UC Davis Advancing Diversity in the Neuroscience Research (ADNR) Program

加州大学戴维斯分校推进神经科学研究（ADNR）项目的多样性

• 批准号: 10665692
• 负责人: W MARTIN USREY
• 金额: $ 24.9万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-01 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10665692
• 关键词: Advisory Committees; Area; Awareness; Bachelor' s Degree; Behavior; Behavioral; Biological Sciences; Biology; Calculi; Career Choice; Career Mobility; Cellular biology; Chemistry; Clinical; Cognitive Science; Communication; Data Analyses; Development; Disease; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational Activities; Educational Curriculum; Experimental Designs; Feedback; Fostering; Foundations; Future; Goals; Interview; Journals; Maintenance; Mentors; Mentorship; Minor; Molecular Biology; Neurobiology; Neurosciences; Neurosciences Research; Oral; Participant; Performance; Physiology; Process; Psychology; Research; Research Personnel; Scholars Program; Science; Scientist; Series; Student Selections; Students; Work; Writing; career; design; education pathway; education research; experience; graduate school; graduate student; instructor; interest; meetings; member; peer; programs; role model; skills; student participation; student retention; success; tool; undergraduate student

The ultimate goal of our proposed Advancing Diversity in Neuroscience Research (ADNR) Program is to increase the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical neuroscience research workforce. For this, we propose to develop a comprehensive program that will have research education activities for undergraduates and mentorship development opportunities for neuroscience graduate students. ADNR will be a three-year program with two components. The first component is a one-year program that will support ten diverse (as defined by the PAR-17-312 FOA) sophomore students selected from the freshmen participating in our pre- ADNR program [the Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program (BUSP)]. The sophomore year ADNR Program is designed to enhance retention, foster academic excellence, and kindle interest and engagement in neuroscience research. It involves course work, advising, and research experience. Near the end of their sophomore year, each of the participants will be assessed for the possibility of moving onward to the second component -- the ADNR Honors (ADNR-HR) Program. We will select five rising junior students from ADNR sophomores to participate in the ADNR-HR program. This honors program will provide a two year research- intensive experience, plus a series of activities designed to achieve the following goals: (a) 90% of participants graduating in a neuroscience-related major with a GPA ≥ 3.25; (b) increased scientific research expertise via intensive research experiences, facilitated journal clubs, and interaction with neuroscience graduate students; (c) enhanced oral & written presentation skills via specific assignments and peer as well as instructor feedback; (d) maintenance/enhanced commitment to neuroscience-related research careers; (e) increased awareness of neuroscience career pathways and provision of tools for successful transitions to graduate programs, including understanding application requirements, processes, and development of strong interviewing skills, the latter via practice and feedback from members of our Advisory Committee; and (f) entry of a majority (≥50%) of participating students into a neuroscience-related PhD (or dual MD/PhD degree) program or a career in the neuroscience workforce within 3 years of receiving their baccalaureate degree. We will invite senior neuroscience graduate students to speak to the undergraduates about their specific educational path and their current research interests. After receiving guidance about mentoring best practices, neuroscience graduate students will serve as informal mentors to at least one junior and one senior undergraduate student in ADNR-HR. This will offer the undergraduates relevant role models, and provide the graduate students with an opportunity to develop mentorship skills, critical to their career advancement and long-term success.

我们提出的推进神经科学研究多样性(ADNR)计划的最终目标是增加生物医学、行为和临床神经科学研究队伍的多样性。为此，我们建议开发一项全面的计划，为本科生提供研究教育活动，并为神经科学研究生提供导师发展机会。ADNR将是一个为期三年的计划，包括两个部分。第一部分是一个为期一年的计划，将支持从参加我们的ADNR预科计划[生物学本科生计划(BUSP)]的大一新生中挑选的十名不同的(根据PAR-17-312 FOA定义)大二学生。二年级的ADNR课程旨在增强留存能力，培养卓越的学术成就，激发学生对神经科学研究的兴趣和参与。它包括课程作业、建议和研究经验。接近二年级结束时，每个参与者都将被评估是否有可能进入第二个组成部分--ADNR荣誉计划(ADNR-HR)。我们将从ADNR大二学生中挑选五名大三学生参加ADNR-HR项目。这一荣誉课程将提供为期两年的研究密集型经验，外加旨在实现以下目标的一系列活动：(A)90%的参与者毕业于神经科学相关专业，GPA≥3.25；(B)通过密集的研究经验，促进期刊俱乐部，以及与神经科学研究生的互动，增加科学研究专业知识；(C)通过具体作业和同行以及教师反馈，提高口头和书面陈述技能；(D)维持/增强对神经科学相关研究职业的承诺；(E)提高对神经科学职业道路的认识，并为成功过渡到研究生课程提供工具，包括了解申请要求、流程和发展强大的面试技能，后者通过实践和我们咨询委员会成员的反馈；以及(F)大多数(≥50%)参与的学生在获得学士学位后3年内进入与神经科学相关的博士(或双MD/博士学位)课程或在神经科学工作人员中工作。我们将邀请高级神经科学研究生向本科生讲述他们的具体教育道路和他们目前的研究兴趣。在接受了指导最佳实践的指导后，神经科学研究生将在ADNR-HR担任至少一名低年级和一名高年级本科生的非正式导师。这将为本科生提供相关的榜样，并为研究生提供发展指导技能的机会，这对他们的职业发展和长期成功至关重要。