Increasing Diversity in Undergraduate Cancer Biology Education and Research (INDUCER)

增加本科癌症生物学教育和研究的多样性 (INDUCER)

• 批准号: 9280279
• 负责人: JENNIE L WILLIAMS
• 金额: $ 16.09万
• 依托单位: STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-18 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9280279
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ABSTRACT Cancer Racial disparity is a serious medical concern. One factor driving this phenomenon is the lack of racially diverse individuals engaged in research and medical intervention. Due to a history of mistrust and disenfranchisement, African and Hispanic Americans seek medical assistance later and, thereby, present with advanced medical issues (i.e., late stage cancers). The absence of individuals of color in key positions within universities and hospitals diminish diverse perspectives in research choices and a sense of kinship between faculty/physicians and students/patients. This can be ameliorated by building a diverse population of faculty and clinical investigators. This is critical in efforts to reduce medical issues such as cancer health disparity. The long-term goal of this proposed project is to increase the numbers of underrepresented minority students pursuing research careers in the biomedical sciences with an emphasis on studying the biology of cancer. The overall strategy is to recruit and select highly qualified students and to provide them with quality laboratory experiences. This will enable them to develop qualifications and references needed for entry into the strongest graduate/medical programs in the country. The objectives of the “Increasing Diversity in Undergraduate Cancer Biology Education and Research (INDUCER)” program are: 1) to identify underrepresented minority students at Stony Brook University interested in research careers in cancer biology or related biomedical sciences and encourage their participation; 2) to motivate these students to obtain degrees in cancer biology or related biomedical sciences; 3) to help these students gain confidence in their abilities by early exposure to laboratory experiences, research, public speaking and biomedical researchers; 4) to create a positive environment through the use of group activities, mentoring and advising; 5) to promote an awareness of the opportunities available in biomedical research through peer, graduate student and faculty mentoring; and 6) to create a model for outreach and undergraduate education in STEM at Stony Brook that will demonstrate how other research universities can accomplish similar objectives. Overall, this proposal is designed to attract students to the field of cancer biology, encourage students to enroll in STEM and, once enrolled, to remain in this field of study.

摘要 癌症种族差异是一个严重的医学问题。推动这一趋势的一个因素是 现象是缺乏从事研究和医疗的种族多样化的个人 干预由于历史上的不信任和剥夺公民权，非洲和西班牙裔 美国人寻求医疗援助较晚，因此，目前先进的医疗 问题（即，晚期癌症）。关键职位上没有有色人种 在大学和医院内，减少了研究选择的多样性， 教师/医生和学生/病人之间的亲密感。这可以 通过建立多样化的教师和临床研究人员群体来改善。这是 这对于减少癌症健康差距等医疗问题至关重要。长期 这一拟议项目的目标是增加代表性不足的少数民族的人数， 在生物医学科学领域从事研究工作的学生，重点是 研究癌症的生物学总体战略是高招、精挑细选 为学生提供高质量的实验室体验。这将 使他们能够发展进入最强大的国家所需的资格和参考资料， 研究生/医学课程在该国。 “增加本科癌症生物学的多样性”的目标 教育和研究（诱导）”计划是：1）确定代表性不足 斯托尼布鲁克大学对癌症研究感兴趣的少数民族学生 生物学或相关的生物医学科学，并鼓励他们的参与; 2）激励 这些学生获得癌症生物学或相关生物医学科学的学位; 3） 帮助这些学生通过早期接触实验室，对自己的能力建立信心 经验，研究，公开演讲和生物医学研究人员; 4）创造一个积极的 通过小组活动、指导和咨询，改善环境; 5）促进 通过同行，研究生， 学生和教师指导;和6）创建一个模型，为推广和本科 斯托尼布鲁克的STEM教育将展示其他研究型大学如何 可以实现类似的目标。总的来说，这项建议旨在吸引学生 癌症生物学领域，鼓励学生报名参加STEM，一旦报名参加， 留在这个研究领域。