Diversity Action Plan for Mouse Genome Database

描述（由申请人提供）：缅因州巴尔港的杰克逊实验室（JAX）提出了一个夏季研究实习，每年有四名来自代表性不足的群体的学生在NHGRI资助的小鼠基因组数据库（MGD）的研究人员的指导下从事生物信息学研究项目。拟议的多样性行动计划（DAP）寻求资金，以继续这一成功的计划四年多，与鼓励代表性不足的学生追求先进的学位和职业生涯在基因组学相关领域的目标。MGD被认为是国际科学界的小鼠数据库，提供高质量的综合信息，支持小鼠实验系统转化为人类生物学和疾病研究。四名MGD DAP生物信息学实习生将成为现有JAX暑期学生计划（SSP）的组成部分，该计划是国际公认的住宅研究经验，自1924年以来已指导了2，000多名本科生和高中生。这个既定的JAX计划每年举办30- 40名学生谁是通过竞争激烈的全国性申请过程中选择。SSP拥有代表性不足的少数民族（西班牙裔，非洲裔美国人，美洲土著人和太平洋岛民/夏威夷人）参与的良好记录，这是通过全国范围内有针对性的招聘，SSP网站和校友网络实现的机构任务。2011年，38名参与者中有11人（29%）是代表性不足的少数民族，38名参与者中有17人（45%）是代表性不足的群体，包括少数民族和第一代大学生或经济弱势群体。2011年，四名少数民族SSP学生通过少数民族行动计划（MAP）补充我们的MGD补助金（HG 000330）进行生物信息学项目。每个学生每周都会获得津贴，生活津贴和旅行援助，使他们能够放弃暑期工作并参与这种改变生活的体验。除了动手计算和 所有参加者将在一个有40个房间的宿舍里一起住宿，并分享丰富的社交和娱乐活动，他们将学习实验室工作、撰写提案和成果展示，并在研究道德和人道对待实验动物方面有坚实的基础。JAX SSP--由机构基金、私人基金会和联邦赠款支持--在多样性招聘和选择、导师指导以及项目设计、管理和评估方面有完善的行政程序。拟议DAP的培训协调员将从事生物信息学特定的多样性招聘，支持实习生培训，并在其随后的职业发展中跟踪计划校友。DAP首席研究员将监督所有DAP计划和实施，包括导师指导和项目管理。JAX提供了一个激励人心的环境，来自不同背景的有动力，有才华的本科生可以学习科学探究的基础知识，为研究进展做出贡献，并在智力和个人成长方面取得长足进步，这将指导他们的职业选择和终身学习。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) in Bar Harbor, Maine, proposes a summer research internship for four students per year from underrepresented groups to pursue research projects in bioinformatics, under the mentorship of investigators of the NHGRI-funded Mouse Genome Database (MGD). The proposed Diversity Action Plan (DAP) seeks funding to continue this successful program for four more years, with a goal of encouraging underrepresented students to pursue advanced degrees and careers in genomics-related fields. MGD is regarded as the international scientific community database for mouse, providing high quality, integrated information that supports the translation of the mouse experimental system to the study of human biology and disease. The four MGD DAP bioinformatics interns will be an integral part of the existing JAX Summer Student Program (SSP), an internationally recognized residential research experience that has mentored more than 2,000 undergraduates and high school students since 1924. This established JAX program annually hosts 30- 40 students who are selected through a competitive nationwide application process. The SSP has a proven track record of underrepresented minority (Hispanic, African American, Native American, and Pacific Islander/Hawaiian) participation, an institutional mandate which is achieved through targeted recruiting nationwide, the SSP website, and alumni networking. In 2011, 11 (29%) of the 38 SSP participants were underrepresented minorities, and 17 (45%) of the 38 participants were members of underrepresented groups including minorities and first-generation college students or the economically disadvantaged. Four minority SSP students in 2011 pursued bioinformatics projects through a Minority Action Plan (MAP) supplement to our MGD grant (HG000330). Each student receives a weekly stipend, subsistence allotment, and travel assistance that enables them to forgo summer jobs and participate in this life-changing experience. In addition to training in hands-on computational and laboratory work, proposal writing and results presentation, and solid grounding in research ethics and the humane treatment of lab animals, all SSP participants lodge together in a 40-room residence and share abundant social and recreational activities. The JAX SSP--supported by institutional funds, private foundations, and federal grants--has well-established administrative procedures for diversity recruitment and selection, mentor guidance, and program design, management, and evaluation. The Training Coordinator for the proposed DAP will pursue bioinformatics-specific diversity recruitment, support intern training, and track program alumni during their subsequent career development. The DAP Principal Investigator will oversee all DAP planning and implementation, including mentor guidance and program administration. JAX offers a stimulating environment in which motivated, talented undergraduates from diverse backgrounds can learn the fundamentals of scientific inquiry, contribute to research progress, and make great strides in intellectual and personal growth that will guide them in career choices and lifelong learning.