Promoting Diversity of Future Scientists

摘要 密歇根大学(UM)夏季生理学研究(SURP)项目， 目前由R25HL108842(“促进未来科学家的多样性”)资助，建议延长 向另外五个新生班级提供培训，以帮助未占名额的学生进入高级毕业生 计划或从事生物医学和临床研究的职业。续订超值计划包括25个 来自密歇根大学医学院5个基础科学和7个临床科室的优秀教师导师， 总共指导了114名夏季本科生实习生，其中51人来自代表性不足 背景。在过去的四年里，我们评估了153份申请，并从世界各地招收了36名学生 美国。值得注意的是，我们91%(21/23)的本科毕业学员是 攻读高级研究生学位，或在学术生物医学研究环境中担任技术职位 或者在私营部门。36名学生中有5名与他们的研究导师至少发表了一篇论文， 至少还有八份手稿正在进行中。本次续签申请的重点是继续 成功的SURP计划，每年夏天招收10名学生。我们为期12周的暑期研究项目 包括(1)在我们的教师导师的实验室中的全职实践研究经验，(2)指导 会议，以确保学员最大限度地利用所有可用的资源 他们；以及(3)暑期结束小型研讨会，由学生作口头报告，分享 研究项目。Surp教育项目包括专门设计的中午系列讲座。 对于暑期实习生和教职员工来说，这将教授重要的生理学和研究- 相关原则，包括使用不同的模式生物、实验室研究中的伦理和职业 生物医学领域的机遇。Surp研究教育计划将继续在 监督内部咨询委员会，并由一名 学生选拔和指导委员会。因此，我们致力于为有才华的人提供培训 大学生，来自目前代表性不足的背景，以满足日益多样化的需求 人口。

Abstract The Summer Undergraduate Research in Physiology (SURP) program at the University of Michigan (UM), currently funded by the R25HL108842 (“Promoting Diversity of Future Scientists”), is proposed to be extended to another five incoming classes to provide training for underrepresented students to enter advanced graduate programs or pursue careers in biomedical and clinical research. The renewal SURP program includes 25 excellent faculty mentors from 5 basic science and 7 clinical departments within the UM Medical School, who have collectively mentored 114 summer undergraduate trainees, 51 of whom from underrepresented backgrounds. During the past four years, we evaluated 153 applications and enrolled 36 students from across the US. Notably, 91% (21/23) of our SURP trainees who have finished their undergraduate degrees are pursuing advanced graduate degrees, or holding technical positions in academic biomedical research settings or in private sectors. Five of the 36 students have published at least one paper with their research mentors, and at least eight more manuscripts are in progress. The focus of this renewal application is to continue the successful SURP program by recruiting 10 students per summer. Our 12-week summer research program includes (1) fulltime hands-on research experience in laboratories of our faculty mentors, (2) mentoring meetings to ensure that student trainees are taking maximum advantages of all the resources available to them; and (3) end of summer mini-symposium with oral presentations given by the students sharing their research projects. The SURP educational program incorporates a noon lecture series, designed specifically for the summer trainees and presented by faculty members, that teaches important physiology and research- related principles, including the use of different model organisms, ethics in laboratory research, and career opportunities in biomedical sciences. The SURP research education program will continue to be under the oversight of an Internal Advisory Committee, and student selection and progress monitoring accomplished by a Student Selection and Mentoring Committee. As such, we are fully committed to providing training to talented college students, from currently underrepresented backgrounds, to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population.