The Louisiana Center for Advancing Underrepresented Scientists Careers in Health, Nutrition, Obesity, and Disparities Research (LAUNCHED)

摘要/摘要 人们越来越认识到，多样化的劳动力对学术生产率非常重要。然而， 少数族裔群体的成员目前在学术界的代表性不足。这一比例偏低 学术界对健康差距的研究有直接影响，包括与营养、肥胖、 和/或糖尿病。代表不足的少数族裔(URM)科学家倾向于从事解决问题的研究 与少数民族群体相关的。为了让URM科学家对以下相关问题产生持续的影响 国家糖尿病、消化和肾脏疾病研究所(NIDDK)，他们必须能够获得 联邦拨款。路易斯安那州促进未被充分代表的科学家健康事业中心， 营养、肥胖和差异研究(启动)将 招聘， 竞争 制定一项全面的计划 指导、培训和职业发展，以提高URM科学家的成功率 联邦研究基金。发起的提案是几个机构之间的合作 与现有的工作关系。该项目将由Pennington Biomedical的研究人员领导 位于洛杉矶巴吞鲁日的研究中心，以及杜兰大学、路易斯安那州立大学(LSU)A&M、 路易斯安那州立大学新奥尔良健康科学中心(LSUHSC-NO)。该计划还将涉及两位历史上的黑人 学院和大学包括路易斯安那州泽维尔大学和南方大学。两个队列 URM科学家(队列成员)将被招募，并将包括10-20名学员，每人将花费2 在这项计划中工作了几年。彭宁顿生物医学中心获得了几项与肥胖和糖尿病相关的中心拨款， 它将与启动的计划协同工作，为以下人员提供全面的培训计划 该队列的成员。中心赠款基础设施将允许启动的计划提供队列 有导师，有写作机会，营养和糖尿病教学指导，以及一名飞行员的成员 和可行性计划。还将有几个根据URM的特定需求量身定做的组件 科学家。启动的计划将提供有关糖尿病、肥胖症和营养的教学，因为它与 健康差距。导师将接受有关URM科学家面临的障碍的教育，并将提供具体的 与URM科学家有效合作的技能。URM高级科学家将与队列成员在 作为榜样，分享学术成功的策略。职业指导将由以下人员提供 具有与URM科学家合作经验的专业教练。此外，启动的计划还包括 在指导和职业指导组织方面的专业知识，以便成功地与少数民族妇女合作。 最终，启动的方案将提供全面的、以数据为导向的培训方案， 让URM科学家做好准备，成功地竞争NIH的拨款。

Abstract/Summary It is increasingly recognized that a diverse workforce is important to academic productivity. However, members of ethnic minority groups are currently underrepresented in academia. This underrepresentation in academia has a direct effect on health disparities research, including studies related to nutrition, obesity, and/or diabetes. Underrepresented minority (URM) scientists tend to engage in research that addresses issues relevant to ethnic minority groups. In order for URM scientists to make a sustained impact on issues relevant to the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), they must be able to obtain federal grant funding. The Louisiana Center for Advancing Underrepresented Scientists Careers in Health, Nutrition, Obesity, and Disparities Research (LAUNCHED) will recruitment, competing develop a comprehensive program of mentoring, training, and career development to increase the success rate of URM scientists for federal research funding.The LAUNCHED proposal is a collaboration among several institutions with existing working relationships. The project will be led by investigators from Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA, along with Tulane University, Louisiana State University (LSU) A&M, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO). The program will also involve two Historically Black Colleges and Universities including Xavier University of Louisiana, and Southern University. Two cohorts of URM scientists (cohort members) will be recruited, and will include 10-20 mentees who will each spend 2 years in the program. Pennington Biomedical is home to several obesity and diabetes related center grants, which will work synergistically with the LAUNCHED program to provide a comprehensive training program for the cohort members. The center grant infrastructure will allow the LAUNCHED program to provide cohort members with mentorship, grant writing opportunities, didactic instruction in nutrition and diabetes, and a Pilot and Feasibility program. There will also be several components that are tailored to the specific needs of URM scientists. The LAUNCHED program will provide didactics on diabetes, obesity, and nutrition as it relates to health disparities. Mentors will be educated on barriers facing URM scientists and will be provided with specific skills for working effectively with URM scientists. Senior URM scientists will interact with cohort members in order to serve as role models and share strategies for academic success. Career coaching will be delivered by professional coaches with experience working with URM scientists. In addition, the LAUNCHED program has expertise in mentoring and career coaching organization to work successfully with ethnic minority women. Ultimately, the LAUNCHED program will provide a comprehensive and data-driven training program that will prepare URM scientists to successfully compete for NIH grant funding.