U-RISE at Texas State University

德克萨斯州立大学 U-RISE

• 批准号: 10598078
• 负责人: SEAN M KERWIN
• 金额: $ 41.52万
• 依托单位: TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-04-01 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10598078
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Project Summary/Abstract Texas State University (TxState) will implement an Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement program (U-RISE Tx) to increase the diversity and number of TxState students entering PhD programs in biomedical research. We will recruit qualified Hispanic and other underrepresented (UR) students for extensive undergraduate research experiences in chemistry, biochemistry, and biology and provide these students with the skills, mentoring, training, and support necessary to excel in graduate school and beyond. U- RISE Tx will synergize with other successful NSF- and NIH-funded programs at TxState to broadly improve the training environment through evidence-based training and mentoring methods that will be implemented across multiple departments. This program will accomplish its goals through the following Specific Aims: Recruitment: We will employ a robust recruitment strategy that includes Browse Sessions during University open-house recruitment events for prospective high school seniors (Bobcat Days) and during New Student Orientation events; STEM-focused sections of the mandatory first-year seminar course US1100 and additional campus-wide advertising targeting STEM freshmen. Pre-RISE: Bi-weekly seminars for freshmen will provide information regarding strategies for academic success, career decision making, and careers in the biomedical sciences. These sessions will include preparation for summer REU programs at one of our partner Tier-1 research institutions and will foster a community to build student self-confidence, social and cultural capital, and scientific identity. Mentored research: First-year student applicants will be selected to join the U-RISE Tx program at the end of the Spring semester. U-RISE Tx trainees will participate in required coursework, structured activities, and independent research projects with program faculty mentors. Throughout the program, trainees will participate in training for responsible conduct of research, research rigor and reproducibility, ethics, and laboratory safety. Trainees will participate in at least one summer REU program at one of our two partner T32-hosting research universities. An innovative aspect of the U-RISE Tx program is its integration of laboratory automation training, with associated improvements in efficiency and reproducibility, and training in proper protocols for record-keeping in both traditional and electronic lab notebooks. Professional development: Faculty research mentors will participate in both local and national workshops and seminars for mentorship. Trainees will participate in extensive career development activities focused on transitioning to PhD programs using Individual Development Plans and Research Portfolios. Teamwork, social interactions, and peer mentoring will develop a strong sense of belonging and science identity of trainees, who will also have multiple opportunities to present their research within the program and at local and national meetings. Trainees and their mentors will undergo continual formative evaluation to ensure the quality of the program aided by an Oversight Committee and an External Advisory Committee.

项目概要/摘要 德克萨斯州立大学（TxState）将为学生实施本科生研究培训计划 增强计划 (U-RISE Tx) 旨在增加德克萨斯州立大学攻读博士学位的学生的多样性和数量 生物医学研究项目。我们将招收合格的西班牙裔和其他代表性不足 (UR) 学生 获得化学、生物化学和生物学方面丰富的本科生研究经验，并提供这些 学生拥有在研究生院及以后取得优异成绩所需的技能、指导、培训和支持。 U- RISE Tx 将与 TxState 的其他成功的 NSF 和 NIH 资助项目协同作用，以广泛改善 通过基于证据的培训和指导方法来提供培训环境，这些培训和指导方法将在整个 多个部门。该计划将通过以下具体目标来实现其目标： 招聘：我们将采用强有力的招聘策略，包括大学期间的浏览课程 面向未来高中生的开放式招聘活动（山猫日）和新生期间 迎新活动；第一年必修研讨会课程 US1100 中以 STEM 为重点的部分以及其他内容 针对 STEM 新生的校园广告。 Pre-RISE：为新生提供每两周一次的研讨会 有关学术成功、职业决策和生物医学职业策略的信息 科学。这些课程将包括为我们的一级合作伙伴之一的夏季 REU 项目做准备 研究机构并将培育一个社区，以建立学生的自信、社会和文化资本， 和科学身份。指导研究：一年级学生申请者将被选入 U-RISE Tx 春季学期结束时的计划。 U-RISE Tx 学员将参加所需的课程， 结构化活动以及与项目教师导师一起进行的独立研究项目。整个 计划中，受训者将参加负责任的研究行为、研究严谨性和 再现性、道德和实验室安全。学员将参加至少一个夏季 REU 项目 我们的两所合作伙伴 T32 托管研究型大学之一。 U-RISE Tx 计划的一个创新之处在于它 整合实验室自动化培训，并提高效率和重现性， 以及传统和电子实验室笔记本中记录保存正确协议的培训。 专业发展：教师研究导师将参加地方和国家研讨会 和指导研讨会。学员将参加广泛的职业发展活动，重点关注 使用个人发展计划和研究组合过渡到博士课程。团队合作、社交 互动和同伴指导将培养学员强烈的归属感和科学认同感， 还将有多种机会在该计划内以及地方和国家展示他们的研究 会议。学员及其导师将接受持续的形成性评估，以确保培训质量 该计划由监督委员会和外部咨询委员会协助。