Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (ADAR) Scholars Program

推进老龄化研究多样性 (ADAR) 学者计划

• 批准号: 8795089
• 负责人: BARBARA Ann HORWITZ
• 金额: $ 17.19万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-08-15 至 2020-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8795089
• 关键词: Admission activity; Advisory Committees; Aging; Americas; Area; Awareness; Bachelor' s Degree; Biology; Biomedical Research; Calculi; Chemistry; Communication; Communities; Data; Disadvantaged; Discipline; Doctor of Philosophy; Doctor' s Degree; Educational Curriculum; Ensure; Experimental Designs; Exposure to; Feedback; Fostering; Foundations; Funding; Goals; Institution; Interview; Journals; Kindling (Neurology); Maintenance; Mentors; Mexican Americans; Minority; Minority Groups; NCI Scholars Program; Native Americans; Oral; Outcome; Performance; Process; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Activity; Research Personnel; Scholarship; Schools; Science; Scientist; Series; Societies; Students; Terminology; Training; Visit; Work; Writing; age related; career; design; disability; experience; improved; instructor; interest; meetings; member; peer; programs; public health relevance; skills; symposium; undergraduate research

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of our proposed ADAR Program is the increased diversity of MSTEM students that pursue post-baccalaureate degrees and research careers in aging-related areas. For this, we propose to develop a comprehensive three-year program that will have two major components. The first is a one-year program, the ADAR Program, that will support eight diverse (as defined by the PAR- 12-016 FOA) sophomore students selected from the freshmen participating in our pre-ADAR program [the Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program (BUSP)]. The sophomore year ADAR Program is designed to enhance retention, foster academic excellence, and kindle interest and engagement in aging research. It involves course work, advising, and research experience. Near the end of their sophomore year, each of the eight diverse students will be assessed for the possibility of moving onward to the second component [the ADAR Honors Program (ADAR-HR)]. Thus, by year 3, we will select four rising junior students from the eight who participated in the ADAR Program to participate in the ADAR-HR program. This honors program will provide a two year research-intensive experience, including one summer at another institution, plus a series of activities designed to achieve the following goals: (a) GPAs at graduation >3.25; (b) GRE scores in the top 50th percentile; (c) increased scientific research expertise via intensive research experiences, including summer research at another institution, facilitated journal clubs, and interaction with a variety of campus and visiting scientists; (d) enhanced oral & written presentation skills via specific assignments and peer as well as instructor feedback; (e) maintenance/enhanced commitment to aging-related research careers; (f) exposure to the broader scientific community via attendance at seminars and national meetings; (g) increased awareness of graduate school application requirements/processes & improved interviewing skills, the latter via practice and feedback from members of our Advisory Committee; and (h) entry into PhD, MD/PhD, or the research track of an MD program within 2 years of receiving their B.S. degree at a percentage of at least 50%.

描述(由申请人提供)：我们建议的ADAR项目的长期目标是增加攻读学士学位后学位和在老龄化相关领域从事研究工作的硕士研究生的多样性。为此，我们建议制定一个全面的三年计划，该计划将包括两个主要组成部分。第一个是为期一年的ADAR计划，它将支持从参加我们的ADAR前计划[生物学本科生计划(BUSP)]的大一新生中挑选出的八名不同的(根据PAR-12-016 FOA定义)大二学生。二年级的ADAR课程旨在增强留存能力，培养卓越的学术成就，激发学生对老龄化研究的兴趣和参与。它包括课程作业、建议和研究经验。接近二年级结束时，八名不同的学生都将被评估是否有可能进入第二部分[ADAR荣誉计划(ADAR-HR)]。因此，到第三年，我们将从参加ADAR计划的八名初中生中挑选四名参加ADAR-HR计划。这一荣誉计划将提供两年的研究密集型经验，包括在另一个机构的一个暑期，以及旨在实现以下目标的一系列活动：(A)毕业时的GPA&GT；3.25；(B)GRE分数在前50%；(C)通过密集的研究经验，包括在另一个机构的暑期研究，促进期刊俱乐部，以及与各种校园和来访科学家的互动，增加科学研究专业知识；(D)通过具体的作业和同行以及教师反馈，增强口头和书面陈述技能；(E)维护/增强对与老龄化相关的研究职业的承诺；(F)通过参加研讨会和国家会议接触到更广泛的科学界；(G)通过实践和咨询委员会成员的反馈，提高对研究生院申请要求/程序的认识和改善面试技能；以及(H)在获得理科学士学位后2年内，至少50%进入博士、医学博士/博士或医学硕士项目的研究轨道。