2/2 Florida Minority Cancer Research & Training Center: Feasibility Studies

 描述(由申请人提供)：少数民族在基础、临床和行为研究中的代表性不足被视为解决癌症差异和将少数民族纳入临床试验的重大障碍。因此，有必要培养一支种族和民族多样化、训练有素的科学家队伍。在这份申请中，w将通过一种全面、严格和创新的方法来解决未被充分代表的少数群体(URM)面临的以下障碍，这将为这些研究人员和学生创造机会并促进他们在癌症研究中的职业生涯：(1)缺乏坚定的榜样，(2)指导不足，(3)准备不足，(4)期望低，以及(5)不熟悉科学的文化和习语。我们的申请专注于开发佛罗里达少数族裔癌症研究与培训中心(MiCaRT)，该中心将为UF和FAMU的URM教职员工和学生扩大我们的癌症研究和培训机会，并最终增加生物医学研究领域的URM科学家和临床研究人员的数量。佛罗里达大学(UF)-佛罗里达农工大学(FAMU)MiCaRT中心将在我们现有的癌症研究和培训机会的基础上，在高等教育和学术领导地位方面增加URM科学家和临床研究人员的数量。项目参与者的研究培训和职业发展计划的结合也将在密歇根大学和FAMU创建癌症差异研究活动的中心。项目的成功将通过以下指标来衡量：(1)研究生或医学院对肿瘤学相关培训的录取；(2)同行评议的陈述；(3)同行评议的出版物；(4)NIH/NCI的校外拨款申请。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The underrepresentation of minorities in basic, clinical, and behavioral research has been viewed as a significant barrier to addressing cancer disparities and the inclusion of minority populations in clinical trials. Thus, there is a need to develop a cadre of racially and ethnically diverse, well-trained scientists. In this application, w will address the following barriers that underrepresented minorities (URMs) face with a comprehensive, rigorous, and innovative approach that will create opportunities and promote careers in cancer research for these researchers and students: (1) the lack of committed role models, (2) inadequate mentoring, (3) insufficient preparation, (4) low expectations, and (5) unfamiliarity with the culture and idioms of science. Our application focuses on developing a Florida Minority Cancer Research & Training (MiCaRT) Center that will expand our cancer research and training opportunities for URM faculty and students at UF and FAMU and ultimately grow the number of URM scientists and clinical investigators in biomedical research. The University of Florida (UF)-Florida A&M University (FAMU) MiCaRT Center will build on our existing cancer research and training opportunities to grow the number of URM scientists and clinical investigators in higher education and academic leadership. The combination of research training and career development plans for program participants will also create a hub of cancer disparity research activities at both UF and FAMU. Program success will be measured by: (1) admission of students to graduate or medical school for oncology-related training; (2) peer-reviewed presentations; (3) peer-reviewed publications; and (4) extramural NIH/NCI grant submissions.