Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences in Genomic Medicine (SURE-GM)

总结 增加从事遗传学和生物医学科学家多样性的新战略 基因组研究是持续改善人类健康和基因组的关键目标。 药这一目标在南方腹地尤为重要，在该地区， 一部分人口经历了保健差距，其中有一个大的非洲- 美国人口，以及许多学生-来自贫困和弱势群体 背景-在亚拉巴马州立大学系统或 亚拉巴马州内的历史上的黑人学院或大学（HBCU）。 此R25应用程序建议利用并构建 亚拉巴马大学伯明翰分校（UAB）和哈德逊阿尔法生物技术研究所， 开发SURE-GM，为HBCU本科生量身定制的连续两个夏季课程 学生，将装备和为他们提供必要的技能，接触，和经验 参与并为基因组学研究生和/或专业培训做出有意义的贡献 以理工科为重每年将从亚拉巴马HBCUs中确定并招募12名学者， 正在崛起的年轻人这些学者将在哈德逊阿尔法度过他们的第一个夏天， 基础研究技能，他们在UAB的第二个夏天从事指导研究， 将参加一个“一对二”的连续性计划，在中间学年。一 将制定强有力的评估和审查程序，以便提供实时反馈， 评价这些努力将导致代表性不足的学生更多地参与 生物医学劳动力，从事生物医学研究的科学家和医生科学家的更大多样性 生物医学研究，以及对基因组医学在以下方面的作用和潜力的更高认识： 科学与社会

Summary New strategies to increase the diversity of biomedical scientists engaged in genetic and genomic research is a critical goal for continued improvements in human health and genomic medicine. This goal is especially important in the Deep South, a region in which a large proportion of the population experiences health care disparities, where there is a large African- American population, and where many students—from both advantaged and disadvantaged backgrounds—pursue undergraduate education in the Alabama state university system, or in historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs) within Alabama. This R25 application proposes to leverage and build on the collaborative environment at the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB) and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology to develop SURE-GM, a two consecutive summer program tailored for HBCU undergraduate students that will equip and provide them with the necessary skills, exposures, and experiences to participate and contribute meaningfully to graduate and/or professional training in genomic sciences. Twelve scholars per year will be identified and recruited from Alabama HBCUs as rising juniors. The scholars will spend their first summer at HudsonAlpha engaged in training for foundational research skills, their second summer at UAB engaged in mentored research, and will participate in a "One to Two" continuity program during the intervening academic year. A robust assessment and review process will be developed that allows for real-time feedback and evaluation. These efforts will lead to greater participation of underrepresented students in the biomedical workforce, greater diversity of scientists and physician scientists engaged in biomedical research, and greater appreciation of the roles and potential of genomic medicine in science and society.