Leadership, Excellence, And Development of Diversity in Research

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的目的是获得FASEB的“领导，卓越和研究多样性的发展”（LEADDR）计划的持续支持。该应用程序的总体最终目标是通过为URM学生，博士后和教师提供资源，计划和机会，帮助他们准备成为有竞争力和富有成效的科学家，并获得和参与尖端生物医学和行为研究，以帮助增加训练有素的代表性不足的少数民族（URM）科学家的数量。目前的目标是继续和扩大1997年通过国家地理信息系统/国家卫生研究所的支持，作为MARC方案的一部分，实施的FASEB LEADDR活动。联合会建议在今后五年开展五（5）项主要创新活动：1）开发和维护FASEB MARC信息网网站，作为主要的外联和招聘资源工具，用于（i）获取FASEB MARC计划的信息和（ii）FASEB成员协会和相关团体的相关多样性计划和活动; 2）赞助少数民族科学家，初级教师和博士后的资助培训计划。这些方案将包括举办研讨会，帮助URM科学家了解联邦生物医学研究系统的运作方式，并将重点放在培养对成功申请资助至关重要的科学家技能和技术上; 3）提供旅行/为多数院校的城市资源管理大学本科生和少数院校的学生提供生活津贴，以支持他们参加夏季活动由FASEB协会成员科学家在主要研究机构和大学主持的研究经验; 4）开发和赞助学生发展活动和职业研讨会/URM本科生/研究生特别感兴趣的方案，博士后和教师谁参加FASEB成员协会全国会议; 5）开发和赞助博士后专业发展和丰富奖提供资源，以支持发展和丰富的领导技能和URM博士后和新的助理教授计划培训，在学术研究/教学中追求富有成效的职业生涯。

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.