MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) N C A&T

这项提议说明了我们在北卡罗来纳农工州立大学独特的跨学科结构； 为生物医学科学中的少数群体进步做出贡献。它的主要目的是增加少数人 通过本科生基础广泛的培训计划参与生物医学研究 学生们。少数人获得研究职业(MARC)计划将显著促进研究 在生物、化学和心理学系进行培训，并激励更多的少数民族 学生攻读生物医学研究生学位/职业。拟议的计划将建立一个 高质量的跨部门和多阶段研究培训计划，旨在提供培训和 在MARC学生和更大的社区中建立强大的研究社区所需的支持 理科学生。这样的社区对于维持一个更好的共享的智力环境至关重要 专业知识、研究效率和学生升入终极学位课程和生物医学 科学事业。我们建议将重点放在本科生和教师的发展上；影响广泛 科学研究、教育和攻读博士学位。提案的目标是：1)确保 100%被选中的MARC U-STAR学者在学术上具有竞争力，并具有很强的研究积极性 并随后获得生物医学科学博士学位，2)增加有动力和竞争力的人才池 生物、化学和心理学系的学生致力于研究和追求 生物医学博士学位。着眼于目标的发展活动将包括：1)新的 课程开发，2)为二年级前学生设立的暑期研究所(SRI)3)补充课程 4)为被选为MARC U-的学生提供高级培训 明星学者。MARC U-STAR奖学金计划包括：1)要求的暑期和学年 研究经验，2)参加每周的学习社区/研讨会，3)同行指导，4) 服务学习，5)增强沟通技能的机会，6)GRE考试技能发展。 与这一应用程序的新方向保持一致，MARC计划将创造机会 研究各部门内的培训基础设施并解决健康差距问题。因此，这一数字 由于这一项目的实施，攻读博士学位的非MARC U-star学生将会增加。

This proposal illustrates our unique interdisciplinary structure at North Carolina A&T State University; contributes to minority advancement in the biomedical sciences. Its pirmary aim is to increase minority participation in biomedical research through broadly based training programs for undergraduate science students. The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) program will significantly enhance research training in the biology, chemistry, and psychology departments and motivate increased numbers of minority students to pursue biomedical science graduate degrees/careers. The proposed program will establish a quality interdepartmental and multi-phasic research training program designed to provide both training and support necessary to build a strong research community among MARC students and the larger community of science students. Such a community is pivotal to sustain an improved intellectual environment of shared expertise, research productivity, and student advancement to terminal degree programs and biomedical science careers. We propose to focus on undergraduate student and faculty development; broadly impacting science research education and advancement toward PhD degrees. The proposal goals are:1) Ensure that 100% of selected MARC U-STAR scholars are academically competitive and highly motivated to do research and subsequently earn a PhD in the biomedical sciences, 2) Increase the pool of motivated and competitive lonor students in the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Psychology committed to research and pursuit of a PhD degree in the Biomedical Sciences. Goal focused developmental activities will include: 1) new course development, 2) a Summer Research Institute (SRI) for pre-sophomore students 3) a Supplemental Instruction for Excellence in Science Program, and 4) advanced training for students selected as MARC U- STAR scholars. The MARC U-STAR Scholars program includes: 1) required summer and academic year esearch experiences, 2) participation in weekly learning communities/seminars, 3) peer mentoring, 4) service learning, 5) opportunities for augmenting communication skills, and 6) GRE- test skills development. onsistent with the new direction of this application, the MARC program will create opportunities that build research training infrastructure within the departments and address health disparities. Thus, the number of non-MARC U-STAR students who pursue PhDs will increase as a result of implementing this program.