U-RISE at the University of Alaska Fairbanks

项目概要/摘要： 目前，生物医学劳动力并不反映一般美国人口，因为有几个群体是 代表性不足，包括美国印第安人，阿拉斯加原住民（AI/AN）和那些来自农村背景。 基于阿拉斯加的学生团体，在我们的U-RISE阿拉斯加计划中，我们将专注于参与 通过提供有意义的研究经验，通过一个健康的范式。 一个健康假设，人类，动物和环境健康是密不可分的-健康的 每一个都是相互依赖的。这种方法与全面的指导相结合，将支持高成就 来自不同背景的学生，特别是土著和农村学生在他们的道路上博士水平 生物医学研究职业。建立在我们的生物医学学习和学生培训的经验 （BLaST）计划，我们将与UAF荣誉学院合作，以确定高成就的学生， 尤其是那些来自代表性不足的背景的人。“一个健康”的方法引起了学生的共鸣， 农村地区，在那里生存的生活方式是常见的，并通过以下方式将人类与环境紧密联系在一起： 营养、经济、生活方式和文化。“一个健康”方法还与一个更广泛、更全面、 健康的定义在阿拉斯加内外的许多土著社区普遍存在。整体咨询 除了研究和学术解决了许多问题，我们的学生对家庭义务表达， 适应大学生活的其他非学术挑战。我们还将通过以下方式发展这些方法： 建立一个文化相关的社区，将支持学生清除障碍，往往挑战他们的 在整个学术生涯中取得进步。通过这种方法，我们将培养学生在严格的研究 通过指导的研究经验，提供夏季研究经验，在研究密集型 通过与科罗拉多州立大学的合作，提供信息和支持， 生物医学研究职业生涯的职业发展。这将提高我们的竞争力。 学生和增加阿拉斯加土著和农村学生在生物医学研究的参与 劳动力这一成果将通过增加我们的U-RISE学者进入博士学位的入口来衡量 水平的生物医学研究生课程。每年招收十名学生作为后起之秀 支持了三年。他们将在一个健康范式下进行研究， 从细胞生物学和分子生物学到景观级环境健康的广泛学科领域 问题和流行病学。

Project Summary/Abstract: Currently the biomedical workforce does not reflect the general US population, as several groups are underrepresented, including American Indians, Alaska Natives (AI/AN), and those from rural backgrounds. Based on the student body in Alaska, in our U-RISE Alaska program we will focus on engaging underrepresented students by providing meaningful research experiences through the One Health paradigm. One Health postulates that human, animal, and environmental health are inextricably linked – the health of each is dependent upon the others. This approach combined with holistic mentoring will support high achieving students from diverse backgrounds, especially Indigenous and rural students on their paths to doctoral level biomedical research careers. Building on experiences in our Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST) program we will collaborate with the UAF Honors College to identify high achieving students, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. The One Health approach resonates with students from rural areas where a subsistence lifestyle is common and links humans closely to the environment through nutrition, economy, lifestyle, and culture. The One Health approach also aligns with a wider, more holistic, definition of health prevalent in many Indigenous communities, within and outside Alaska. Holistic advising beyond research and academics addresses many concerns our students express about family obligations and other non-academic challenges to adjust to college life. We will also develop these approaches through building a culturally relevant community that will support students in clearing hurdles that often challenge their progress throughout their academic careers. Through this approach we will train students in rigorous research through mentored research experiences, provide summer research experiences at research intensive institutions through a collaboration with Colorado State University, and provide information and support for career development in biomedical research careers. This approach will increase competitiveness of our students and increase the participation of Alaska Native and rural students in the biomedical research workforce. This outcome will be measurable through increased entrance of our U-RISE Scholars into doctoral level biomedical research graduate programs. Ten students per year will be recruited as rising sophomores and supported for three years. They will conduct research under the One Health paradigm which encompasses a wide field of disciplines from cell biology and molecular biology to landscape level environmental health issues and epidemiology.