Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students - Cycle 3

描述（由申请人提供）：2004年，美国微生物学会（ASM）与NIGMS（以下简称周期2）达成第二项协议，赞助少数民族学生年度生物医学研究会议（ABRCMS）。ABRCMS为学生提供展示科学知识，了解生物医学研究，发展专业技能和访问专业网络的机会。在第二周期，会议有2，841名与会者，1，365份提交文件和442家参展商。63%的与会者是学生，37%是非学生。在学生参与者中，37%是大四学生，26%是大三学生，14%是大一学生，2%是大一学生，20%是研究生。28%是MBRS学生; 26%是MARC学生; 9%是BRIDGES学生，36%是非MORE学生。在第三周期，ASM建议稍微修改会议的目标，牢记学生的专业需求作为“生物医学科学家的培训”和通过ABRCMS提供的独特机会。ABRCMS周期3的具体目标是：1。本科生交流他们的研究成果和展示科学专业知识; 2.本科生为生物医学和行为科学研究的不断发展，全球性和跨学科性质做好准备; 3.学生准备成功地从本科，学士后和硕士课程过渡到研究生或专业教育;和4。项目主任，教师，工作人员，博士后研究员和学生专业发展为生物医学科学家，顾问，教育工作者和领导者。 相关性：ABRCMS为下一代，特别是本科生提供培训，为包括公共卫生在内的生物医学领域的职业生涯做准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In 2004, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) entered into a second agreement with NIGMS (herein referred to as Cycle 2) to sponsor the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). ABRCMS provides students with opportunities to demonstrate scientific knowledge, learn about research in biomedicine, develop professional skills, and access professional networks. In Cycle 2, the conference boasted 2,841 attendees, 1,365 submissions, and 442 exhibitors. Sixty-three percent of the attendees were students, and 37% were nonstudents. Of the student participants, 37% were seniors, 26% were juniors, 14% were sophomores, 2% were freshman, and 20% were graduate students. Twenty-eight percent were MBRS students; 26% were MARC students; 9% were BRIDGES students, and 36% were non- MORE students. In Cycle 3, ASM proposes to modify slightly the conference aims, bearing in mind students' professional needs as "biomedical scientists in training" and the unique opportunities afforded through ABRCMS. The specific aims of ABRCMS Cycle 3 are: 1. Undergraduate students exchange their research findings and demonstrate scientific expertise; 2. Undergraduate students prepare for the evolving, global, and interdisciplinary nature of biomedical and behavioral sciences research; 3. Students prepare to transition successfully from undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, and master's programs to graduate or professional education; and 4. Program directors, faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows, and students develop professionally as biomedical scientists, advisers, educators, and leaders. RELEVANCE: ABRCMS provides training for the next generation, particularly undergraduate students, to prepare for careers in biomedical fields, including public health.