UCSC-MARC U*STAR PROGRAM

描述(由申请者提供)：UCSC MARC U*STAR计划的使命是为符合NIGMS MARC U*STAR计划的使命声明的生物医学科学博士项目和专业研究职业生涯做好准备。UCSC MARC U*STAR项目的总体目标是让至少80%的UCSC-MARC研究员进入UCSC-MARC，并随后从著名的生物医学研究生系获得博士学位。为了实现这一雄心勃勃的目标，UCSC-MARC U*STAR计划为未来五年制定了几个可量化的目标：1)将MARC申请者人数增加100%，并提高这些学生的整体学历和对研究职业的认识。2)将所有MARC研究员的GRE分数提高到所有领域的第80个百分位数以上。3)让所有MARC研究员在毕业前在同行评议的论坛或期刊上发表和/或撰写一篇科学论文。4)让所有MARC研究员研究、撰写并向国家机构提交博士前研究员申请，然后才能进入博士项目。为了实现这些目标，UCSC-MARC U*STAR计划将继续提供和加强严格的、个人支持的培训和实践研究经验计划。该计划将让主修生物、化学或计算机科学和应用数学的三年级和四年级学生参加综合学术和研究环境，其中包括：(1)研究理论和方法方面的培训；(2)包括学生研究研讨会课程、研究设计和方法、关于生物医学当前主题的座谈会和MARC访问教师研讨会的活动；(3)有机会在校外或校园内进行暑期研究；(4)密集、个性化的学术和职业建议；以及(5)有机会为研究生入学考试和博士后奖学金准备做准备。UCSC-MARC U*STAR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表现出来的兴趣来选择。对UCSC-MARC U*STAR项目成功的评估将从定量和定性两方面进行评估。在数量上，将收集和维护一个广泛的数据库，详细说明从进入UCSC-MARC人才库开始，通过UCSC-MARC奖学金和随后的研究生培训及其专业研究生涯，所有学生的学术表现、研究效率、GRE表现等信息。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，将获得项目有效性的定性衡量标准。将通过目前正在开发的UCSC-MARC U*STAR互动网站收集和传播摘要信息。

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.