Leadership, Excellence, And Development of Diversity in Research

描述(由申请者提供)：本提案的目的是为FASEB的“领导、卓越和多样化研究发展”(LEADDR)计划获得持续的支持。这项申请的最终目标是帮助增加生物医学和行为学科中训练有素的少数族裔(URM)科学家的数量，为URM的学生、博士后和教职员工提供资源、计划和机会，帮助他们准备成为有竞争力和多产的科学家，并获得接触和参与尖端生物医学和行为研究的机会。近期目标是通过NIGMS/NIH的支持，作为MARC计划的一部分，继续和扩大FASE B于1997年实施的LEADDR活动。联合会建议在未来五(5)年内开展五(5)项重大创新活动：1)开发和维护FASEB MARC INFONET网站，将其作为主要的外展和招聘资源工具，用于(I)获取有关FASEB MARC计划的信息，以及(Ii)FASEB成员协会和相关团体的相关多样性计划和活动；2)赞助针对少数族裔科学家、初级教师和博士后的资助金培训计划。这些计划将包括研讨会，以帮助URM科学家了解联邦生物医学研究系统是如何工作的，并将重点发展赠款技能和技术，这些技能和技术对于开发想法和研究成功拨款申请是必不可少的；3)为多数机构的URM本科生和少数族裔机构的学生提供旅行/生活奖励，以支持他们参加由FASEB社会成员科学家在主要研究机构和大学举办的暑期研究体验；4)为参加FASEB成员学会全国会议的URM本科生/研究生、博士后和教职员工开发和赞助学生发展活动和特别感兴趣的职业研讨会/计划；5)发展和赞助博士后专业发展及进修奖，以提供资源，支援大学管理学院博士后和新任助理教授的领导才能发展和进修，以及有志从事学术研究/教学工作的新助理教授。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this proposal is to obtain continued support for FASEB's "Leadership, Excellence, And Development of Diversity in Research" (LEADDR) program. The overarching ultimate goal of this application is to assist in increasing the number of well-trained underrepresented minority (URM) scientists in the biomedical and behavioral disciplines by providing URM students, postdoctorates and faculty with resources, programs and opportunities to help prepare them to become competitive and productive scientists, and to gain access to and participate in cutting-edge biomedical and behavioral research. The immediate objective is to continue and expand FASEB's LEADDR activities implemented in 1997 through the support of NIGMS/NIH, as part of the MARC program. The Federation proposes five (5) major innovative activities for the next five (5) years: 1) Develop and maintain the FASEB MARC InfoNet web site as the primary outreach and recruitment resource tool for (i) access to information about the FASEB MARC Program and (ii) related diversity programs and activities of the FASEB member societies and related groups; 2) Sponsor grantsmanship training programs for minority scientists, junior faculty and postdoctorates. The programs will include seminars to assist URM scientists in their understanding of how the Federal systems of biomedical research works, and will focus on the development of grantsmanship skills and techniques that are essential to develop ideas and research into successful grant applications; 3) Provide travel/subsistence awards for URM undergraduate students at majority institutions and students at minority institutions to support their participation in summer research experiences hosted by FASEB society member scientists at major research institutions and universities; 4) Develop and sponsor student development activities and career seminars/programs of special interest for URM undergraduate/graduate students, postdoctorates and faculty who participate in FASEB member societies national meetings; 5) Develop and sponsor Postdoctorate Professional Development & Enrichment Awards to provide resources to support the development and enrichment of leadership skills and training of URM postdoctorates and new assistant professors planning to pursue productive careers in academic research/teaching.