Virginia Tech Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (VT PREP)

弗吉尼亚理工大学学士后研究教育计划 (VT PREP)

• 批准号: 10569429
• 负责人: Edward J Smith
• 金额: $ 37.5万
• 依托单位: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-08-04 至 2028-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10569429
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Virginia Tech (VT) requests renewal of its successful Post-baccalaureate Research and Education program th (VT PREP) for another five years. Now in its 19 year, with proven and innovative approaches for recruiting, supporting, mentoring, and training underrepresented minorities (URMs), VT PREP continues its impactful process that now has 45 PhDs. Admission into our PREP is very competitive at less than 10% with an applicant pool that is national, including applicants from Puerto Rico and the US Territories. Based on this success, we propose to add an additional slot to each cohort, for a total of 45 trainees. In the current cycle (2018-2023), and including the gap year of support (2017), 22/29 or 76% of those who completed PREP, matriculated into Ph.D. programs at institutions such as Columbia, UNC, Yale, and the University of California (Davis, Irvine, and San Diego). In addition to the diversity of our applicants, the diversity of disciplines was also extensive ranging from biomedical engineering to neuroscience and computational modeling. Our unique and impactful program includes distinct activities that target three overlapping phases of each trainee’s tenure: “Moving in”, “Moving through”, and “Moving out.” The research education and mentoring activities in the “Moving in” phase are structured to enable easy transition to VT and a rural college town, and to learn about the trainees and for the trainees to learn about biomedical science and what it will take to succeed as a PREP scholar. Informed by our assessment in earlier cycles, the mentor selection process continues to be scholar-driven following three 4-week mini lab rotations each. During the “Moving through” phase, each trainee has individualized educational activities and mentoring structured to enable success in gaining admission to top PhD programs. Complementing these educational activities is a seminar series, which starts during the “Moving in Bootcamp,” entitled “Getting into and Succeeding in Graduate School.” All the speakers are PREP alums at least two years post PREP. In the “Moving out” phase, research training becomes a top priority and communications skills, including writing and oral, are further enhanced to help with graduate school interviews and in identity construction. Although we are proposing to continue using a training approach that has been very effective, a new training tool that is unique to VT PREP are the lived experiences of our PREP/IMSD alumni, 86 of whom have a PhD and are pursuing careers in academia, industry, the NIH, and private institutions. These alums and those still in training will be “virtual” alumni mentors. Dr. Achenie brings significant experience in mentoring students as a tenured professor with a background in mathematical modeling and quantitative skills. These complement the leadership and genomic training of the PD, which have been the hallmark of VT PREP for the last three cycles. Institutional support will continue to be very strong, mentor training will continue to be a part of our “moving in phase,” and the meaningful engagement with our alumni (18 returned to campus in the last cycle) will continue.

弗吉尼亚理工大学（VT）要求更新其成功的学士后研究和教育计划 日 (VT（Prep）再过五年。现在，在其19年，与行之有效的和创新的招聘方法， 支持，指导和培训代表性不足的少数民族（URM），VT PREP继续其影响力 目前，该公司拥有45名博士学位。进入我们的PREP是非常有竞争力的，不到10%， 全国性的申请人库，包括来自波多黎各和美国领土的申请人。基于此 成功的话，我们建议为每一批学员增加一个名额，使学员总数达到45人。在当前周期中 （2018-2023年），包括差距支持年（2017年），22/29或76%的人完成了PREP， 被录取为博士在哥伦比亚，哥伦比亚大学，耶鲁大学和哥伦比亚大学等机构的项目， 加州（戴维斯、欧文和圣地亚哥）。除了我们申请人的多样性， 学科也很广泛，从生物医学工程到神经科学和计算 建模我们独特而有影响力的计划包括针对三个重叠阶段的不同活动 每个实习生的任期：“搬进来”，“搬过去”，“搬出去”。研究教育和 在“进入”阶段的指导活动的结构，使容易过渡到VT和农村大学 镇，并了解学员，并为学员了解生物医学科学和它将 作为一名成功的预科学者。根据我们在早期周期的评估， 在三次每次为期4周的小型实验室轮换后，流程继续由实验室驱动。在“搬家 通过”阶段，每个受训者都有个性化的教育活动和指导， 成功获得顶尖博士课程的录取。作为对这些教育活动的补充， 系列，其中开始在“移动在训练营”，题为“进入和成功的研究生 学校。”所有的发言者都是PREP校友至少两年后PREP。在“搬出”阶段，研究 培训成为重中之重，沟通技能，包括写作和口语，得到进一步提高 来帮助研究生院面试和身份建设。尽管我们建议继续 使用一种非常有效的培训方法，一种新的培训工具是VT PREP独有的， 我们的PREP/IMSD校友的生活经历，其中86人拥有博士学位，正在追求职业生涯， 学术界、工业界、NIH和私人机构。这些校友和那些仍在培训中的人将是“虚拟的” 校友导师Achenie带来了指导学生作为终身教授的重要经验 具有数学建模和定量技能的背景。这些补充了领导层， PD的基因组训练，这是最近三个周期VT PREP的标志。体制 支持将继续是非常强大的，导师培训将继续是我们的一部分“移动阶段，” 与校友的有意义的接触（上一个周期有18名校友返回校园）将继续下去。

项目成果

VAChT overexpression increases acetylcholine at the synaptic cleft and accelerates aging of neuromuscular junctions.

• DOI: 10.1186/s13395-016-0105-7
• 发表时间: 2016
• 期刊: Skeletal muscle
• 影响因子: 4.9
• 作者: Sugita S;Fleming LL;Wood C;Vaughan SK;Gomes MP;Camargo W;Naves LA;Prado VF;Prado MA;Guatimosim C;Valdez G
• 通讯作者: Valdez G

Tear propagation in vaginal tissue under inflation

充气时阴道组织中的撕裂传播

• DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.065
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Acta Biomaterialia
• 影响因子: 9.7
• 作者: McGuire, Jeffrey A.;Monclova, Jose L.;Coariti, Adriana C.;Stine, Caleb A.;Toussaint, Kimani C.;Munson, Jennifer M.;Dillard, David A.;De Vita, Raffaella
• 通讯作者: De Vita, Raffaella

Delivery strategies for cell-based therapies in the brain: overcoming multiple barriers.

• DOI: 10.1007/s13346-021-01079-1
• 发表时间: 2021-12
• 期刊: Drug delivery and translational research
• 影响因子: 5.4
• 作者: Turk OM;Woodall RC;Gutova M;Brown CE;Rockne RC;Munson JM
• 通讯作者: Munson JM

Translating the Transcriptome: Sex Differences in the Mechanisms of Depression and Stress, Revisited.

• DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.02.003
• 发表时间: 2022-01-01
• 期刊: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
• 影响因子: 10.6
• 作者: Rainville, Jennifer R.;Lipuma, Timothy;Hodes, Georgia E.
• 通讯作者: Hodes, Georgia E.

Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Improve Outcome after In Vitro and In Vivo Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

体外和体内轻度创伤性脑损伤后，氧化葡萄纳米颗粒改善了预后。

• DOI: 10.1089/neu.2016.4644
• 发表时间: 2020-06-15
• 期刊: Journal of neurotrauma
• 影响因子: 4.2
• 作者: Bailey ZS;Nilson E;Bates JA;Oyalowo A;Hockey KS;Sajja VSSS;Thorpe C;Rogers H;Dunn B;Frey AS;Billings MJ;Sholar CA;Hermundstad A;Kumar C;VandeVord PJ;Rzigalinski BA
• 通讯作者: Rzigalinski BA