CSULB Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement 2015-20

 描述(由申请人提供)：这项建议建立在加州州立大学的势头之上，长滩大学历史上致力于培养多样化的生物医学和行为研究科学家社区。它利用了该大学成功的MSD、MBR、COR、MARC和RISE项目的最佳实践，以及来自代表不足(UR)和服务不足的社区的科学家发展的不断增长的文献，以及大学范围内的自我评估来设计活动计划。CSULB Rise计划的目标是：1)增加完成生物医学和行为科学领域学位研究的代表不足学生(UR)的数量；2)建立研究培训课程，提供生物医学和行为研究人员所需的技能；3)创造一个环境，使参与者完全沉浸在生物医学和行为研究专业人员的文化和道德实践中；4)增加成功完成生物医学和行为科学领域博士课程的UR数量。为了实现这些目标，拟议的RISE计划将包括八种主要类型的活动，旨在吸引来自服务不足的社区的学生，帮助支持和加强他们作为科学家的身份，并提供一个逐步严格的教育环境，促进批判性、分析性、量化、创造性思维和研究技能，为参与者在生物医学和行为领域的博士项目成功竞争做准备：(1)扩大招收未被充分代表的学生参加生物医学和行为科学研究以及RISE计划和其他学生发展计划；(2)培训和支持，使较低级别的学生能够进入定向研究，导致独立研究和进入博士学习；(3)学生在整个本科课程中的实践职业探索，重点是生物医学和行为职业机会和途径；(4)一系列课程和研讨会，旨在将参与者培养为伦理科学家，发展关键的学术和劳动力技能，并为参与者成功进入研究生学习做准备；(5)在生物医学和行为学教职员工的指导下进行密集的实验室研究；(6)在校园和区域博士生授予机构获得与生物医学相关的影子和研究奖学金经验；(7)在离开CSULB后的头两年，为已入学的RISE研究员提供指导，使他们能够成功地攻读博士学位；及(8)建立一个持续的学习社区，促进现任和前任RISE参与者之间的知识和专业成长及交流。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal builds upon the momentum of California's State University, Long Beach's historical commitment to training a diverse community of biomedical and behavioral research scientists. It utilizes best practices from the University's successful MSD, MBRS, COR, MARC, and RISE programs, the growing literature on the development of scientists from underrepresented (UR) and underserved communities, and a university wide self-assessment to design a program of activities. The goals of this CSULB RISE Program are to: 1) increase the number of underrepresented students (URS) completing degree studies in biomedical and behavioral science fields; 2) establish a research training curriculum that provides the skills needed by biomedical and behavioral researchers; 3) create an environment in which participants leave the program fully steeped in the culture and ethical practice of biomedical and behavioral research professionals; 4) increase the number of URS who successfully complete doctoral programs in biomedical and behavioral science fields. To accomplish these goals, the proposed RISE program will include eight major types of activities collectively designed to attract students from underserved communities and help support and strengthen their identity as scientists, and to provide a progressively rigorous educational environment that promotes critical, analytical, quantitative, creative thinking, and research skills that prepare participants to successfully compete in Ph.D. programs in biomedical and behavioral fields: (1) outreach to recruit underrepresented students into biomedical and behavioral sciences research and into the RISE program and other student development programs; (2) training and support to enable lower division students to enter into directed research, leading to independent research and entry into PhD study; (3) hands-on career exploration by students throughout their undergraduate program that focuses on biomedical and behavioral career opportunities and pathways; (4) a series of courses and workshops designed to train participants as ethical scientists, develop key academic and workforce skills, and prepare participants to successfully enter graduate study; (5) intensive laboratory research experiences under the mentorship of biomedical and behavioral faculty research faculty members; (6) biomedical-related shadow and research fellowship experiences on campus and at regional doctoral- granting institutions; (7) mentoring of matriculated RISE Fellows in their first two years after leaving CSULB as they transition to successful PhD studies, and (8) an on-going learning community which facilitates knowledge and professional growth and exchange between current and former RISE participants.