MARC Biomedical Research and Training Program at the University of Arizona

亚利桑那大学 MARC 生物医学研究和培训项目

• 批准号: 10629764
• 负责人: Katrina M. Miranda
• 金额: $ 26.62万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-06-01 至 2028-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10629764
• 关键词: Advisory Committees; Arizona; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Development; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Extramural Activities; Feedback; Financial Support; Funding; Institution; Interview; Mentors; Minority; Oral; Process; Research; Safety; Scientist; Secure; Series; Students; Teacher Professional Development; Traineeship; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Students; Universities; Writing; career; career preparation; cohort; college; design; experience; falls; graduate school; improved; interest; iterative design; matriculation; meetings; minority health disparity; posters; programs; responsible research conduct; success; symposium; undergraduate student

PROJECT SUMMARY The University of Arizona (UArizona) MARC program provides research experiences, formal and informal mentoring, financial support and professional development training to upper-division underrepresented students who have an interest in and potential to pursue biomedical research careers. The program seeks to increase the number of such students entering PhD programs. The overarching objectives are to support 14 MARC trainees per year in two cohorts beginning June 2023 and for 85% of the trainees to complete the program, graduate from UArizona and matriculate in PhD or combined-PhD/MD programs by Fall 2029. The trainees will be underrepresented honors students from 14 biomedically-relevant majors distributed in 12 departments across four colleges at UArizona. Outstanding, well-funded UArizona MARC training faculty will provide research guidance and intensive mentoring, drawing upon their significant experience with undergraduates and their commitment to training underrepresented students. Trainees will also be formally mentored by the Program Director and Associate Director. Through the Minority Biomedical Research Colloquium series, trainees will meet prominent scientists from other institutions, as well as former UArizona MARC trainees, who are currently in or recently graduated from PhD programs. Trainees will attend workshops on responsible conduct of research, research safety and minority health disparities; take part in a scientific writing course; attend national scientific meetings; participate in intramural and extramural research; present posters at campus and national conferences; give oral presentations in the Research Colloquium series and other forums and attend workshops on the graduate application process. Each trainee will be provided individualized support on graduate school applications and will be coached through the interview and selection process. The UArizona MARC program will also encourage lower-division underrepresented students to perform well academically so as to secure MARC traineeships and thus prepare for careers in biomedical research. The MARC program has been iteratively designed based on feedback from former and current trainees, the program evaluator and the internal Advisory Committee. The success of this responsive program design is evident in metrics from the past funding cycle in that the percentage of underrepresented trainees entering biomedical doctoral research programs improved from 70% for the first cohort (2017–2018) to 90% for the fourth cohort (2020–2021). The MARC Program Director, Associate Director and Assistant Director have and will continue to provide persistent, seamless and inclusive support for trainees. We will continue to provide effective activities and inclusive support to enhance the transition of our trainees into biomedical research doctoral programs.

项目摘要 亚利桑那大学（UArizona）MARC项目提供正式和非正式的研究经验 为高年级代表性不足的学生提供辅导、财政支助和专业发展培训 谁有兴趣和潜力追求生物医学研究事业。该计划旨在增加 这些学生进入博士课程的人数。总体目标是支持14名MARC受训人员 从2023年6月开始，每年分两批进行，85%的学员完成该计划，从 UArizona和录取博士或博士/MD相结合的程序由2029年秋季。将向受训者 来自分布在12个部门的14个生物医学相关专业的代表性不足的荣誉学生 亚利桑那大学的四所大学杰出的，资金充足的UArizona MARC培训教师将提供研究 指导和密集的辅导，利用他们与本科生和他们的重要经验， 致力于培养代表性不足的学生。受训人员也将得到该计划的正式指导 主任和副主任。通过少数民族生物医学研究座谈会系列，受训人员将会晤 来自其他机构的杰出科学家，以及前亚利桑那大学MARC学员，他们目前在或 刚从博士班毕业受训人员将参加关于负责任地进行研究的讲习班， 研究安全和少数民族健康差距;参加科学写作课程;参加国家科学 会议;参加校内和校外的研究;目前在校园和国家海报 会议;在研究座谈会系列和其他论坛上作口头报告，并参加讲习班 关于研究生申请程序每个学员将在研究生院获得个性化的支持 申请，并将通过面试和选拔过程进行指导。UArizona MARC计划将 还鼓励低年级代表性不足的学生在学业上表现良好，以确保MARC 培训，从而为生物医学研究的职业生涯做好准备。MARC程序已经迭代地 根据前任和现任学员、项目评估员和内部顾问的反馈设计 以马克思这种响应式计划设计的成功在2010年过去的资助周期的指标中是显而易见的。 进入生物医学博士研究项目的代表性不足的受训人员的比例从1999年的1.5%提高到1999年的1.5%。 第一批（2017-2018年）为70%，第四批（2020-2021年）为90%。MARC项目总监， 副主任和助理主任已经并将继续提供持久的，无缝的和包容的 支持学员。我们将继续提供有效的活动和包容性的支持，以加强过渡 我们的实习生进入生物医学研究博士课程。