CaNCURE: Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops for Undergraduate Research Experiences

CaNCURE：癌症纳米医学本科生研究经验合作社

• 批准号: 10206035
• 负责人: SRINIVAS SRIDHAR
• 金额: $ 27.4万
• 依托单位: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-18 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10206035
• 关键词: Active Learning; Cancer Biology; Cancer Center; Cancer Model; Cancer Research Network; Career Choice; Clinical; Collaborations; Critical Thinking; Development; Development Plans; Education; Educational workshop; Elements; Engineering; Ensure; Environment; Evaluation; Experimental Designs; Funding; Goals; Immersion; Individual; Infrastructure; Institution; Interdisciplinary Study; Internships; Knowledge; Knowledge acquisition; Laboratories; Laboratory Research; Learning; Libraries; Malignant Neoplasms; Medical; Medicine; Mentors; Mentorship; Modeling; Motivation; Nanotechnology; Outcome; Population Scientist Supplement (R25); Preparation; Problem Solving; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Research Technics; Research Training; Resources; STEM field; STEM student; Schools; Scientist; Source; Students; Time; Traineeship; Training; Training Programs; Training and Education; Travel; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; anticancer research; base; broadening participation research; cancer health disparity; career; career preparation; cultural competence; data acquisition; digital; disadvantaged background; experience; faculty mentor; hands on research; health care disparity; innovation; instrumentation; interest; member; nanomedicine; posters; programs; recruit; retention rate; skill acquisition; skills; skills training; symposium; training opportunity; undergraduate research experience; undergraduate student; underrepresented minority student

This is a renewal application for years 5-10 of an experiential research training program in cancer nanomedicine for undergraduate students in STEM fields. Known as CaNCURE: Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops for Undergraduate Research Experiences, this program was created to encourage young scientists & engineers, particularly those from underrepresented minorities, to pursue careers in cancer research. To achieve this objective, the following specific aims are proposed: 1. Provide a hands-on research experience with a focus in cancer nanomedicine through a 6-month co-op internship mentored by world-class cancer researchers at Dana- Farber / Harvard Cancer Center. 2. Provide year-round activities for co-op enrichment, including weekly seminars, instrumentation training, a reflective e-portfolio, and conference travel. 3. Provide professional preparation for a career in cancer research, including professional skills training, opportunities to network and present research, and resources to enhance career preparation. 4. Increase the diversity of the cancer research workforce by targeted recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented minorities and disadvantaged backgrounds. This renewal will support 80 undergraduate traineeships (16 per year) to be paid over 15 weeks of the 6-month research experience. New features of this proposal include: an online library of research techniques briefs for on-demand instrumentation training, research e-portfolios that allow trainee reflection within the framework of their individual development plan, new educational programming in cancer disparities and inequities, and mentoring of trainees by CaNCURE alumni. The CaNCURE program will continue to leverage Northeastern University’s model of co-operative education and Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center’s vast network of cancer research laboratories to create an immersive training environment for cancer research. Our evaluation shows that CaNCURE consistently provides trainees with knowledge and skills unavailable through more conventional co-ops, as well as increases trainee interest in and their likelihood of pursuing a career in cancer research. The successful implementation of this program will continue to create a pipeline of young scientists & engineers, particularly those from underrepresented minorities, with the interest, skills, and knowledge necessary to pursue interdisciplinary cancer research.

这是一个癌症体验研究培训项目5-10年的更新申请 STEM领域本科生的纳米医学。CaNCURE：癌症纳米医学合作组织 对于本科生研究经验，该计划旨在鼓励年轻的科学家和工程师， 特别是那些来自代表性不足的少数民族，追求癌症研究的职业生涯。实现这一 目标，提出了以下具体目标：1。提供实践研究经验，重点是 癌症纳米医学通过6个月的合作实习指导世界一流的癌症研究人员在达纳- 法伯/哈佛癌症中心。2.提供全年的活动，以丰富合作社，包括每周 研讨会、仪器培训、反思性电子文件夹和会议旅行。3.提供专业 准备在癌症研究的职业生涯，包括专业技能培训，网络的机会， 目前的研究和资源，以加强职业准备。4.增加癌症研究的多样性 通过有针对性地招聘和留住代表性不足的少数群体和弱势群体的学生， 背景此次更新将支持80名本科生实习（每年16名），为期15周 6个月的研究经验。该提案的新特点包括： 按需仪器培训的技术简介，研究电子文件夹，允许受训者在 他们的个人发展计划框架，癌症差异的新教育方案， 不公平现象，以及CaNCURE校友对学员的指导。CaNCURE计划将继续利用 东北大学的合作教育模式和丹娜-法伯/哈佛癌症中心的巨大 癌症研究实验室网络，为癌症研究创造身临其境的培训环境。我们 评估表明，CaNCURE一贯为学员提供知识和技能，通过 更传统的合作社，以及增加学员的兴趣和他们追求职业生涯的可能性， 癌症研究。该计划的成功实施将继续创造一个年轻的管道 科学家和工程师，特别是那些来自代表性不足的少数民族，有兴趣，技能， 进行跨学科癌症研究所需的知识。