Biomedical Research Internship Program for Undergraduate

描述(由申请人提供)：科罗拉多大学健康科学中心(UCHSC)及其研究生院寻求为少数人夏季生物医学研究实习计划(BioRIP)续签NHLBI资金。目前的赠款最初是在2000年6月提供资金的，头两年为6名受训人员提供资金，随后几年为8名学员提供资金。该项目的目标一直是提供一种激动人心的研究体验，并招募这些学生进入研究生院或专业学校，继续学习，从而在生物医学研究领域取得成功。UCHSC有一个既定的承诺，即增加学生群体的多样性，并为属于代表性不足人群的本科生提供当代生物医学研究的经验。除了NIH资助的名额外，科罗拉多大学校长办公室和UCHSC校长认为，学生人数应该尽可能多样化，因此为额外的2-3名学员提供了联合资金。这些受训者通常不符合代表人数不足的少数族裔的资格，但他们来自农村地区或第一代大学学生，在经济上处于不利地位。此外，还为培养有才华的少数民族高中学生提供了资金。在过去的4年里，这个名为“多元文化学生研究生体验”(GEM)的联合项目总共资助了42名学生。这些学生中的大多数(88%)表示将继续专业学习。在26名已经毕业的学生中，9人被专业学校录取，13人正在申请理科研究生和专业课程。所有在校学生肯定都会攻读理科或医科研究生学位。目前的申请建立在这一成功的基础上，并正在寻求将NIH资助的学生名额增加到10个，并继续在我们的一个研究实验室提供有指导的研究经验。这些实验室轮换将与分子生物学和生化技术的入门课程以及生物化学和细胞生物学的概述相结合。此外，学生们还将参加“科学与医学伦理学”、“如何撰写研究论文”或“如何组织有效的口头报告”等主题的午餐。UCHSC的独特之处在于，我们的机构没有本科生，我们的大部分研究都集中在与健康相关的问题上。我们培养的许多本科生从未接触过医学院，即使他们的校园里有医学院，因此在我们校园的经历代表了他们在专门的环境中第一次接触生物医学研究。科罗拉多大学健康科学中心及其邻近机构国家犹太医学和研究中心提供了一批非常有才华的研究人员，他们对其他对健康科学具有重要意义的生物学问题有着不同的兴趣。这些机构在肺部疾病方面提供了特别的优势。BioRIP的研究和教育部分还得到了关于健康专业职业生涯的个人建议的补充，并获得了专业学校的录取资格。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) and its Graduate School seek renewal of NHLBI funding for a minority summer Biomedical Sciences Research Internship Program (BioRIP). The current grant was first funded on June 2000 and provided funds for 6 trainees the first 2 years and 8 in subsequent years. The goal of this program has been to provide a stimulating research experience and recruit these students to attend graduate or professional schools and continue studies that will lead to a career in biomedical research. The UCHSC has an established commitment to increasing the diversity of its student population and to provide an experience in contemporary biomedical research to undergraduates that are members of under-represented populations. In addition to the NIH-funded slots, the President's Office of the University of Colorado and the Chancellor of UCHSC believe that the student population should be as diverse as possible and have therefore provided combined funds for 2-3 additional trainees. These trainees would not normally qualify as underrepresented minorities but are economically disadvantaged, from rural areas or first generation college attendees. In addition, funds have also been provided for training of talented minority high school students. The combined program, called Graduate Experiences for Multicultural Students (GEMS), has funded a total of 42 students in the past 4 years. The majority (88%) of these students have expressed a commitment to continue professional studies. Of the 26 students who have already graduated, 9 are enrolled in professional schools, and 13 are in the process of applying to graduate science and professional programs. All of the students who are still in school will definitely pursue post-graduate degrees in science or medicine. The current application builds upon this success and is seeking to increase the number of NIH-funded student slots to 10 and continue offering mentored research experiences in one of our research laboratories. These laboratory rotations will be coupled with an introductory course on molecular biological and biochemical techniques and overviews of biochemistry and cell biology. In addition, the students will participate in brown bag lunches covering topics such as "Ethics in Science and Medicine", How to write a research paper", or "How to put together an effective oral presentation". The UCHSC is unique in that there are no undergraduates at our institution, and that the majority of our research focuses upon health-related issues. Many of the undergraduates we have trained never had contact with a medical school, even if one exists on their campus, and therefore the experience on our campus represents the first contact they have with biomedical research in a dedicated setting. The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and its neighboring institution, the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, offer a very talented group of investigators with a diverse interest in other biological problems of significance to the health sciences. These institutions offer a particular strength in pulmonary diseases. The research and educational components of BioRIP is also complemented by personal advising on health professional careers, and gaining admission to professional schools.