和机会，帮助他们成为有竞争力和生产力的科学家，并获得和参与尖端的生物医学和行为研究，帮助增加训练有素的少数族裔（URM）科学家在生物医学和行为学科中的数量。当前的目标是继续和扩大FASEB的LEADDR活动，该活动于1997年通过nims /NIH的支持实施，作为MARC计划的一部分。联合会建议在未来五年内开展五项主要创新活动：1)开发和维护FASEB MARC InfoNet网站，作为主要的外联和招聘资源工具，用于(i)获取FASEB MARC计划的信息，（ii） FASEB成员协会和相关团体的相关多样性计划和活动；2)资助少数民族科学家、青年教师和博士后项目。这些项目将包括研讨会，以帮助URM科学家了解联邦生物医学研究系统的运作方式，并将重点放在资助技能和技术的发展上，这些技能和技术对于将想法和研究发展为成功的资助申请至关重要；3)为乌拉尔医科大学多数院校本科生和少数院校本科生提供旅行/生活补贴，支持他们参加由FASEB学会成员科学家在主要研究机构和大学主持的暑期研究体验；4)为参加FASEB会员协会全国会议的URM本科生/研究生、博士后和教师开展和赞助学生发展活动和职业研讨会/项目；5)发展和赞助博士后专业发展和充实奖，为发展和充实领导技能提供资源，并为计划从事学术研究/教学的博士后和新助理教授提供培训。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this proposal is to obtain continued support for FASEB's "Leadership, Excellence, And Development of Diversity in Research" (LEADDR) program. The overarching ultimate goal of this application is to assist in increasing the number of well-trained underrepresented minority (URM) scientists in the biomedical and behavioral disciplines by providing URM students, postdoctorates and faculty with resources, programs and opportunities to help prepare them to become competitive and productive scientists, and to gain access to and participate in cutting-edge biomedical and behavioral research. The immediate objective is to continue and expand FASEB's LEADDR activities implemented in 1997 through the support of NIGMS/NIH, as part of the MARC program. The Federation proposes five (5) major innovative activities for the next five (5) years: 1) Develop and maintain the FASEB MARC InfoNet web site as the primary outreach and recruitment resource tool for (i) access to information about the FASEB MARC Program and (ii) related diversity programs and activities of the FASEB member societies and related groups; 2) Sponsor grantsmanship training programs for minority scientists, junior faculty and postdoctorates. The programs will include seminars to assist URM scientists in their understanding of how the Federal systems of biomedical research works, and will focus on the development of grantsmanship skills and techniques that are essential to develop ideas and research into successful grant applications; 3) Provide travel/subsistence awards for URM undergraduate students at majority institutions and students at minority institutions to support their participation in summer research experiences hosted by FASEB society member scientists at major research institutions and universities; 4) Develop and sponsor student development activities and career seminars/programs of special interest for URM undergraduate/graduate students, postdoctorates and faculty who participate in FASEB member societies national meetings; 5) Develop and sponsor Postdoctorate Professional Development & Enrichment Awards to provide resources to support the development and enrichment of leadership skills and training of URM postdoctorates and new assistant professors planning to pursue productive careers in academic research/teaching.