Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research and Education (SPIRE)

培育研究和教育博士后创新者 (SPIRE)

• 批准号: 8367560
• 负责人: LINDA A DYKSTRA
• 金额: $ 97.69万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-08-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8367560
• 关键词: Academia; Biomedical Engineering; CCL7 gene; Chemistry; Commit; Education; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Ensure; Evaluation; Faculty; Future; Goals; Health; Laboratories; Measures; Mentors; Mission; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Outcome; Physics; Population; Positioning Attribute; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Training; Science; Scientist; Structure; Students; Training; Training Programs; Universities; base; c new; career; career development; data sharing; experience; innovation; meetings; next generation; programs; research and development; response; science education; skills; success; undergraduate student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Diversity is highly significant to our nation's future health, educational, scientific and research enterprise, yet, diversity in the biomedical and scientific workforce does not reflect the U.S. population. SPIRE (Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research and Education) has established itself as an innovative postdoctoral research and career development training program whose goals are aligned with those of IRACDA: 1) to inspire and motivate undergraduate students from underrepresented groups to engage in science-based course content, research, and to pursue graduate degrees in science while 2) providing training in research, teaching, and career development that promotes success of scholars in their own career goals. The underlying hypothesis of SPIRE is that faculty who combine excellence in research and teaching, and value the importance of mentoring and diversity, will effectively train the next generation of scientists and promote diversity in the scientific workforce. In response to SPIRE's ongoing evaluation, the current proposal maintains many successful components while also introducing several innovations to benefit our partner universities and our scholars. This proposal will support 30 new scholars over the duration of 5 years and partner with four universities, each with an historical commitment to train students from underrepresented groups. Specific Aims of the SPIRE program are to: 1. Recruit outstanding and diverse SPIRE scholars who represent the scientific mission of NIGMS and the education and research needs of our partner campuses. 2. Provide an outstanding research training experience by placing scholars in productive laboratories with mentors committed to the goals of SPIRE and ensuring that this research experience involves mentoring of undergraduates from our partner campuses. 3. Provide a mentored teaching experience at our partner campuses. This experience includes research-based courses and direct involvement with research initiatives at our partner campuses. 4. Provide training in professional skills that match the needs of our scholars and promote their success in attaining future positions in academia. Innovations in this proposed renewal include a) a new emphasis on recruiting SPIRE scholars with chemistry, physics and biomedical engineering backgrounds to meet the needs of our partner campuses; b) structured involvement with RISE and MARC programs at our partner campuses, including a summer research program at UNC/Chapel Hill for undergraduates from our partner campuses, c) new evaluation measures to track more effectively undergraduate student outcomes and d) mechanisms to facilitate the sharing of data and effective teaching strategies among current and former SPIRE scholars and faculty at our partner campuses. Impact: We aim to continue and enhance our documented and significant impact on the curriculum and research enterprise of our partner universities, and on the training of new faculty who are successful in research and science education as well as in promoting the diversity of our future scientific workforce. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proportion of advanced degrees awarded to underrepresented groups in the biomedical and STEM disciplines continues to be very small and does not reflect the current demographics in the US. To address this shortage, the SPIRE/IRACDA program provides training in both research and teaching that prepares postdoctoral scholars to inspire and promote increased representation of underrepresented groups in the scientific work force.

描述（由申请人提供）：多样性对我们国家未来的健康、教育、科学和研究事业非常重要，然而，生物医学和科学劳动力的多样性并不能反映美国人口。SPIRE（博士后研究和教育创新苗种）是一个创新的博士后研究和职业发展培训项目，其目标与IRACDA的目标一致。1)鼓励和激励来自代表性不足群体的本科生参与以科学为基础的课程内容、研究和攻读科学研究生学位，同时2)提供研究、教学和职业发展方面的培训，促进学者在自己的职业目标中取得成功。SPIRE的基本假设是，将卓越的研究和教学结合起来，重视指导和多样性重要性的教师，将有效地培养下一代科学家，促进科学劳动力的多样性。为了回应SPIRE正在进行的评估，目前的提案保留了许多成功的组成部分，同时也引入了一些创新，使我们的合作大学和学者受益。该提案将在5年内支持30名新学者，并与四所大学合作，每所大学都有培养弱势群体学生的历史承诺。SPIRE项目的具体目标是：1。招募优秀和多样化的SPIRE学者，代表NIGMS的科学使命和我们合作校园的教育和研究需求。2. 通过将学者与致力于SPIRE目标的导师安排在富有成效的实验室中，并确保这种研究经验包括对来自合作校园的本科生的指导，提供出色的研究培训体验。3. 在我们的合作校园提供指导教学经验。这种体验包括以研究为基础的课程，以及直接参与我们合作校区的研究活动。4. 提供专业技能培训，以配合我们的学者的需要，并促进他们成功地获得未来的学术职位。这一更新计划的创新之处在于：a)重新强调招聘具有化学、物理和生物医学工程背景的SPIRE学者，以满足我们合作校园的需求；b)有组织地参与合作校园的RISE和MARC项目，包括在北卡罗来纳大学/教堂山分校为合作校园的本科生开展的夏季研究项目；c)新的评估措施，以更有效地跟踪本科生的成果；d)在合作校园的现任和前任SPIRE学者和教师之间促进数据共享和有效教学策略的机制。影响：我们的目标是继续并加强我们对合作大学的课程和研究事业的记录和重大影响，以及对在研究和科学教育方面取得成功的新教师的培训，以及促进我们未来科学劳动力的多样性。