MARC/Biomedical Research and Training Program at the University of Arizona

亚利桑那大学 MARC/生物医学研究和培训项目

• 批准号: 7826651
• 负责人: MARC E TISCHLER
• 金额: $ 40.87万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-06-01 至 2012-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7826651
• 关键词: African American; Area; Arizona; Bioethics; Biological Sciences; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Carrots - dietary; Chemistry; Coupled; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Extramural Activities; Faculty; Funding; Hispanics; Institution; Mentors; Minority; Native Americans; Oral; Pacific Island Americans; Preparation; Process; Relative (related person); Research; Research Ethics; Research Training; Science; Scientist; Students; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; Writing; career; college; experience; falls; health disparity; interest; meetings; minority health; outreach; posters; programs; symposium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Arizona (UA) MARC program continues support for 7 current trainees and up to 41 new trainees to be selected in the next 5 years. This program provides unique research, mentoring, financial, and academic opportunities to upper-division under represented minority students (African-American, Hispanic, Native-American, U.S. Pacific Islander) who have interest and potential to pursue biomedical research careers, seeks to increase the number of such students entering Ph.D., and provides opportunities for non- MARC trainees. Specific aims include 1) to attract 125 new students per year to participate in outreach activities, 2) to reduce the gap in the percentage of under represented minority students achieving a grade average of greater than 3.0 in targeted majors relative to all other students, 3) to increase the 2-year retention rate in the MARC majors to 80% by fall 2010, and 4) to have 85% of MARC trainees who enter the pro- gram, as of June 2006, enter Ph.D. programs or Ph.D. coupled with other programs. UA MARC trainees are a select group, chosen for their grades, research interest, and potential, from an eligible pool of honors minority students from 11 majors (chemistry, math and 9 areas of biological science) in 4 colleges. Outstanding well-funded training faculty, provide opportunities for research guidance and intensive mentoring using their training experience with undergraduates and commitment to training minority students. Mentoring also is provided by the program director. Through the Minority Biomedical Research Colloquium, trainees meet outstanding minority scientists from other institutions as well as former UA MARC trainees in Ph.D. programs. Students attend workshops on research ethics and minority health disparities; take a Biomedical Ethics course; take part in a scientific writing program; attend national science meetings; participate in intramural and extramural research; present posters at campus and national conferences; give oral presentations in the Research Colloquium, and attend a GRE preparation course and workshops on the graduate application process. The UA MARC program, is selective, prestigious and the "carrot" that encourages lower- division minority students to do well academically, and the conduit that prepares outstanding minority students to pursue careers in biomedical research. Pre-MARC outreach activities include a Careers Colloquium, the MARC Research Colloquium, and tutoring in lower-division math and science.

描述（由申请人提供）：亚利桑那大学 (UA) MARC 计划继续支持 7 名现有学员以及未来 5 年内将选拔的多达 41 名新学员。该计划为有兴趣和潜力从事生物医学研究职业的高年级少数族裔学生（非裔美国人、西班牙裔、美洲原住民、美国太平洋岛民）提供独特的研究、指导、财务和学术机会，旨在增加此类学生攻读博士学位的数量，并为非 MARC 学员提供机会。具体目标包括 1) 每年吸引 125 名新生参加外展活动，2) 缩小目标专业平均成绩高于 3.0 的少数族裔学生相对于所有其他学生的比例差距，3) 到 2010 年秋季将 MARC 专业的 2 年保留率提高到 80%，以及 4) 截至 6 月，85% 的 MARC 学员进入该项目2006年，进入博士学位。计划或博士学位。与其他程序相结合。 UA MARC 学员是根据成绩、研究兴趣和潜力从来自 4 个学院 11 个专业（化学、数学和 9 个生物科学领域）的符合条件的少数族裔优秀学生中挑选出来的。资金雄厚的优秀培训教师，利用他们对本科生的培训经验和对培训少数民族学生的承诺，提供研究指导和强化指导的机会。项目总监也提供指导。通过少数族裔生物医学研究研讨会，学员们可以结识来自其他机构的杰出少数族裔科学家以及前 UA MARC 博士生。程序。学生参加有关研究伦理和少数族裔健康差异的研讨会；参加生物医学伦理课程；参加科学写作计划；参加国家科学会议；参与校内和校外研究；在校园和全国会议上展示海报；在研究研讨会上进行口头报告，并参加 GRE 准备课程和研究生申请流程研讨会。 UA MARC 项目是选择性的、享有盛誉的，是鼓励低年级少数族裔学生在学业上取得好成绩的“胡萝卜”，也是为优秀少数族裔学生从事生物医学研究职业做好准备的渠道。 MARC 预展活动包括职业研讨会、MARC 研究研讨会以及低年级数学和科学辅导。