NIH Summer Research Program to Increase Diversity Among Biomedical Researchers

描述(由申请人提供)：马萨诸塞大学医学院(UMMS)寻求资金继续其夏季本科研究项目，面向传统上在生物医学研究中代表性不足的群体或弱势背景的本科生，以及残疾学生。UMMS提供了一个非常密集的研究环境，在2010年吸引了超过2.4亿美元的研究资金，其中80%来自联邦来源。2010年，密歇根州立大学获得了临床和翻译科学奖，这是自2006年以来获得该奖项的55所美国精英机构之一。每年，超过55名密歇根州立大学的教职员工担任该项目的学员、遴选委员会成员、讲师和海报评委的导师/实验室东道主。美国国立卫生研究院资助的项目每年资助24名学员。密歇根州立大学研究办公室每年为不符合NIH选择标准的学生提供相应的资金，用于额外的(8-10)名暑期本科生研究体验(SURE)学员。这两个计划是并行运行的，提供相同的体验，并隶属于计划联合主任。美国国立卫生研究院的资金将使这一计划持续到21-25年。从1993年到2012年，美国国立卫生研究院约有380名学员。前学员在250多篇同行评议的期刊文章中被引用为作者和合著者、海报演示、摘要和对他们的贡献的认可，这比2008年NIH计划提交的85篇被引用的论文有了显著的增加。(这可能不代表被引用的总数，而只是我们能够找到和核实的那些)在上一个资助周期(2008-2012年)，有119名NIH和42名Sure学员(总数=161)，代表了115所美国学院和大学。密歇根州立大学夏季本科生研究项目是一个高度结构化的项目。除了实验室经验外，受训者还必须提供他们工作的摘要，并为整个UMMS研究社区参加的闭幕海报会议制作海报。该计划的其他内容包括指导研究，讲授：保持实验室笔记本；负责任地进行研究，动物安全，化学安全和辐射安全。在该项目的头两周里，有六场关于生物医学研究中最近或“突破性”问题的讲座。为受训者举办了负责任的研究行为会议。受训者被随机分成四个小组(每个小组8-9个)，参加每周一次的小组讨论(第4-9周)，由博士后研究员领导，以适应讨论他们的研究并开始准备他们的海报。在计划期间，每个实习生两次参加与计划联合主任举行的早餐俱乐部小组会议。实习生住在当地的大学宿舍，工作日提供往返密歇根大学的交通工具。在每个项目结束时，受训人员都要完成广泛的项目评估。从评估中获得的信息每年都会得到跟踪，并用于改进该计划。导师/实验室主持人完成项目中期评估，用于向学员提供关于其表现的进度报告，以及在请求推荐信时使用的最终评估。导师/实验室主持人也会对该计划进行评估。(摘要结束)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) seeks funding to continue its summer undergraduate research program for undergraduates from groups traditionally under- represented in biomedical research or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and students with disabilities. UMMS provides a very intensive research environment attracting more than $240 million in research funding in 2010, 80 percent of which came from federal sources. In 2010 UMMS received a Clinical and Translational Science Award, one of fifty-five elite institutions in the US to receive this award since 2006. Annually, over fifty-five UMMS faculty members serve as mentors/lab hosts to the trainees, Selection Committee members, lecturers and poster judges for the program. The NIH funded program supports 24 trainees annually. The UMMS Office of Research provides matching funds each year for additional (8 - 10) trainees for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) for students who do not meet NIH selection criteria. Both programs are run in parallel, provide identical experiences, and are under the Program Co-Directors. NIH funding will allow this program to continue through years 21 - 25. From 1993 - 2012 there have been approximately three hundred eighty (380) NIH trainees. Former trainees have been cited as authors and co-authors, poster presentations, abstracts and acknowledgements for their contributions in over 250 peer reviewed journal articles, representing a significant increase over the 85 citations reported in the 2008 NIH program submission. (This may not represent the total number of citations, but only the ones we have been able to locate and verify) In the last funding cycle (2008 - 2012) there were 119 NIH and 42 SURE trainees (total = 161) representing 115 US colleges and universities. The UMMS summer undergraduate research program is a highly structured program. In addition to the laboratory experience, trainees must provide an abstract of their work and develop a poster for a Closing Poster session attended by the entire UMMS research community. Additional elements of the program include an orientation to research with lectures on: keeping a laboratory notebook; the responsible conduct of research, animal safety, chemical safety and radiation safety. During the first two weeks of the program there are six lectures on recent or "breaking" issues in biomedical research. A session on the Responsible Conduct of Research is held for the trainees. Trainees are randomly divided into four small groups (8 - 9 each) for weekly Small Group Discussion sessions (weeks 4 - 9) led by Post-Doctoral Fellows to adjust to discussing their research and begin preparing their posters. Twice during the program each trainee attends a small group Breakfast Club meeting with the Program Co-Directors. Trainees are housed in a local college dormitory and weekday transportation to/from UMMS is provided. At the end of each program trainees complete an extensive program evaluation. Information derived from the evaluation is tracked year-to-year and used to improve the program. Mentors/lab hosts complete a mid-program evaluation used to give the trainees a progress report on their performance, and a final evaluation used when letters of recommendation are requested. Mentors/lab hosts also evaluate the program. (End of Abstract)