UCSC Research Mentoring Internship Program: An Initiative to Increase Diversity and Inclusion in Genomics Research

项目总结/摘要 位于圣克鲁斯的加州大学的UCSC多样性行动计划起源于1999年。 2002年作为UCSC基因组浏览器的子奖项。在UCSC校园，我们的DAP是 被称为研究指导实习计划（RMI），研究教育 该计划通过提高基因组科学的公平性和职业机会， 代表性不足的少数民族学生的参与。马绍尔群岛，现在由 基因组学研究所多样性办公室，提供指导研究培训和财政 支持代表性不足的少数民族（URM）学生在本科和 研究生（博士前）教育培训，目标是准备和推进 他们走向成功的职业生涯在基因组科学或其伦理，法律的，和社会 影响（ELSI）。由RMI支持的学生被分配到一个教师研究 指导他们每周训练10 - 20小时。导师实验室可能在任何 物理和生物科学系或物理和生物科学学院 工程学，前提是研究重点是基因组科学（例如 计算生物学、定量科学、生物信息学和技术 发展）。STEM研究环境可能是湿实验室或计算实验室。 ELSI项目通常是在一名教员的主持下进行， 社会科学部，并通常处理基因组学的一个特定方面， 以下领域之一：生物伦理学、政策、卫生保健、社会影响。马绍尔群岛共和国 以奖学金的形式为本科生提供财政支持， 研究生奖学金。除了研究培训外，该计划还提供 学术和专业发展研讨会，一对一辅导，和职业生涯 指导该计划使学生接触到研究的文化和严谨性 在教师指导的密切监督下，环境，从而提高 准备和成功的研究生院和超越。我们从区域招聘 社区学院和加州州立大学， 来自低收入和服务水平低下人群的学生。以确保成功 坚持到一定程度的完成，我们实施基于最佳的保留策略， 实践，以创建专业的支持和编程内的前沿研究 环境，为我们的队列提供了前进所需的知识和工具 在基因组学上有意义的事业

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The UCSC Diversity Action Plan at the University of California, Santa Cruz originated in 2002 as a sub-award of the UCSC Genome Browser. On the UCSC campus, our DAP is known as the Research Mentoring Internship Program (RMI), a research education program that improves equity and access to careers in genomic science by increasing the participation of underrepresented minority students. The RMI, now managed by the Genomics Institute Office of Diversity, provides mentored research training and financial support for underrepresented minority (URM) students in both undergraduate and graduate (pre-doctoral) educational training, with the goal of preparing and advancing them toward successful careers in genomic science or its ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI). Students supported by the RMI are assigned to a faculty research mentor with whom they train 10-20 hours per week. Mentor labs may be in any department in the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences or the School of Engineering, provided that the research focuses on genomic sciences (e.g. computational biology, quantitative sciences, bioinformatics and technology development). STEM research environments may be wet labs or computational labs. ELSI projects are usually conducted under the aegis of a faculty member from the Division of Social Sciences, and commonly approach a specific aspect of genomics in one of the following areas: bioethics, policy, health care, social implications. The RMI provides financial support in the form of scholarships for undergraduates and substantial fellowships for graduate students. In addition to research training, the program offers academic and professional development workshops, one-on-one coaching, and career guidance. The program exposes students to the culture and rigors of a research environment under the close supervision of faculty mentoring, thus enhancing preparation for and success in graduate school and beyond. We recruit from regional community colleges and California State Universities that have high percentages of students from low-income and underserved populations. To ensure successful persistence to degree completion, we implement retention strategies based on best practices to create professional support and programming within a cutting-edge research environment that provides our cohort with the knowledge and tools needed to advance to meaningful careers in genomics.