UCSC-MARC U*STAR PROGRAM

描述（由申请人提供）：UCSC MARC U* 星星计划的使命是为入学博士学位的少数民族学生做准备。计划和专业研究生涯在生物医学科学与NIGMS MARC U* 星星计划的使命声明一致。UCSC MARC U* 星星计划的总体目标是至少有80%的UCSC-MARC研究员报名参加并随后被授予博士学位。来自生物医学领域著名的研究生院。为了实现这一雄心勃勃的目标，UCSC-MARC U* 星星计划为未来五年设定了几个可量化的目标：1）将MARC申请人人数增加100%，并提高这些学生的整体学术证书和研究职业意识。2)将所有MARC研究员的GRE成绩提高到所有领域的第80百分位。3)让所有MARC研究员在毕业前在同行评审的论坛或期刊上发表和/或撰写一篇科学论文。4)让所有MARC研究员在进入博士学位之前进行研究，撰写并向国家机构提交博士预科奖学金申请。程序.为了实现这些目标，UCSC-MARC U* 星星计划将继续提供和加强严格的培训和实践研究经验的个人支持计划。该计划将涉及第三和第四年的学生，主修生物学，化学或计算机科学和应用数学，在一个综合的学术和研究环境，将包括：（1）在研究理论和方法的培训;（2）活动，包括学生研究研讨会课程，研究设计和方法，生物医学科学当前主题的座谈会和MARC访问教师研讨会;（3）在校外或校内进行夏季研究的机会;（4）激烈的，个性化的学术和职业发展;和（5）有机会准备研究生入学考试和博士前奖学金的准备。UCSC-MARC U* 星星研究员将根据学术成就和研究潜力以及对攻读科学高级研究生学位的兴趣进行选择UCSC-MARC U* 星星计划的成功评估将进行定量和定性评估。quantitative是一个广泛的数据库，详细介绍了学习成绩，研究生产力，GRE成绩等信息，将收集和维护所有学生从进入UCSC-MARC池的时间，通过UCSC-MARC奖学金和随后的研究生培训和他们的专业研究生涯。计划有效性的定性措施将通过分发给UCSC-MARC研究员，UCSC-MARC教师导师和咨询委员会的详细年度问卷来获得。将通过目前正在开发的交互式UCSC-MARC U* 星星网站完成数据收集和简要资料的传播。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The mission of UCSC MARC U*STAR program is to prepare underrepresented minority students for admission to Ph.D. programs and professional research careers in the biomedical sciences concordant with the mission statement of the NIGMS MARC U*STAR program. The overall goal of the UCSC MARC U*STAR program is to have at least 80% of UCSC-MARC Fellows enroll in and subsequently be awarded the Ph.D. from prestigious graduate departments in the biomedical sciences. To accomplish this ambitious goal, the UCSC-MARC U*STAR program has set several quantifiable objectives for the next five years: 1) to increase the MARC applicant pool by 100% and to improve the overall academic credentials and awareness of careers in research of these students. 2) to raise the GRE scores of all MARC Fellows to at least the 80th percentile in all areas. 3) to have all MARC Fellows present and/or author a scientific paper in a peer reviewed forum or journal before graduation. 4) to have all MARC Fellows research, write and submit a predoctoral fellowship application to a national agency prior to admission in a Ph.D. program. To achieve these objectives the UCSC-MARC U*STAR program will continue to provide and augment a rigorous yet personally supportive program of training and hands on research experience. The program will involve third and fourth year students, majoring in Biology, Chemistry or Computer Sciences and Applied Mathematics, in a integrated academic and research environment that will include: (1) training in research theory and methodology; (2) activities that include Student Research Seminar Course, Research Design and Methodology, Colloquia on Current Topics in Biomedical Sciences and a MARC Visiting Faculty Seminar; (3) an opportunity for summer research at an off-campus or on-campus site; (4) intense, personalized academic and career advisement; and (5) an opportunity to prepare for the Graduate Record Examination and Predoctoral Fellowship preparation. UCSC-MARC U*STAR Fellows will be selected on the basis of academic achievement and research potential as well as an expressed interest in pursuing an advanced graduate degree in the sciences Evaluation of the success of the UCSC-MARC U*STAR program will be assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitatively, an extensive database detailing information on academic performance, research productivity, GRE performance, etc will be collected and maintained for all students from the time of entry into the UCSC-MARC pool, through the UCSC-MARC Fellowship and subsequent graduate training and their professional research career. Qualitative measures of program effectiveness will be obtained by detailed annual questionnaires circulated to UCSC-MARC Fellows, UCSC-MARC faculty mentors and the advisory committee. Data collection and dissemination of summary information will be accomplished through the interactive UCSC-MARC U*STAR web site now under development.