MUSC Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity

描述（由申请人提供）： 该计划的主要目标是提供短期（10周）的培训经验， 16名心血管功能和疾病领域的天才学生。这种研究性教育 将为来自弱势背景，种族和少数民族， 以及其他在生物医学研究中代表性不足的人。长期目标是增加 保健专业心血管生物学的此类学生人数， 在这一领域广泛开展研究活动。参与该计划的教师 该方案已被选定的基础上，他们积极的研究计划，在这些领域 心血管疾病，心血管发育，心脏干细胞和再生医学，细胞 信号和蛋白质组学。一些教师还进行临床和成果导向的研究 对非裔美国人影响不成比例的疾病，特别是高血压，糖尿病， 肥胖该计划的学生密切参与其中一个正在进行的项目， 参与实验室，并接触到进行基础科学的许多方面， 流行病学研究。学生们还参加了一系列讲座，涵盖前沿话题， 生物学研究，重点关注与心血管功能和疾病相关的主题。此外，本发明还提供了一种方法， 讲座内容包括实验室安全及负责任的研究。在本申请中，我们 提出一项新的倡议，让这些学生有机会参加活动， 心血管疾病的临床/转化焦点。在培训期结束时， 学生准备一份简短的书面报告，并就他们的项目进行口头陈述。他们也是 鼓励在11月返回，在大学范围内的年度研究日提出他们的研究。 该计划将在每年年底进行评估，使用定性和 定量方法，包括分析申请人数据库和招聘方法，以及 与学生的离职面谈和调查，以及导师的反馈。此外，学生' 将通过每年与每个参与者的联系来跟踪职业选择和进展情况。(End摘要）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary objective of this program is to provide short-term (10 weeks) training experience for sixteen talented students in the area of cardiovascular function and disease. This research education opportunity will be provided to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, racial and ethnic minorities, and others who are underrepresented in biomedical research. The long-range goal is to increase the number of such students in health professions in cardiovascular biology through interest generated by exposure to a broad spectrum of research activities in this area. The Program Faculty participating in the program have been selected on the basis of their active research programs in the areas of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular development, cardiac stem cells and regenerative medicine, cell signaling, and proteomics. Several of the faculty also conduct clinical and outcomes oriented research on diseases that disproportionately affect African Americans, notably hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Students in the program are intimately involved in the ongoing projects in one of the participating laboratories, and are exposed to many aspects of conducting basic science and epidemiologic research. Students also participate in a lecture series that covers cutting edge topics in biological research, with a focus on topics related to cardiovascular function and disease. In addition, the lecture series covers laboratory safety and responsible conduct of research. In this application, we propose a new initiative that will give these students an opportunity to participate in activities with a clinical/translational focus in cardiovascular disease. At the conclusion of the training period, the students prepare a brief written paper and give an oral presentation on their project. They are also encouraged to return in November to present their research at the university-wide annual research day. The program will be evaluated at the end of each year using a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches including analysis of applicant pool data and recruitment methods, as well as exit interviews and surveys with the students, and feedback from the mentors. Additionally, students' career choices and progress will be tracked by yearly contact with each of the participants. (End of Abstract)