University of Washington Significant Opportunities in Addiction Research (UW-SOAR) Neuroscience Doctoral Readiness Program

项目摘要 近年来，神经科学的研究和培训取得了巨大的增长。值得注意的是，这 精神障碍的研究已经取得了进展，这增加了我们的知识 围绕神经生物学和毒品使用和成瘾的机制。尽管如此，这 增长没有转化为历史上被边缘化群体的培训机会，包括 少数民族、经济困难群体和残疾人。 在培训、指导和教育方面的这些差距尤其令人担忧 成瘾，因为与吸毒和成瘾有关的危害不成比例地影响少数群体和 服务不足的社区。因此，我们对下一代的指导仍然至关重要 这一代神经学家反映了我们社会中所有不同的群体。我们认识到 这一研究经验不仅是提高人们对 神经科学的职业生涯，也包括被录取并成功完成神经科学博士学位 程序。此外，我们认为，历史上边缘化群体代表性不足的现象 在神经科学方面，部分原因是这些群体在他们的研究期间缺乏研究机会 本科教育。因此，华盛顿大学的主要目标是 成瘾研究中的机会(UW-SOAR)博士准备计划将结束这一计划 通过为不同的群体提供世界级的指导研究体验来实现培训差距 UW NAPE(成瘾、疼痛和情绪的神经生物学)中心的神经科学实验室。 这一经历将伴随着独特的教育和职业发展机会。 以促进他们在神经科学博士项目中的招聘和成功。要做到这一点 目标，我们的计划旨在1)增加多个不同维度的代表性 (种族、民族、性别、性别、地域、能力等)在毕业后的研究人员中， 提高科学的质量和多样性；2)促进科学的升学和留住 神经科学博士项目的受训者群体，以及3)决定 Soar计划通过一个评估过程。

Project Summary Neuroscience research and training have seen tremendous growth in recent years. Of note, this progress has extended into the study of psychiatric disorders, which has increased our knowledge around the neurobiology and mechanisms underlying drug use and addiction. Nonetheless, this growth has not translated into training opportunities for historically marginalized groups, including ethnic minorities, people from economically disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities. These disparities in training, mentoring and education are particularly concerning for the study of addiction, as the harms related to drug use and addiction disproportionally affect minority and underserved communities. Thus, it remains critically important that our mentoring of the next generation of neuroscientists is reflective of all the diverse groups in our society. We recognize that research experience is not only a key factor in bolstering awareness and interest in neuroscience careers, but also in the admittance and successful completion of neuroscience PhD programs. Furthermore, we believe that the historic underrepresentation of marginalized groups in neuroscience stems, in part, from a lack of research opportunities in these groups during their undergraduate education. Thus, the primary objective of the University of Washington Substantial Opportunities in Addiction Research (UW-SOAR) Doctoral Readiness Program is to close this gap of training by providing diverse groups with a mentored research experience in a world-class neuroscience laboratory in the UW NAPE (Neurobiology of Addiction, Pain and Emotion) Center. This experience will be coupled to unique educational and professional development opportunities to facilitate their recruitment and success in neuroscience doctoral programs. To achieve this goal, our program aims to 1) increase representation across multiple dimensions of difference (race, ethnicity, gender, sex, geography, ability, etc.) among postbaccalaureate researchers to improve the quality and diversity of science, 2) advance the matriculation and retention of diverse groups of trainees in Neuroscience PhD programs, and 3) determine the effectiveness of the SOAR program through an evaluation process.