MARC U-STAR Program, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

描述（由申请人提供）：MARC U-STAR项目在波多黎各大学马亚圭斯校区已进入第20个年头，旨在为荣誉学生提供与研究相关的活动和特殊的科学课程，以提高他们在生物医学相关博士课程中被接受和成功的可能性。生物学、工业微生物学、化学和工业生物技术专业的优等生对生物医学科学的博士生涯感兴趣，可以成为MARC实习生。为了实现这一目标，建议的举措是开设专门的科学课程、校内和校外研究经验、每周会议、学术技能提高研讨会和专题课程。对未来MARC学生的招募包括研究职业指导和五个夏季校园研讨会等活动，旨在为他们提供学习生物医学研究领域新技能和方法的机会。upm MARC项目还通过为教师提供参加这一主题会议的机会，为他们提供更新科学教学技能的机会。upm的MARC U-STAR计划的目标是：1)为所有参与学术项目的大一和大二学生提供有关生物医学科学研究职业和机会的信息，2)为来自upm MARC参与项目的教师提供改善科学教学的机会，3)保持参与研究经验的MARC学员人数100%，4)保持或超过，目前攻读博士或医学博士/博士学位的MARC受训者（82%）的水平。项目。这一水平比实际资助期的建议水平高出3.3%。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The MARC U-STAR Program, now in its 20th year at the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez Campus, is designed to provide honors students with research related activities and a special science curriculum that will improve their possibilities of being accepted and successful in biomedical related doctoral programs. Honors students from the biology, industrial microbiology, chemistry, and industrial biotechnology programs interested in a doctoral career in biomedical sciences, can become MARC trainees. Proposed initiatives in order to accomplish this goal are a special science curriculum, on- and off-campus research experiences, weekly meetings, workshops on academic skills improvement, and special topics courses. Recruitment for prospective MARC students includes activities such as an orientation on research careers, and five summer on-campus workshops designed to provide them with the opportunity to learn new skills and methodologies in biomedical research areas. The UPRM MARC Program also provides faculty with the opportunity to update their science teaching skills by providing them with the opportunity to attend meetings on this subject. The objectives of the MARC U-STAR Program at UPRM are: 1) to provide all freshmen and sophomore students from the participating academic programs with information regarding research careers and opportunities in biomedical sciences, 2) to provide faculty from the MARC participating programs at UPRM, with opportunities to improve their teaching of science, 3) to maintain the number of MARC trainees who participate in research experiences at 100%, and 4) to maintain, or surpass, the current level (82%) of MARC trainees that enroll in Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. programs. This level is 3.3% higher than the one proposed for the actual funding period.