Winston-Salem State University Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RI

温斯顿塞勒姆州立大学科学增强研究计划（RI

• 批准号: 8144368
• 负责人: AZEEZ A AILERU
• 金额: $ 25万
• 依托单位: WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-20 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8144368
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) seeks to establish an MBRS-Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program to improve the training of underrepresented minorities who graduate from biomedical/behavioral science departments and motivate them to pursue post-baccalaureate degrees. Our measureable objective is to increase the number and percentage of underrepresented minority students from participating departments that gain admission into competitive PhD programs in the area of biomedical and behavioral sciences to 10% (25 of 264 students) within four years compared to the current level of 4% (10 of 264 students). We propose to use a simple five-activity training program to achieve this objective: 1) introduce the students to biomedical research via hands-on participation in a research project; 2) introduce the students to critical scientific evaluation by critiquing and presenting journal club papers; 3) provide students with experience in scientific writing and speaking via poster presentations of their research results; 4) provide students with exposure to research faculty to facilitate both participant retention and successful completion of the RISE program; and 5) foster students' long-term commitment to pursue a career in the biomedical and behavioral sciences through an experience that exemplifies the excitement and challenges of relevant scientific investigation. Our cohort will include 18 MBRS-RISE trainees; 6 students each will be selected initially from among entering freshmen, rising sophomores and rising juniors up to a total of 18 students; program vacancies will be filled with a preference for freshmen and sophomores. This application will focus on academic mentoring and training of students in the broad disciplines of biomedical/behavioral science, with a particular emphasis on the relationships among research-intensive universities with various pre-doctoral T32 programs. The training program will have 13 mentors who have primary academic appointments in four departments in two institutions and will draw trainees from three participating departments (life sciences, chemistry, and behavioral sciences and social work) in the College of Arts and Sciences at WSSU. This program will also benefit from the ongoing collaboration of several established investigators at WSSU and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the majority of whom have been assembled in a shared basic science building in the downtown Piedmont Triad Research Park. The combination of facilities, faculty, and other resources will provide a rich and vibrant interdisciplinary training environment for undergraduate students interested in the areas of biomedical/behavioral sciences and chronic disease research. This program's approach will increase the number of students gaining admission into competitive PhD programs by 6%, meaning that we anticipate 80% (15 of 18) of the MBRS-RISE students will enter PhD programs. We are confident in our ability to achieve this outcome. We also expect that this program's activities will serve as a model for other students to be introduced to biomedical or behavioral science disciplines as career choices. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) MBRS-Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program seeks to a) stimulate interest among underrepresented students in pursuing a research-based terminal degree in biomedical or behavioral research and b) increase the number of African-Americans and other minorities who hold leadership positions in the scientific research enterprise.

描述(由申请者提供)：温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学(WSSU)寻求建立一项MBRS-科学加强研究倡议(RISE)计划，以改善对从生物医学/行为科学系毕业的代表不足的少数群体的培训，并激励他们攻读学士学位后学位。我们的可衡量目标是在四年内将来自参与系的少数族裔学生的数量和百分比增加到10%(264名学生中有25名)，而目前的水平为4%(264名学生中有10名)。我们建议使用一个简单的五项活动培训计划来实现这一目标：1)通过亲身参与研究项目向学生介绍生物医学研究；2)通过评论和展示期刊俱乐部的论文向学生介绍批判性的科学评估；3)通过海报演示他们的研究成果为学生提供科学写作和演讲的经验；4)为学生提供与研究人员的接触，以帮助他们留住参与者并顺利完成RISE计划；以及5)通过展示相关科学研究的兴奋和挑战的经历，培养学生在生物医学和行为科学领域追求职业生涯的长期承诺。我们的队列将包括18名MBR-Rise实习生；将从新生、新生二年级和新生三年级学生中最初各挑选6名学生，最多18名学生；课程空缺将优先选择一年级和二年级学生。这项申请将侧重于在生物医学/行为科学的广泛学科中对学生进行学术指导和培训，特别强调研究密集型大学与各种博士前T32项目之间的关系。该培训计划将有13名导师，他们在两个机构的四个系担任主要学术职务，并将吸引来自WSSU文理学院三个参与系(生命科学、化学、行为科学和社会工作)的学员。该项目还将受益于WSSU和维克森林大学医学院的几名知名研究人员的持续合作，他们中的大多数人已经聚集在皮德蒙特三合会研究园区市中心的一栋共享的基础科学大楼里。设施、师资和其他资源的结合将为对生物医学/行为科学和慢性病研究领域感兴趣的本科生提供丰富和充满活力的跨学科培训环境。该项目的方法将使进入竞争性博士项目的学生数量增加6%，这意味着我们预计80%(18人中的15人)MBR-Rise学生将进入博士项目。我们相信我们有能力实现这一结果。我们也期待这个项目的活动将成为其他学生进入生物医学或行为科学学科作为职业选择的典范。 公共卫生相关性：温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学(WSSU)MBRS-科学加强研究倡议(RISE)计划旨在a)激发未被充分代表的学生对攻读生物医学或行为研究基于研究的终端学位的兴趣，以及b)增加在科研企业担任领导职务的非裔美国人和其他少数族裔的人数。