Creating diverse communities in support of diabetes and metabolism research

项目总结/摘要 职业发展除了指导，赞助和盟友关系是学员需要的关键方面 在培训和未来的职业生涯中，此K26申请旨在直接支持博士。 辛格的努力，从事直接研究导师以及发展和支持导师， 为从事糖尿病、肥胖症和代谢研究的受训者提供学习社区。辛格博士的研究 沿着参与多样性、公平和包容方面的角色， 教师发展独特地使她从事这项建议的目标。目标1 -指导科学家， 进行机制研究，调查元炎症的性别差异， 青少年代谢性疾病中骨髓炎症的机制。辛格博士将专注于招募 并在她的实验室内指导至少两名研究生或博士后研究人员， 支持公平征聘，注重受训人员的职业发展。目标2 -支持毕业生 学生和博士后研究员在NIDDK管道内的学习社区支持 研究工作。密歇根大学糖尿病研究中心和密歇根营养肥胖 研究中心为学员参与提供机会，并包括一个庞大的，多样化的群体， 实习生有了这个社区，我们准备创建一个学习社区与同行指导。这个奖项 将支持辛格博士作为导师和领导者的持续发展，支持来自不同领域的学员 包括代表性不足的群体。创建这种支持性培训嵌入在一个有针对性的 研究领域有潜力长期和持续的职业发展的同龄人影响 糖尿病和肥胖症。因此，这种支持将超越对个人的指导， 机会和领导者在该领域。

Project Summary/Abstract Career development in addition to mentorship, sponsorship and allyship are key aspects needed for trainees as they navigate through training and in their future careers. This K26 application seeks to directly support Dr. Singer’s effort to engage in direct research mentorship as well as developing and supporting a mentorship and learning community for trainees engaged in diabetes, obesity and metabolism research. Dr. Singer’s research in equity and career development along with engaged roles in diversity, equity and inclusion and graduate and faculty development uniquely poise her engage in the aims of this proposal. Aim 1 – Mentoring scientists to perform mechanistic research investigating sex differences in meta-inflammation and understand mechanisms of myeloid inflammation in adolescent metabolic disease. Dr. Singer will focus on recruiting and mentoring at least two graduate students or postdoctoral researchers within her laboratory, with additional support for equitable recruiting and focus on trainee career development. Aim 2 – Supporting graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in a learning community within the pipeline of NIDDK supported research efforts. The University of Michigan Diabetes Research Center and Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center provide opportunities for trainee engagement and encompass a large, diverse group of trainees. With this community we are poised to create a learning community with peer mentorship. This award will support Dr. Singer’s continued development as a mentor and leader, supporting trainees from diverse backgrounds including under-represented groups. Creating this supportive training embedded in a targeted research area has the potential for long-lasting and sustained career development of cohorts impacting diabetes and obesity. Hence this support will go beyond the mentoring of individuals to developing future opportunities and leaders in the field.