UCSC-MARC U*STAR PROGRAM

描述（由申请人提供）：UCSC MARC U*STAR项目的使命是准备被忽视的少数民族学生进入博士项目和生物医学科学专业的研究生涯，这与NIGMS MARC U*STAR项目的使命宣言相一致。UCSC MARC U*STAR项目的总体目标是让至少80%的UCSC-MARC研究员注册并随后获得生物医学科学著名研究生部门的博士学位。为了实现这一雄心勃勃的目标，UCSC-MARC U*STAR计划为未来五年设定了几个可量化的目标：1)将MARC申请人数增加100%，并提高这些学生的整体学术资格和对研究职业的认识。2)将所有MARC研究员的GRE成绩提高到所有领域的至少80百分位。3)所有MARC研究员在毕业前出席并/或在同行评议的论坛或期刊上发表一篇科学论文。4)在进入博士项目之前，让所有MARC研究员进行研究，撰写并向国家机构提交博士前奖学金申请。为了实现这些目标，UCSC-MARC U*STAR计划将继续提供并增加严格而又个人支持的培训计划和实践研究经验。该计划将招收生物学、化学或计算机科学与应用数学专业的三年级和四年级学生，在一个综合的学术和研究环境中，包括：(1)研究理论和方法的培训；(2)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座谈会和MARC访问教师研讨会在内的活动；(3)有机会在校外或校内进行暑期研究；(4)密集、个性化的学业和职业指导；(5)准备研究生入学考试和博士预科奖学金的机会。UCSC-MARC U*STAR奖学金获得者将根据学术成就、研究潜力以及对攻读科学领域高级研究生学位的兴趣进行选择。对UCSC-MARC U*STAR项目成功与否的评估将进行定量和定性评估。从数量上讲，将收集和维护一个广泛的数据库，详细介绍从进入UCSC-MARC池，通过UCSC-MARC奖学金和随后的研究生培训以及他们的专业研究生涯中所有学生的学业成绩，研究生产力，GRE成绩等信息。将通过向UCSC-MARC研究员、UCSC-MARC教师导师和咨询委员会分发详细的年度问卷来获得项目有效性的定性测量。数据收集和摘要信息的发布将通过目前正在开发的UCSC-MARC U*STAR互动网站完成。

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.