MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement at NC A&T State University

简介（由申请人提供）：MBRS科学提升研究计划（RISE）将透过加强生物学系、化学学系和心理学系的研究能力和研究训练，将生物医学研究文化注入北航与托大师生的生活。这是一份修订后的申请，旨在通过为NCA&TSU的本科生和教师提供广泛的培训计划，增加少数民族参与生物医学研究。拟议的计划将建立一个高质量的跨部门和多阶段的研究培训计划，旨在为建立一个强大的生物医学研究社区提供必要的培训和支持。这样一个社区对于维持一个共享专业知识、研究生产力和学生进入生物医学科学事业的改进的知识环境是重要的。我们建议以本科生发展、师资发展和院校发展为重点。本提案的目标是：(1)提高生物、化学和心理学专业的本科生保留率；(2)提高学生的参与、技能和对研究的投入；(3)提高博士生的录取成功率；(4)增加生物学、化学和心理学教师进行资助研究的人数；(5)完善生物医学研究培训基础设施。活动将包括新生入学前的入学计划、四年的同侪辅导、夏季学术研讨会和专业课程、研讨会、参加专题讨论会以及夏季研究机会。教职员工将参加尖端研讨会，在有指导的研究环境中享受教师暑期休假，并参加鼓励新研究合作的专业会议、研讨会和短期课程。为了改善支持研究训练的物理基础设施，RISE计划将翻新生物系的核心分子生物学实验室，并为研究学生提供“学术研究中心学生培训”（STAR*中心）的支持。该计划的成功将使用形成性和总结性评估工具进行监测和评估。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program will infuse a biomedical research culture into the life of NCA&TSU students and faculty by enhancing research capacity and research training in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology. This is a revised application that seeks to increase minority participation in biomedical research through a broadly based training program for undergraduate students and faculty at NCA&TSU. The proposed program will establish a quality interdepartmental and multi-phase research training program that is designed to provide both training and support necessary to build a strong biomedical research community. Such a community is significant to sustaining an improved intellectual environment of shared expertise, research productivity and student advancement into biomedical science careers. We propose to focus on undergraduate student development, faculty development and institutional development. Goals of this proposal are to: (1) improve undergraduate retention of Biology, Chemistry and Psychology majors; (2) increase student participation, skills, and commitment to do research; (3) improve student success rates in acceptance to Ph.D. programs; (4) increase the number of Biology, Chemistry and Psychology faculty members who conduct funded research; and (5) improve infrastructure for biomedical research training. Activities will include a pre-matriculation program for entering freshmen, four years of peer mentoring, summer and academic workshops and specialty courses, seminars, travel to symposia, and summer research opportunities. Faculty members will participate in cutting-edge workshops, engage in faculty summer sabbaticals in mentored research environments, and attend professional meetings, workshops and short courses that encourage new research collaborations. To improve physical infrastructure that supports research training, the RISE program will renovate a core molecular biology laboratory in the Department of Biology, and provide support for a "Student Training in Academic Research Center" (STAR*Center) for research students. Success of this program will be monitored and evaluated using formative and summative evaluation tools.