High School Students STEP-UP To Biomedical Research

描述(由申请人提供)： 这项建议的广泛长期目标是增加在生物医学和社会科学研究中代表性不足的少数族裔或社会经济弱势群体的代表性。为此，夏威夷大学提议为高中生制定和管理一个进阶计划，目的是激发、激发和培养高素质学生的生物医学研究兴趣，以便有效地创造一个稳定的渠道，培养可能致力于NIDDK任务区研究事业的未被充分代表的少数族裔和弱势学生。拟议的“高中生生物医学研究”计划将针对美国大陆以外的两个州的少数族裔和弱势学生，即夏威夷和阿拉斯加；以及波多黎各领土。这些地区的合并基本上将在很大程度上提供美国最多样化、代表性最低的少数民族人口之一，并将为来自太平洋地区其他美国附属国家和地区的学生参与奠定基础。因此，拟议的逐步方案侧重于实现所述目标的四个目标。这些是：具体目标1.招募和挑选25名来自夏威夷、阿拉斯加和美国领土波多黎各的少数民族或社会经济弱势背景的高素质高中生(10-12年级)参加NIDDK的Step-Up计划。具体目标2.为25名高中生提供为期10周的研究实习体验，包括动手实验室培训和相关研究原理的学习，以及精心设计和结构良好的研究教育计划。具体目标3.为Step Up计划招募教师导师，以便在响应NIDDK研究任务的领域提供研究经验；并制定包括长期教育和职业规划援助在内的合理指导计划。具体目标4.从过程和结果衡量标准方面对拟议的升级计划进行评估，以确定其在提供稳定的学生渠道方面的有效性，这些学生将在与NIDDK的使命相关的研究中追求职业生涯。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The broad long-term goal of this proposal is to increase the representation of individuals, who are underrepresented ethnic minority or of socio-economically disadvantaged background, in biomedical and social sciences research. To this end, the University of Hawaii proposes to develop and administer a STEP- UP program for high school students with the objective to ignite, stimulate and foster biomedical research interests in highly qualified students in order to effectively create a steady pipeline of underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students who are likely to commit to a career in research in the NIDDK mission areas. The proposed program "High School Students STEP-UP to Biomedical Research" will target minority and disadvantaged students in the two US States outside of the continental US, i.e. Hawaii and Alaska; and the territory of Puerto Rico. The consolidation of these regions will essentially provide, in significant proportion, one of the most diverse underrepresented ethnic minority populations in the US, and will set the stage for involvement of students from other US affiliated countries and territories in the Pacific. Accordingly, the proposed STEP-UP program focuses on four aims to achieve the stated objectives. These are: Specific Aim 1. To recruit and select 25 highly qualified high school students (Grades 10-12) of ethnic minority or socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds from the States of Hawaii and Alaska, and the US territory of Puerto Rico to participate in the NIDDK's STEP-UP Program. Specific Aim 2. To provide a 10-week research internship experience for 25 high school student participants that will include hands-on laboratory training and learning of related research principles, as well as a well designed and structured research educational program. Specific Aim 3. To recruit faculty mentors for the STEP-UP program in order to provide research experiences in areas responsive to NIDDK's research mission; and to devise a sound mentoring plan that will include long term education and career planning assistance. Specific Aim 4. To evaluate the proposed STEP-UP program in terms of process and outcome measures in order to determine its effectiveness at providing a steady pipeline of students that will pursue a career in research related to NIDDK's mission.