Leadership, Excellence And Development of Diversity in Research

描述（由申请人提供）：该提案是为了获得FASEB“领导，卓越和多样性研究发展”（LEADDR）资助计划的持续支持。最终目标是通过为未被充分代表的学生、博士后和教师提供资源、项目和机会来增加训练有素的生物医学和行为科学家的数量，这些资源、项目和机会旨在帮助他们成为有竞争力和富有成效的科学家，并获得参与尖端生物医学和行为研究的机会。目标是扩大FASEB在1997年实施的LEADDR资助活动，通过NIGMS/NIH的支持，作为MARC计划的一部分。FASEB建议在未来五年内继续开展三(3)项主要活动：(1)通过赞助辅助培训研讨会，为代表性不足的博士生、博士后和初级教师提供必要的资助和领导技能发展培训。这项活动每年为40名来自代表性不足群体的博士生、博士后和新助理教授提供旅行资金支持，参加由FASEB MARC赞助的为期两天的辅助培训计划，该计划将重点关注：(a)资助培训，提供必要的技能和技术，以开发成功的资助申请和出版物的想法和研究；(b)领导力培训，提供必要的技能和社会智能，成为实验室和科学工作人员的有效领导者。（2）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is to obtain continued support for FASEB's "Leadership, Excellence and Development of Diversity in Research" (LEADDR) grant program. The ultimate goal is to increase the number of well-trained biomedical and behavioral scientists from underrepresented groups by providing underrepresented students, postdocs and faculty with access to resources, programs and opportunities designed 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 objective is to expand FASEB's LEADDR grant activities implemented in 1997 through the support of NIGMS/NIH, as part of the MARC Program. FASEB proposes continuing three (3) major activities for the next five (5) years: (1) Provide essential training in grantsmanship and leadership skill development for underrepresented PhD students, postdocs and junior faculty by sponsoring ancillary training seminars. This activity provides travel funding support for up to 40 (per year) PhD students, postdocs and new assistant professors from underrepresented groups to attend a 2-day ancillary training program sponsored by FASEB MARC which will focus on: (a) grantsmanship training providing skills and techniques essential to develop ideas and research into successful grant applications and publications; and (b) leadership training to provide essential skills and social intelligences necessary to become effective leaders in the lab and scientific workforce. (2) Provide opportunities for underrepresented students to enter the mainstream of the basic sciences community by participating in summer research experiences in FASEB member society scientists' labs at major research universities and institutions. This activity provides travel/subsistence awards for up to 90 (per year) underrepresented undergraduate students at majority institutions (and undergraduate students at accredited minority institutions) to help support participation in summer research experiences in FASEB society member scientists' labs at major research institutions and universities. (3) Provide student and career development activities for underrepresented students, postdocs and junior faculty at FASEB societies' national meetings and the ABRCMS conference. This activity provides support for ancillary training designed to address special interests of underrepresented students and post doctorates attending FASEB societies' national meetings (e.g., Experimental Biology). Support is also provided for the FASEB MARC Peer Mentors Network activities at the NIGMS-sponsored ABRCMS conferences. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: These activities develop and enhance the intellectual horizons, preparedness and competitiveness of underrepresented students, postdoctorates and faculty. They initiate and enhance communication and cooperation, open new vistas and opportunities, increase continued interactions with top research programs, and serve to stimulate and support students, postdoctorates and faculty members in their pursuit of scholarship and careers in the biomedical and behavioral research workforce