OPPORTUNITIES IN GENOMICS RESEARCH: INCREASING DIVERSITY AND RETENTION IN STEM

基因组学研究的机会：增加 STEM 的多样性和保留率

• 批准号: 8827390
• 负责人: RICHARD K. WILSON
• 金额: $ 32.63万
• 依托单位: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-03-27 至 2016-09-27
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8827390
• 关键词: Advocacy; Area; Authorship; Awareness; Communities; Community Outreach; Complement; Critical Thinking; Data; Doctor of Philosophy; Education; Educational Background; Educational workshop; Evaluation; Funding; Genome; Genomics; Goals; Health; Human; Institutes; Journals; Knowledge; Laboratories; Lead; Measurable; Measures; Mentors; Minority; National Human Genome Research Institute; Outcome; Participant; Preparation; Process; Productivity; Public Health; Publications; Research; Schools; Science; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; Students; Thinking; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; Underrepresented Students; Universities; Washington; Work; abstracting; career; college; design; experience; health disparity; improved; insight; meetings; outreach; outreach program; programs; skills; tool; undergraduate student; virtual

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the Opportunities in Genomics Research Program at The Genome Institute at Washington University is to increase the retention of underrepresented students in STEM and to increase their rate of matriculation into highly competitive Ph.D. programs. OGR consists of two programs: an eight-week summer program (Undergraduate Scholars) and a one-year post-baccalaureate program (Extensive Study). Prior data for the OGR programs indicate that over 45% of the graduates have matriculated into Ph.D. and other graduate and professional programs. OGR participants will engage in activities that will increase the percent of our students moving into Ph.D. programs to at least 65% overall. These activities include hypothesis-driven, mentored research, sessions focused on critical thinking, virtual academic year activities and graduate preparation courses and workshops. These activities will build on the work we began with OGR in 2007, leading to greater outcomes as the program moves forward. In addition to student outreach, we remain committed to the community at large and we will provide seminars focused on health disparities in genomics that will be available to the public and health advocacy groups. Our efforts with the OGR program and community outreach are helping to enhance diversity in the scientific workforce as well as enhancing the public's knowledge of genomics and its relevance to human health.

描述（由申请人提供）：华盛顿大学基因组研究所的基因组学研究项目的目标是增加STEM中代表性不足的学生的保留率，并增加他们进入竞争激烈的博士学位的入学率。程序. OGR由两个项目组成：为期八周的暑期项目（本科学者）和为期一年的学士学位后项目（广泛研究）。OGR课程的先前数据表明，超过45%的毕业生已被录取为博士。以及其他研究生和专业课程。OGR参与者将参与活动，这将增加我们的学生进入博士学位的百分比。总体上至少达到65%。这些活动包括假设驱动，指导研究，会议侧重于批判性思维，虚拟学年活动和研究生准备课程和研讨会。这些活动将建立在我们与OGR于2007年开始的工作基础上，随着计划的推进，将取得更大的成果。除了学生外展，我们仍然致力于整个社区，我们将提供研讨会，重点关注基因组学中的健康差异，将提供给公众和健康倡导团体。我们在OGR计划和社区外展方面的努力有助于增强科学工作者的多样性，并提高公众对基因组学及其与人类健康相关性的认识。