Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program T34

通往学士学位研究培训计划 T34 的桥梁

• 批准号: 10714711
• 负责人: Rhena Cooper
• 金额: $ 9.86万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2028-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10714711
• 关键词: Bachelor' s Degree; Biology; Biomedical Research; Communication; Environment; Financial Hardship; Goals; Graduation Rates; Idaho; Knowledge; Learning; Mentors; Pathway interactions; Research; Research Training; Science; Scientist; Self Assessment; Students; Surveys; Training Programs; Underrepresented Populations; Underrepresented Students; Universities; bridge to the baccalaureate; career; cohort; college; design; experience; faculty mentor; interest; laboratory experience; matriculation; programs; recruit; transfer student; undergraduate research; undergraduate research experience; undergraduate student; university student

ABSTRACT The North Idaho Bridges to Baccalaureate (NI-B2B) program will establish an enduring partnership between the University of Idaho (U of I) and North Idaho College (NIC). We identified a large cohort of biology-interested undergraduate students at NIC, half of whom are from populations underrepresented (UR) in sciences. The number of NIC students who transfer to complete a biomedical related bachelor’s degree at U of I is low (~35 students per year) and there are few undergraduate research opportunities for NIC students. Surveys of NIC students revealed barriers to transfer including lack of knowledge about degree plans and financial hardships. A self-assessment conducted at U of I identified undergraduate research-oriented departments and mentors with experience supporting UR in science students. These self-studies are the basis for the proposed five- year project to increase the number and diversity of students in biomedical research by partnering NIC students with U of I faculty mentors. To do so, we will pursue two program objectives: 1) increase the number of NIC to U of I transfer students by 10% per year of the program (from 35 to 55+ per year over five years) and 2) increase the graduation rate and matriculation of U of I UR students into graduate research programs by 50% over baseline during the project period. Rationale: NIC currently offers only six research opportunities for >1,800 biology-interested students and has a low go-on rate, limiting the pipeline of UR students into graduate research programs and careers. The NI-B2B program will develop a pipeline program to increase the number and diversity of students entering graduate research programs and careers. Research Training Program Design: The program objectives will be met by achieving the following program goals: Aim 1. Increase the number and diversity of students pursuing biomedical research careers by developing a transfer pathway for NIC students. We will integrate interdisciplinary Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) labs into existing NIC courses to promote transfer and completion of a four-year degree. The CURE course will also serve to introduce and recruit applicants into the NI-B2B program. Aim 2. Immerse NI-B2B scholars in biomedical research experiences. We will immerse cohorts of 6 NIC students in biomedical research experiences with a faculty mentor at U of I during the summers before and after bridging to U of I. Aim 3. Prepare NI-B2B scholars for graduate studies by embedding them in a mentored research environment and by helping students develop competitive graduate program applications. We will integrate students into a research team and a NI-B2B scholars cohort. Students will learn to conduct independent research in a mentored research environment and learn to interpret and communicate scientific results as they consolidate a scientist identity. Students will prepare to take the GRE and learn to select and develop tailored graduate program applications as part of the NI-B2B cohort.

抽象的 北爱达荷州桥梁（NI-B2B）计划将建立持久的伙伴关系 爱达荷大学（I）和北爱达荷州学院（NIC）。我们确定了大量的生物学关系 NIC的本科生，其中一半来自科学中代表性不足（UR）。这 在U的u u的NIC学生数量很低（〜35） 每年的学生），NIC学生很少有本科生的研究机会。 NIC的调查 学生揭示了转会的障碍，包括缺乏对学位计划和财务困难的知识。 我在我的U确定了本科生研究的部门和导师的自我评估 具有在科学专业学生中为您提供支持的经验。这些自学是拟议的五 通过合作的NIC来增加生物医学研究中学生的数量和多样性的年度项目 我的教师导师的学生。为此，我们将追求两个计划目标：1）增加数字 IN NIC到U的I转移学生每年10％的学生（每年35至55多年以上）和 2）将i Ur学生的U的毕业率和矩阵提高到研究生研究计划中 在项目期间，基线超过了50％。理由：NIC目前仅提供六个研究机会 > 1,800名生物学利益的学生，并且率低，将我们的学生的管道限制为研究生 研究计划和职业。 NI-B2B计划将开发一个管道计划以增加数字 以及进入研究生研究计划和职业的学生的多样性。研究培训计划 设计：将实现以下程序目标来实现计划目标：目标1。增加 通过开发转移从事生物医学研究职业的学生的数量和多样性 NIC学生的途径。我们将整合基于跨学科课程的本科研究 经验（治疗）实验室进入现有的NIC课程，以促进四年制学位的转移和完成。 CURE课程还将有助于将应用程序介绍到NI-B2B计划中。目标2。沉浸 生物医学研究经验中的NI-B2B学者。我们将沉浸在6个NIC学生中 在桥接之前和之后，在夏季和夏季，在u o o o o o o o o o o o of the brid的生物医学研究经验 对I的u Aim 3。通过将Ni-B2B学者嵌入到某个问题中来准备研究生研究 研究环境并通过帮助学生开发竞争激烈的研究生计划应用程序。 我们将将学生纳入研究团队和NI-B2B学者队列。学生将学会进行 在研究环境中的独立研究，并学会解释和交流科学 结果随着它们巩固科学家身份。学生将准备参加GRE并学习选择和 作为NI-B2B队列的一部分，开发量身定制的研究生计划应用程序。