G-RISE at Delaware State University: Diversifying neuroscience through predoctoral training at an HBCU

特拉华州立大学的 G-RISE：通过 HBCU 的博士前培训实现神经科学多元化

• 批准号: 10609510
• 负责人: MELISSA A HARRINGTON
• 金额: $ 39.33万
• 依托单位: DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-05-01 至 2027-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10609510
• 关键词: Delaware; Neurosciences; Training; Universities; pre-doctoral

Diversifying neuroscience through predoctoral training at an HBCU Delaware State University (DSU), a Historically-Black university with an emerging strength in neuroscience research proposes a G-RISE program focused on predoctoral training in neuroscience. Our interdisciplinary program will support a diverse group of students in our Neuroscience PhD program. Our young PhD program has produced 10 graduates, six from underrepresented groups and half of them African-American. With our G-RISE project we will build on our record of graduating diverse neuroscience doctorates, while addressing weaknesses identified by our program self-assessment – a small pool of qualified applicants and a low rate of publications among program students. Our G-RISE support program will link students in Neuroscience PhD program into a supportive, research-rich community that will provide extensive professional and skills development including: 1) A two-semester, 3-credit Professional Development course with a focus on responsible conduct of research, ensuring rigor in research, diverse career pathways, and writing both NSF and NIH fellowship grant proposals; 2) A weekly RISE seminar that will build cohort cohesiveness and strengthen students’ professional skills and their understanding of how to do rigorous science; 3) Quantitative skills and Scientific Writing courses to provide more support to students in two areas where they are challenged; and 3) a formal program induction/orientation and enhanced mentoring by culturally-competent mentors. The professional development course grant writing and extensive mentoring will help the students to develop their identities as professional scientist, while the scientific writing course will provide the support to get them published. Grounded in the literature, these strategies will both provide the G-RISE students with strong academic support, and all of the project components are sustainable and transferrable to other schools and programs. The Evaluation Plan includes focus groups for summative assessment and validated, baseline and follow-up surveys to assess the development of participants' self-efficacy (research and academic) and identities as scientists and researchers. The number of PhD graduates in neuroscience has grown rapidly since the beginning of the century, and currently over 700 neuroscience doctorates are awarded annually, but only about 20 each year awarded to African-Americans. Currently, DSU is the only HBCU that awards the PhD in neuroscience, so supporting and strengthening its program to produce 3 – 4 neuroscience PhD graduates each year will have a significant impact on the diversity of the doctoral workforce.

通过 HBCU 的博士前培训实现神经科学多元化 特拉华州立大学 (DSU) 是一所历史悠久的黑人大学，在 神经科学研究提出了一个专注于神经科学博士前培训的 G-RISE 计划。我们的 跨学科项目将为我们的神经科学博士项目的不同学生群体提供支持。我们的 青年博士项目已培养出 10 名毕业生，其中六名来自代表性不足的群体，其中一半是 非裔美国人。通过我们的 G-RISE 项目，我们将建立多元化毕业记录 神经科学博士学位，同时解决我们的计划自我评估发现的弱点 - 一个小 合格的申请人库和项目学生的发表率较低。 我们的 G-RISE 支持计划将把神经科学博士课程的学生联系到一个支持性的、 研究丰富的社区将提供广泛的专业和技能发展，包括：1）A 两个学期、3学分的专业发展课程，重点是负责任的研究行为， 确保研究严谨、职业道路多样化，并撰写 NSF 和 NIH 奖学金 提案； 2) 每周一次的 RISE 研讨会将增强学生的凝聚力并增强学生的能力 专业技能以及对如何进行严谨科学的理解； 3）定量能力和 科学写作课程为学生在两个面临挑战的领域提供更多支持；和 3) 由具有文化能力的导师进行正式的项目介绍/培训和加强指导。这 专业发展课程赠款写作和广泛的指导将帮助学生发展 他们作为专业科学家的身份，而科学写作课程将提供获得支持 他们发表了。这些策略以文献为基础，将为 G-RISE 学生提供 强大的学术支持，所有项目组成部分都是可持续的并且可以转移到其他学校 和程序。评估计划包括总结性评估和经过验证的基线的焦点小组 以及后续调查，以评估参与者的自我效能感（研究和学术）的发展以及 科学家和研究人员的身份。 自本世纪初以来，神经科学博士毕业生的数量迅速增长， 目前每年授予超过 700 名神经科学博士学位，但每年仅授予约 20 名 对于非裔美国人。目前，DSU 是唯一授予神经科学博士学位的 HBCU，因此 支持和加强其每年培养 3 – 4 名神经科学博士毕业生的计划将 对博士队伍的多样性产生了重大影响。