MARC Honors Undergraduate Research Training Program

描述(由申请人提供)：拟议的MARC U*STAR计划的目标是进一步增加在生物医学科学领域继续攻读博士学位的合格本科生的数量。该项目将由代表协调计划的活动组成，其中包括本科生招聘、广泛的研究经验和研究生准备。这些活动以大学荣誉序列为中心，并为MARC学员提供专门的课程，为他们进行严格的研究生培训做好准备。 在拟议的资助期内，我们将利用我们多样化的学生群体和我们教师的广泛研究兴趣，鼓励代表不足的少数族裔从事生物医学研究。为了实现这一目标，我们正在实施以下计划：(1)我们将建立一个新的非正式的“与科学家对话”系列，向学生介绍科学家的生活；(2)我们设计了一个暑期实习计划，以招募MARC候选人；(3)我们引入了课程作业，专门满足学生在科学写作、阅读科学文献以及以清晰和清晰的方式介绍他们的科学研究方面的需求；以及(4)我们引入了具体的机制，帮助学生选择和准备研究生学习。新的MARC U*STAR计划的实施将使优秀的理科学生受益，无论是实习生还是非实习生，从而达到加强学院培养学生理科能力的目标，并加强他们在城市学院的研究培训经验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed MARC U*STAR program is to further increase the number of qualified undergraduates who continue their education at the Ph.D. level in the biomedical sciences. The project will consist of activities that represent a coordinated program that includes undergraduate recruitment, extensive research experience, and graduate school preparation. These activities are centered around the College Honors Sequence, coupled with specific courses for the MARC trainees to prepare them for the rigors of postgraduate training. In the proposed grant period, we will take advantage of our diverse student population and the broad research interests of our faculty to encourage underrepresented minorities to pursue careers in biomedical research. We are implementing the following programs towards this goal: (1) we will institute a new informal "Conversations with Scientists" series to introduce the students to life as a scientist; (2) we have designed a summer internship program to recruit MARC candidates; (3) we have introduced course work that will specifically address the students' needs in scientific writing, in reading scientific literature, and in presenting their scientific research in a clear and articulate manner; and (4) we have introduced specific mechanisms to aid the students in their selection and preparation for graduate study. The implementation of the new MARC U*STAR program will benefit top science students, both trainees as well as non-trainees, thereby meeting the goal of strengthening the capability of the College to train students in the sciences, and enhance their research training experience at City College.