First Time Summer Research Experience in Environmental Health Sciences

环境健康科学的首次夏季研究经历

• 批准号: 8975192
• 负责人: William D Atchison
• 金额: $ 5.9万
• 依托单位: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-12-01 至 2019-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8975192
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An R25 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) for under-represented minority (URM) students will be developed at Michigan State University (MSU). It will provide a 12-week beginning research experience in environmental toxicology and health, with emphasis on the mechanisms of action of environmental toxicants, for 7 per year undergraduate student's science majors after their 1st or 2nd yr of class work; 4 positions will be set aside for these students. The remaining positions will be available to any student. A minimum of 5 positions per year will be allocated for under-represented minority students. The focus is on 1st time research experience on hypothesis-directed projects related to environmental health. The ultimate goal is to encourage under-represented minority students to enroll in Ph.D. programs in environmental health or allied biomedical sciences. There are three objectives. The first and principal objective is to provide an intensive experience in hypothesis-directed research on projects relevant to the NIEHS mission, as this is often the critical first step to launching a student into a successful graduate career. A second objective is to enhance students' communication skills, especially with respect to scientific presentations. The third objective is to develop a sense of mentored community. Students will supplement the research experience with a series of social and professional development opportunities. A one-week long "bootcamp" entitled "Introduction to Laboratory Research" will precede the student beginning their project. It will serve as a foundation to provide a cohesive introduction to the fundamental aspects of working in a laboratory. The proposed SURE program leverages partnerships developed by the Principal Investigator with two undergraduate institutions in the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) system: UPR-Cayey and UPR-Arecibo, as well as minority serving institutions (MSIs) in the Southwest. Each of these institutions lacks significant research opportunities. These partnerships have resulted in 17 Hispanic students entering Ph.D. programs in biomedical sciences over the past 5 years. Recruiting will involve visits to the campuses by the Principal Investigator, and will be coupled with a seminar exposing the students to concepts in environmental health sciences. Summer research projects will be in federally-funded laboratories of investigators with research interests in environmental toxicology and health. Enrichment activities will include the weekly informal presentations on student's research, discussion of career opportunities and ethical aspects of research; a final oral and poster presentation will be required. These activities will improve students' presentation skills and help them focus on the "bigger picture" of translational biomedical sciences. Students will be encouraged to attend national scientific meetings to present their research. Ideally, these meetings will also have career development/educational activities for undergrads such as those at the Society of Toxicology meeting. This will further students' exposure to environmental toxicology and health, allow them to network, and develop a sense of community with other under-represented minority undergrads. A long- term outcome is increasing the number of under-represented minority scientists in the biomedical/environmental health sciences.

描述(由申请人提供)： 密歇根州立大学(MSU)将为未被充分代表的少数族裔(URM)学生开发R25夏季本科生研究体验(SURE)。它将提供为期12周的环境毒物学和健康的初步研究经验，重点是环境毒物的作用机理，每年7名本科生在完成第一年或第二年的课堂作业后；将为这些学生留出4个职位。剩余的职位将向任何学生开放。每年将至少为代表不足的少数族裔学生分配5个职位。重点放在与环境健康相关的假设指导项目上的首次研究经验。最终目标是鼓励未被充分代表的少数族裔学生攻读环境健康或相关生物医学的博士学位。有三个目标。第一个也是主要目标 是在与NIEHS任务相关的项目上提供以假设为导向的研究的深入经验，因为这通常是让学生进入成功的研究生职业生涯的关键第一步。第二个目标是提高学生的沟通技能，特别是在科学陈述方面。第三个目标是培养一种受指导的社区感。学生将通过一系列的社会和职业发展机会来补充研究经验。为期一周的名为“实验室研究导论”的训练营将在学生开始他们的项目之前进行。它将作为一个基础，提供一个连贯的介绍在实验室工作的基本方面。拟议的SURE方案利用首席调查员与波多黎各大学(UPR)系统中的两个本科生机构：UPR-Cayey和UPR-Aregbo以及西南部少数族裔服务机构(MSI)建立的伙伴关系。这些机构中的每一个都缺乏重大的研究机会。在过去的5年里，这些合作伙伴关系导致17名拉美裔学生进入生物医学科学博士项目。招聘将包括首席调查员访问校园，并将辅之以一个研讨会，让学生了解环境健康科学的概念。夏季研究项目将在联邦资助的实验室进行，研究人员对环境毒理学和健康有研究兴趣。丰富活动将包括每周关于学生研究的非正式陈述，关于研究的职业机会和伦理方面的讨论；最后的口头和海报陈述将是必需的。这些活动将提高学生的陈述技能，并帮助他们专注于翻译生物医学科学的“更大图景”。鼓励学生参加全国性的科学会议，展示他们的研究成果。理想情况下，这些会议还将为本科生提供职业发展/教育活动，如毒理学学会会议上的活动。这将进一步加深学生对环境毒理学和健康的接触，使他们能够建立网络，并与其他代表不足的少数族裔本科生发展一种社区意识。一个长期的结果是增加了生物医学/环境健康科学中代表性不足的少数族裔科学家的数量。