NeuroGRAD@UPR- Neuroscience Graduate, Resilience, Affirmation and Diversity Program at the University of Puerto Rico

NeuroGRAD@UPR-波多黎各大学神经科学研究生、韧性、肯定和多样性项目

• 批准号: 10693389
• 负责人: CARMEN Sara MALDONADO-VLAAR
• 金额: $ 25.73万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10693389
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Summary The Neuroscience Graduate, Resilience, Affirmation and Diversity Program at the University of Puerto Rico (NeuroGRAD@UPR) has the mission to successfully impact, educate, train, and develop a new cadre of promising underrepresented minority (URM) neuroscience graduate students within our premier Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in collaboration with top-notch neuroscience research institutions. It is important to clearly state that the NeuroGRAD program’s aspiration is to broaden, improve and facilitate the research experience/project of its scholars. The NeuroGRAD program will provide the students with resources to be able to expand his/her research project, be it by additional training in techniques, access to specialized equipment and other possible challenges that the student might face during his/her doctoral career. After completing the two years as NeuroGRAD scholars, students will still be eligible to participate in program enrichment activities, short courses, or brief internships in their collaborator’s laboratories. The NeuroGRAD program will offer an outstanding opportunity to grow the pipeline of trainees from diverse backgrounds who will succeed in PhD programs in the Neurosciences. Six doctoral programs in two different campuses of the UPR (Rio Piedras and Medical School) will be impacted by the proposed research plan. To prepare scholars for the rigors of conducting neuroscience research, and to ensure successful futures as neuroscientists, during the academic year, each NeuroGRAD scholar will work under the close supervision of a mentoring team. At least once during the two- year training, NeuroGRAD scholars will visit a collaborator’s lab to learn a technique and enhance research and networking skills within our partner institutions. All research mentors are established neuroscientists with extensive experience in training students at the graduate, and postgraduate level. NeuroGRAD scholars will be exposed to a broad spectrum of research topics, including basic neuroscience focused on the central nervous system, and the more translational/applied neuroscience areas. NeuroGRAD scholars will meet bi- monthly with the PDs and participate in several professional development seminars. During these seminars, scholars will receive training designed to increase their research competence in scholarly work, public speaking, grantsmanship, leadership skills and scientific rigor. Depending on the needs of a particular scholars’ cohort, we will develop specialized workshops. NeuroGRAD program will also support scholars travel for presentations at annual conferences. Scholars are expected to learn and contribute to the most current research in their field and have opportunities to network with established scientists. The overreaching goal of the NeuroGRAD program will be to take advantage on its strategic strengths and foster the necessary competencies to increase the numbers of URM students in successful and independent career paths. The present proposal is founded on strategies that significantly promote transformative mentoring, solid experimental rigor, impactful networking experiences linked to best practices in career leadership growth and identity building.

总结 波多黎各大学神经科学研究生，恢复力，肯定和多样性计划 （NeuroGRAD@UPR）的使命是成功地影响，教育，培训和发展一个新的干部， 有前途的代表性不足的少数民族（URM）神经科学研究生在我们的首要西班牙裔 服务机构（HSI）与一流的神经科学研究机构合作。重要的是要 明确指出，NeuroGRAD计划的愿望是扩大，改善和促进研究 其学者的经验/项目。NeuroGRAD计划将为学生提供资源， 扩大他/她的研究项目，无论是通过额外的技术培训，获得专门设备， 以及学生在博士生涯中可能面临的其他挑战。完成后 两年的NeuroGRAD学者，学生将仍然有资格参加程序丰富的活动， 短期课程，或在合作者的实验室短暂实习。NeuroGRAD计划将提供一个 优秀的机会，以增长来自不同背景的学员谁将在博士学位取得成功的管道 在神经科学中。在普遍定期审议的两个不同校区（里约彼德拉斯和 医学院）将受到拟议的研究计划的影响。为了让学者们做好准备， 神经科学研究，并确保成功的未来作为神经科学家，在学年，每个 NeuroGRAD学者将在指导团队的密切监督下工作。两个人之间至少有一次- 在为期一年的培训中，NeuroGRAD学者将访问合作者的实验室，学习技术并加强研究， 在我们的伙伴机构内建立网络的技能。所有的研究导师都是神经科学家， 在培养研究生和研究生水平的学生方面拥有丰富的经验。NeuroGRAD学者将 接触广泛的研究课题，包括专注于中枢神经系统的基础神经科学 系统，以及更多的转化/应用神经科学领域。NeuroGRAD学者将每两个月与 参加了几次专业发展研讨会。在这些研讨会上，学者们将 接受旨在提高他们在学术工作，公开演讲， 严谨、领导能力和科学严谨。根据特定学者群体的需求，我们 将开设专门的讲习班。NeuroGRAD计划还将支持学者前往 年度会议。学者们应该学习和贡献最新的研究在他们的领域， 有机会与知名科学家建立联系。NeuroGRAD计划的过度目标 将利用其战略优势，培养必要的能力， 在成功和独立的职业道路URM学生的数量。本提案的基础是 显著促进变革性指导、坚实的实验严谨性、有影响力的网络的战略 与职业领导力成长和身份建设方面的最佳做法有关的经验。