MINORITY PROGRAM FOR SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY MEETING

描述（由申请人提供）：毒理学学会（SOT）的总体目标是增加少数民族学生接受研究生教育的人数，特别是毒理学生物医学科学教育。毒理学是研究化学物质对生物体或生态系统的不利影响的科学。毒理学家致力于识别危害，评估安全性和/或风险，研究负责毒性反应的机制，并建议有助于保护公众的监管措施。毒理学家研究和就业机会的多样性具有真实的潜力，可以吸引有才华的本科生从事生物医学研究。SOT建议通过为本科科学专业的学生提供参加毒理学学会年会的机会，并参加一个为期3天的特别计划，其中包括毒理学概述和有关研究生院准备和职业道路的信息，来提高对毒理学职业选择和机会的认识。本科科学顾问也将参与该计划，并将提供有关毒理学的信息，这将有助于他们成为对毒理学感兴趣的学生的全年资源。与每位科学顾问的个人联系将持续一整年。还将为与会者提供预先确定的毒理学导师。SOT建议激励学生寻求有关研究生教育的信息，并鼓励他们在毒理学相关领域追求基础研究经验。这将通过在SOT年会上与毒理学新手和经验丰富的研究人员进行介绍和接触来完成。我们为期三天的短期课程预计将通过提供毒理学作为生物医学职业选择的重点信息，补充更广泛的MARC课程和本科科学部门的努力。实现这些目标的进展将通过使用几种评估工具进行评估，包括：学生和顾问调查以及与学生和顾问的焦点小组访谈。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Society of Toxicology (SOT) has an overall aim of increasing the numbers of minority students that pursue graduate education, especially education in the biomedical science of toxicology. Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms or ecosystems. Toxicologists work to identify hazards, evaluate safety and/or risk, study mechanisms responsible for toxic responses, and recommend regulatory measures that help protect the public. The diversity of opportunity for research and employment available to toxicologists has real potential to attract talented undergraduates to a biomedical research career. SOT proposes to increase awareness about career choices and opportunities in toxicology by providing an opportunity for undergraduate science majors to attend the Society of Toxicology Annual meeting and participate in a special 3-day program that will include an overview of toxicology and information about graduate school preparation and career paths. Undergraduate science Advisors will also participate in the program and information about toxicology will be provided that will help them to be a year-round resource for students interested in Toxicology as a career. Personal contact with each science advisor will continue throughout the year. Attendees will also be provided with pre-identified mentor toxicologists. SOT proposes to motivate students to seek information about graduate education and to encourage them to pursue basic research experience in areas pertinent to toxicology. This will be accomplished by providing presentations and contact with novice and experienced researchers in toxicology at the SOT annual meeting. Our short three-day program is expected to complement the efforts of more extensive MARC programs and undergraduate science departments by providing focused information on toxicology as a biomedical career choice. Progress toward these goals will be evaluated via the use of several evaluation tools including; student and advisor surveys and focus group interviews with students and advisors.