Science Montana: Engaging 4-H Teens with Bioscience Research

描述（由申请人提供）：科学蒙大拿州：从事4-H青少年与生物科学研究许多蒙大拿州的高中生，特别是那些在农村和往往孤立的地区，有有限的，如果有的话，接触科学家，因此往往缺乏意识和需要考虑生物科学研究和职业的榜样。拟议的项目-科学蒙大拿州：从事4-H青少年与生物科学研究-将从事农村青少年，解决未来的科学劳动力需求，并利用该州科学家的广泛专业知识。它是三个蒙大拿州立大学-博兹曼（MSU）实体的创新合作伙伴关系：细胞生物学和神经科学系，扩展大学和蒙大拿州4-H扩展服务。此外，该项目与密歇根州立大学的霍华德休斯医学研究所本科生物学计划和NCRR资助的INBRE计划合作。该项目建立在蒙大拿州4-H计划的资源和基础设施上，4-H俱乐部遍布全州，包括蒙大拿州的七个美洲原住民保留地。根据密歇根州立大学科学系的研究兴趣，该项目将介绍农村青少年参与者的基本，应用和转化研究主题，使用神经科学（基本），传染病（应用）和代谢组学（转化）作为教学实例。拟议的项目侧重于密集的校园体验，然后是长达一年的基于调查的活动以及与科学家和学生导师的互动。它将利用研究项目，每月视频会议实验室会议，在线互动媒体和在线通信，以吸引4-H参与者。该项目的目标是：1）通过为期一年的探究式学习环境，让蒙大拿州农村青少年参与生物科学的基础，应用和转化研究; 2）提高蒙大拿州农村青少年对从事基础和临床生物科学研究以及其他与健康科学相关的职业的兴趣，特别是在生物科学专业代表性不足的人群中; 3）创建一个基于网络的项目内容和交互式多媒体资产库，使4-H领导人和非正式教育专业人员能够在当地一级整合生物科学内容、活动和资源。参与者将有机会与位于全州部落学院的INBRE教师合作，并将在当地社区活动，州4-H大会以及其他区域和国家会议上公开演讲。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Science Montana: Engaging 4-H Teens with Bioscience Research Many Montana high school students, particularly those in rural and often isolated areas, have limited, if any, exposure to scientists and thus often lack the awareness and the role models needed to consider bioscience study and careers. The proposed project--Science Montana: Engaging 4-H Teens with Bioscience Research--will engage rural teens, address future scientific workforce needs, and leverage the extensive expertise of the state's scientists. It is an innovative partnership of three Montana State University-Bozeman (MSU) entities: the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Extended University, and Montana 4-H within the Extension Service. In addition, the project collaborates with MSU's Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Biology Program and the NCRR-funded INBRE program. The project builds on the resources and infrastructure of the Montana 4-H program with 4-H clubs located throughout the state including Montana's seven Native American reservations. Drawing upon the research interests of MSU science faculty, the project will introduce rural teen participants to basic, applied, and translational research themes using neuroscience (basic), infectious disease (applied), and metabolomics (translational) as instructional examples. The proposed project focuses on an intensive on-campus experience followed by year-long inquiry-based activities and interaction with scientists and student mentors. It will utilize research projects, monthly videoconference lab meetings, online interactive media, and online communications to engage the 4-H participants. The project aims are: 1) engage rural Montana teens in basic, applied, and translational research in biosciences through a year-long inquiry-based learning environment; 2) Increase the interest of rural Montana teens in pursuing basic and clinical bioscience research and other careers related to health sciences, particularly among populations underrepresented in bioscience professions; and 3) create a web-based repository of project content and interactive multimedia assets that will enable 4-H leaders and informal education professionals to incorporate bioscience content, activities, and resources at their local level. Participants will have the opportunity to work with INBRE faculty located at Tribal Colleges across the state and will make public presentations at local community events, state 4-H Congress, and other regional and national meetings.