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达成了第二次协议（此处称为第二周期），以赞助少数民族学生年度生物医学研究会议（ABRCMS）。ABRCMS为学生提供了展示科学知识、学习生物医学研究、发展专业技能和进入专业网络的机会。在第二个周期，会议有2841名与会者，1365份提交文件，442家参展商。参加者中有63%是学生，37%是非学生。在参与调查的学生中，37%是大四学生，26%是大三学生，14%是大二学生，2%是大一学生，20%是研究生。28%是MBRS学生；26%是MARC学生；9%是bridge学生，36%是非MORE学生。在周期3中，ASM建议略微修改会议目标，考虑到学生作为“培训中的生物医学科学家”的专业需求以及ABRCMS提供的独特机会。ABRCMS周期3的具体目标是：1。本科生交流研究成果，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、全球化和跨学科性质做好准备；3. 学生准备成功地从本科，学士学位后和硕士课程过渡到研究生或专业教育；和4。项目主任、教职员工、博士后研究员和学生将成为专业的生物医学科学家、顾问、教育工作者和领导者。

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.