Florida International University MARC U*STAR Program

佛罗里达国际大学 MARC U*STAR 项目

• 批准号: 9275498
• 负责人: DeEtta K Mills
• 金额: $ 17.76万
• 依托单位: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-06-01 至 2019-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9275498
• 关键词: Area; Behavioral Sciences; Biological; Biological Models; Biological Process; Biological Sciences; Biology; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Calculi; Chemistry; Data; Development; Doctor of Philosophy; Ecology; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; Enrollment; Environment; Evaluation; Extramural Activities; Faculty; Florida; Funding; Genetic; Goals; Grant; Health; Institution; International; Journals; Mathematics; Measurable; Mission; Modeling; Physics; Research; Science; Students; Talents; Universities; biomedical scientist; career; cohort; computer science; falls; interest; programs; skills; sound; statistics; synergism; theories; tool

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): FIU is a public, research institution (RU/H) located in Miami. It has an enrollment of ~50,000 students (>73% UR), emphasizes research in its mission and includes health and diversity as strategic themes. FIU provides an excellent opportunity to develop a significant number of well-rounded, underrepresented (UR) scientists for biomedical research careers. In 2007, FIU launched a rigorous pilot biological sciences curriculum for freshmen called Quantifying Biology in the classroom (QBIC). Having impressively graduated three freshman-through-senior cohorts of graduates, QBIC successfully passed all academic and administrative evaluation and review steps, and is now institutionalized, beginning Fall 2013, as a Quantitative Biology Track in FIU's Biological Sciences Department. QBIC offers a pool of talented & exceptionally prepared scholars for FIU's MARC U*STAR Program. For each year of our proposed 5-year grant period, we request funding to support 8 juniors, through graduation, for two years (totaling 40), who will be selected from a pool of talented and well-prepared honors students in QBIC and traditional curricula, since not all of our talented students are in QBIC. QBIC is a 4-year program developed by FIU's biological sciences, statistics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer science and biomedical engineering faculty. It is an integrated lock-step cohort "block" program where students take classes together, and courses within blocks have identified & coordinated areas of overlapping synergy. Scholars get to see how biological data is analyzed, how mathematics can model biological processes, and teaching units show them how sound biological theories are generated. Part 1 (freshmen & sophomores) integrates calculus & statistics with biology, genetics, ecology & chemistry using a Teaching Pentagon; Part 2 (juniors & seniors), offers tailored-upper level courses. MARC U*STAR trainees will actively participate in directed scientific research & enrichment activities that include modeling workshops, journal club activities, professional development workshops, science cafes, scientific presentations & participation in extramural research. Thus, the three-prong short and long term goals and measurable objectives for FIU's MARC U*STAR Program include: (1) provide motivated, honors students with the tools & skills that allow them to be academically competitive & successful; (2) immerse them in supportive & stimulating research environments with activities that enhance & nurture their interest in science, (3) increase the number of UR who continue on to, excel in and complete biomedical or behavioral sciences Ph.D. or MD/PhD programs.

描述（由申请人提供）：FIU是一家位于迈阿密的公共研究机构（RU/H）。它拥有约50，000名学生（>73% UR）的入学人数，强调其使命的研究，并将健康和多样性作为战略主题。FIU提供了一个很好的机会来培养大量的全面，代表性不足（UR）的科学家为生物医学研究事业。2007年，FIU为新生推出了一个严格的试点生物科学课程，称为量化课堂生物学（QBIC）。令人印象深刻的毕业三个新生通过毕业生的高年级队列，QBIC成功地通过了所有的学术和行政评估和审查步骤，现在是制度化的，从2013年秋季开始，作为定量生物学跟踪在FIU的生物科学系。QBIC为FIU的MARC U* 星星计划提供了一个有才华和特别准备的学者库。对于我们提出的5年资助期的每一年，我们要求资助8名大三学生，通过毕业，为期两年（共40人），他们将从QBIC和传统课程中有才华和准备充分的荣誉学生中选出，因为并非所有有才华的学生都在QBIC。QBIC是由FIU的生物科学，统计，数学，化学，物理，计算机科学和生物医学工程学院开发的一个为期4年的计划。这是一个综合的锁步队列“块”计划，学生一起上课，块内的课程已经确定和协调重叠协同作用的领域。学者们可以看到生物数据是如何分析的，数学是如何模拟生物过程的，教学单元向他们展示了如何产生合理的生物理论。第1部分（新生和大三学生）使用教学五角大楼将微积分和统计学与生物学，遗传学，生态学和化学相结合;第2部分（大三学生和大四学生），提供量身定制的上层课程。MARC U* 星星学员将积极参与定向科学研究和丰富活动，包括建模研讨会，期刊俱乐部活动，专业发展研讨会，科学咖啡馆，科学演示和参与校外研究。因此，FIU的MARC U* 星星计划的三管齐下的短期和长期目标和可衡量的目标包括：（1）为有动力的荣誉学生提供工具和技能，使他们在学术上具有竞争力和成功;（2）让他们沉浸在支持和激励的研究环境中，通过活动提高和培养他们对科学的兴趣，（3）增加继续攻读、擅长并完成生物医学或行为科学博士学位的学生人数。或MD/PhD课程。