Winston-Salem State University Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RI

温斯顿塞勒姆州立大学科学增强研究计划（RI

• 批准号: 7936561
• 负责人: AZEEZ A AILERU
• 金额: $ 25万
• 依托单位: WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-20 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7936561
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) seeks to establish an MBRS-Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program to improve the training of underrepresented minorities who graduate from biomedical/behavioral science departments and motivate them to pursue post-baccalaureate degrees. Our measureable objective is to increase the number and percentage of underrepresented minority students from participating departments that gain admission into competitive PhD programs in the area of biomedical and behavioral sciences to 10% (25 of 264 students) within four years compared to the current level of 4% (10 of 264 students). We propose to use a simple five-activity training program to achieve this objective: 1) introduce the students to biomedical research via hands-on participation in a research project; 2) introduce the students to critical scientific evaluation by critiquing and presenting journal club papers; 3) provide students with experience in scientific writing and speaking via poster presentations of their research results; 4) provide students with exposure to research faculty to facilitate both participant retention and successful completion of the RISE program; and 5) foster students' long-term commitment to pursue a career in the biomedical and behavioral sciences through an experience that exemplifies the excitement and challenges of relevant scientific investigation. Our cohort will include 18 MBRS-RISE trainees; 6 students each will be selected initially from among entering freshmen, rising sophomores and rising juniors up to a total of 18 students; program vacancies will be filled with a preference for freshmen and sophomores. This application will focus on academic mentoring and training of students in the broad disciplines of biomedical/behavioral science, with a particular emphasis on the relationships among research-intensive universities with various pre-doctoral T32 programs. The training program will have 13 mentors who have primary academic appointments in four departments in two institutions and will draw trainees from three participating departments (life sciences, chemistry, and behavioral sciences and social work) in the College of Arts and Sciences at WSSU. This program will also benefit from the ongoing collaboration of several established investigators at WSSU and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the majority of whom have been assembled in a shared basic science building in the downtown Piedmont Triad Research Park. The combination of facilities, faculty, and other resources will provide a rich and vibrant interdisciplinary training environment for undergraduate students interested in the areas of biomedical/behavioral sciences and chronic disease research. This program's approach will increase the number of students gaining admission into competitive PhD programs by 6%, meaning that we anticipate 80% (15 of 18) of the MBRS-RISE students will enter PhD programs. We are confident in our ability to achieve this outcome. We also expect that this program's activities will serve as a model for other students to be introduced to biomedical or behavioral science disciplines as career choices. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) MBRS-Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program seeks to a) stimulate interest among underrepresented students in pursuing a research-based terminal degree in biomedical or behavioral research and b) increase the number of African-Americans and other minorities who hold leadership positions in the scientific research enterprise.

描述（由申请人提供）：温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学（WSSU）旨在建立一个MBRS科学增强研究倡议（RISE）计划，以改善从生物医学/行为科学系毕业的代表性不足的少数民族的培训，并激励他们追求学士后学位。我们可衡量的目标是增加参与部门的少数民族学生的数量和比例，这些学生在四年内进入生物医学和行为科学领域的竞争性博士课程，达到10%（264名学生中的25名），而目前的水平为4%（264名学生中的10名）。我们建议使用一个简单的五项活动的培训计划来实现这一目标：1）通过亲身参与研究项目，向学生介绍生物医学研究; 2）通过评论和提交期刊俱乐部论文，向学生介绍批判性的科学评价; 3）通过海报展示他们的研究成果，为学生提供科学写作和演讲的经验; 4）为学生提供接触研究教师，以促进参与者保留和成功完成RISE计划;和5）通过体验相关科学调查的兴奋和挑战，培养学生长期致力于追求生物医学和行为科学的职业生涯。我们的队列将包括18名MBRS-RISE学员; 6名学生将从新生，新生和新生中选出，最多18名学生;计划空缺将优先考虑新生和新生。该申请将侧重于生物医学/行为科学广泛学科的学术指导和学生培训，特别强调研究密集型大学与各种博士前T32课程之间的关系。该培训计划将有13名导师，他们在两个机构的四个部门担任主要学术职务，并将在WSSU艺术与科学学院的三个参与部门（生命科学，化学，行为科学和社会工作）吸引学员。该计划还将受益于WSSU和维克森林大学医学院的几位知名调查人员的持续合作，其中大多数人已聚集在市中心皮埃蒙特三合会研究公园的一座共享基础科学大楼内。设施，教师和其他资源的组合将为对生物医学/行为科学和慢性疾病研究领域感兴趣的本科生提供丰富而充满活力的跨学科培训环境。该计划的方法将增加6%的学生进入竞争激烈的博士课程的数量，这意味着我们预计80%（18名中的15名）的MBRS-RISE学生将进入博士课程。我们相信我们有能力实现这一结果。我们还希望该计划的活动将作为其他学生被介绍到生物医学或行为科学学科作为职业选择的典范。 公共卫生相关性：温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学（WSSU）MBRS科学增强研究倡议（RISE）计划旨在a）激发代表性不足的学生对生物医学或行为研究研究的研究型终末学位的兴趣，以及B）增加非裔美国人和其他少数民族在科研企业中担任领导职务的人数。