BRAiN: Building Research Achievement in Neuroscience

描述(由申请人提供)：建立神经科学(大脑)研究成果：通过机构合作的学生培训将通过为落基山和西南地区的不同本科生成功进入神经科学博士项目做好准备，弥合参与神经科学研究的差距。Brain将不同机构现有的正式研究和教育项目结合在一起：科罗拉多大学丹佛大学安舒茨医学院的神经科学研究生项目(UCD-AMC的NSP)，获得T32神经科学培训补助金；新墨西哥州立大学(NMSU)的卓越生物医学研究教育项目，这是一所服务于拉美裔少数族裔院校的项目；以及科罗拉多大学丹佛市中心校区心理系的本科生大脑与行为项目(UCD-DT)。Brain渴望通过与科罗拉多州立大学普韦布洛分校和该地区其他学院的发展伙伴关系来扩大规模。通过追求三个具体目标，将能够广泛参与博士神经科学/行为研究：(1)从生物医学和行为神经科学研究中全国代表性较低的不同人口群体中招募67名脑学者；(2)开发脑学者的神经科学/行为研究专长和专业技能；(3)通过研究生课程招生，留住脑学者从事神经科学/行为研究。Brain将提供强化培训，将有指导的独立研究与学生开发丰富的神经科学核心概念知识库相结合。课程整合将通过共同的神经科学研讨会系列和神经科学核心课程来实现。重点是通过神经科学导师学院等活动加强导师技能，教职员工将在那里开会讨论学生培训、项目评估和课程改革。综上所述，拟议的活动将提供跨多个地点的综合研究和专业发展体验，利用21世纪的资源进行科学调查，并回应当代学生生活的实际方面。 公共卫生相关性：建立神经科学(大脑)的研究成果：通过机构伙伴关系对学生进行培训将实现(http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-10-070.html)的目标，即鼓励和准备来自不同背景的本科生进入神经科学博士学位课程。这是一个重要的目标，因为正如RFA中所述，NSF的人口统计资料和国家科学院的报告显示，国家需要发展一支训练有素的生物医学和行为科学劳动力队伍，以及发展一支强大、至关重要的科学劳动力队伍的持续重要性，其多样性反映了我们国家的多样性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Building Research Achievement in Neuroscience (BRAiN): Student Training through Institutional Partnerships will bridge the Neuroscience research participation gap by preparing diverse undergraduates in the Rocky Mountain and Southwest Region for successful entry to Neuroscience Ph.D. programs. BRAiN unites preexisting formal research and education programs at diverse institutions: the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Colorado Denver in the Anschutz Medical Campus (NSP at UCD-AMC), home to a T32 Neuroscience Training Grant; the RISE to Excellence biomedical research education program at New Mexico State University (NMSU), a Hispanic serving minority institution; and the undergraduate Brain and Behavior program of the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado Denver downtown campus (UCD-DT). BRAiN aspires to expand through developmental partnerships with Colorado State University- Pueblo and other colleges in the region. Broad participation in the Ph.D. Neuroscience/Behavior pipeline will be enabled through pursuit of three specific aims: (1) Recruitment of 67 BRAiN Scholars from diverse demographic groups that are nationally underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral neuroscience research; (2) Development of the Neuroscience/Behavior research expertise and professional skills of BRAiN Scholars; (3) Retention of BRAiN Scholars in Neuroscience/Behavior research through enrolment in postgraduate programs. BRAiN will provide intensive training that combines mentored independent research with student development of a rich knowledge base in Neuroscience core concepts. Curriculum integration will be achieved through a common Neuroscience Seminar Series and a Neuroscience Core Course. Emphasis will be placed on enhancement of mentorship skills through activities such as the Neuroscience Mentor Academy where faculty will meet to discuss student training, program evaluation, and curriculum reform. Taken together, proposed activities will provide an integrated research and professional development experience across multiple sites that leverages 21st century resources for scientific investigation and is responsive to practical aspects of contemporary student life. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Building Research Achievement in Neuroscience (BRAiN): Student Training through Institutional Partnerships will fulfill the goal of RFA-MH-10-070 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-10-070.html) to encourage and prepare undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds to enter Ph.D. degree programs in the Neurosciences. This is an important goal because as stated in the RFA, demographic profiles from the NSF and reports from the National Academies reveal the national need for developing a well-trained workforce in biomedical and behavioral sciences and the continuing importance of developing a strong, vital scientific workforce whose diversity reflects that of our nation.