RISE Program at New Mexico State University

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一份经过修订并重新提交的提案，要求支持新墨西哥州立大学继续开展RISE项目，这是一所少数族裔占多数的大学（少数族裔入学率不足50%）。新密歇根州立大学RISE计划建议继续为少数民族本科生和寻求博士学位的研究生提供获得生物医学研究经验和培训的机会。在学生发展活动1中，富有成效的生物医学学院研究人员将指导RISE学生，并在设备齐全的实验室中提供研究培训。该学院代表了两个学院的八个系和各种各样的生物医学研究项目，学生申请人可以从中选择。许多人还参加了跨部门的分子生物学研究生课程。除了科研训练，RISE的本科生还将参加学生发展活动2，这是一个为研究生院做准备的完整项目。在研讨会、暑期课程和辅导课程中，学生将学习研究沟通技巧、教学技巧，以及提交成功申请并成功完成博士课程所需的技能和实践。本科学生将部分来自参加新密歇根州立大学一年级学生发展活动3的学生。这个小组培训工作坊和研究项目涉及学生寻找具有药用特性的本土西南植物的有效成分。其他申请人将从新密歇根州立大学桥梁项目和RISE教师的班级在校生和顾问中抽取。许多RISE的本科生也会在校外导师的实验室度过一个夏天，学习新的研究方法，形成重要的未来联系。除了他们的研究，RISE研究生将撰写并提交一份博士前奖学金申请到NIH或NSF。论文写作的经验将帮助他们为自己的独立研究寻求支持。他们还将参加一系列RISE研讨会和讲习班，主题包括时间管理、教学、工作面试、研究伦理、数据展示方法以及晋升和终身职位组合开发。RISE研究生还将组织并参加一个两周一次的写作小组，由教师和同行共同审查和讨论写作样本。参加每月的学生会议，讨论研究生和专业的问题和解决方案。预计这些计划中的活动将继续显著提高本科生研究经历的数量和质量，继续攻读生物医学学科研究生课程的本科生人数，以及参加新密歇根州立大学RISE计划的学生获得博士学位的人数。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised and resubmitted proposal that requests support for the continuation of the RISE Program at New Mexico State University, a minority-majority institution (>50% underrepresented minority enrollment). The NMSU RISE Program proposes to continue providing opportunities for minority undergraduates and PhD-seeking graduate students to gain experience and training in biomedical research. In Student Development Activity 1, productive biomedical faculty researchers will mentor RISE students and provide research training in their well-equipped laboratories. The faculty represents eight departments spanning two colleges and a wide variety of biomedical research projects from which student applicants will be able to choose. Many also participate in the interdepartmental Molecular Biology Graduate Program. In addition to research training, RISE undergraduates will participate in Student Development Activity 2, a complete program of preparation for graduate school. In workshops, Summer courses, and tutorials students will learn research communication skills, teaching skills, and the skills and practices required in submitting successful applications to, and succeeding in, PhD programs. The undergraduate pool will be drawn partly from student participants in Student Development Activity 3 for first-year NMSU students. This group-training workshop and research project involves students in the search for the active constituents in native southwestern plants having medicinal properties. Additional applicants will be drawn from the NMSU Bridges Program and from class enrollees and advisees of RISE faculty. Many RISE undergraduates will also spend one summer in the laboratory of an off-campus host mentor, learning new research methods and forming important future contacts. In addition to their research, RISE graduate students will write and submit a predoctoral fellowship application to NIH or NSF. The grant-writing experience will prepare them to seek support for their own independent research. They will also participate in a series of RISE seminars and workshops on topics such as time management, teaching, job interviewing, research ethics, data-presentation methods, and promotion and tenure portfolio development. RISE graduate students will also organize and attend a biweekly writing group featuring both faculty and peer review and discussion of writing samples. Participation will also be required in monthly student meetings to discuss graduate and professional problems and solutions. It is anticipated that these planned activities will continue to significantly improve the quantity and quality of undergraduate research experiences, the numbers of undergraduates who go on to graduate programs in biomedical disciplines, and the numbers of PhDs conferred on students who participate in the NMSU RISE Program.