Accelerating URiA Independent Research Potential in Nutrition Sciences

项目总结/摘要 来自代表性不足群体（URG）的年轻科学家面临着学术事业成功的主要障碍， 不是来自URG的年轻科学家不会面对。有一个机会和责任，学术 在营养、肥胖和糖尿病方面有实力的单位，制定有助于克服这些障碍的计划， 提高谁是URG的一部分研究人员的职业生涯。此外，我们需要来自URG的训练有素的研究人员 以便充分了解和解决这些人群中与肥胖有关的慢性疾病。这 尤其是在亚拉巴马和周边的南方腹地。我们建议制定、实施、 并评估一项创新计划，以帮助来自URG的年轻科学家识别和克服障碍， 学业成功，并提高他们的学术，指导和政治技能。我们拥有强大的T32管道 在博士前和博士后水平的培训赠款，使科学家从URG到UAB和强有力的承诺 从UAB内的单位创建教师职位（和/或保留包）为那些谁完成程序。 具体目标是：1）让至少三组3-4名青年科学家参与 （博士后研究员，助理教授），最好来自URG，每个项目花费3年时间 旨在提高和发展作为独立研究员/主要研究者的成功技能， 学术界，2）提供一个为期3年的教育和指导计划，将重点放在发展 3）为每个人建立指导小组， 计划参与者包括科学家导师，学术/机构导航员和健康 教练，以及4）制定一个全面的计划，以评估和潜在的扩展程序。 UAB为支持URG科学家的职业发展提供了完美的环境。UAB是 被（福布斯杂志）评为全国第四大多元化雇主。UAB拥有强大的部门 营养科学（DNS），拥有三个NIH资助的中心-营养肥胖研究中心 （NORC），营养精准健康临床中心（NPHCC）和糖尿病研究中心（DRC）。 卫生保健学校设有一个由CDC资助的国家健康，体育活动和 残疾问题（NCHPAD）。此申请得到该机构的支持，并承诺考虑聘用 参加该计划的学者。我们的创新培训计划旨在解决特定的障碍 在UAB NORC领导的促进职业生涯的国家研讨会系列中确定的职业成功 在学术上代表性不足的人（URiA）。该提案的创新方面包括一个指导小组， 促进研究，并帮助参与者发展其他技能，以促进学术进步和成功 机构职能体系

PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT Junior scientists from underrepresented groups (URGs) face major barriers to academic career success that junior scientists who are not from URGs do not face. There is an opportunity and a responsibility for academic units with strength in nutrition, obesity, and diabetes to develop programs that help overcome these barriers and enhance the careers of researchers who are part of URGs. Additionally, we need trained researchers from URGs in order to fully understand and address obesity-related chronic diseases in these groups in the population. This is particularly a problem in Alabama and surrounding Deep South states. We propose to develop, implement, and evaluate an innovative program to help junior scientists from URGs identify and overcome barriers to academic success and enhance their academic, mentoring, and political skills. We have a strong pipeline of T32 training grants at pre- and postdoctoral levels to bring scientists from URGs to UAB and strong commitments from units within UAB to create faculty positions (and/or retention packages) for those who complete the program. The specific aims are: 1) To engage the participation of at least three cohorts of 3-4 junior scientists (postdoctoral fellows, assistant professors), preferably from URGs to spend 3 years each in a program aimed to enhance and develop skills for success as a independent researcher/principal investigator in academia, 2) To provide a 3-year educational and mentoring program that will focus on the development of intrapersonal, interpersonal and team-development skills, 3) To establish mentoring teams for each program participant that include a scientist mentors, academic/institutional navigators, and a wellness coach, and 4) To develop a comprehensive plan for evaluating and potentially expanding the program. UAB provides the perfect environment for supporting the career development of scientists from URGs. UAB was named (by Forbes magazine) the 4th best employer in the country for diversity. UAB has a strong Department of Nutrition Sciences (DNS) that houses three NIH-funded centers – the Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC), the Nutrition for Precision Health Clinical Center (NPHCC) and the Diabetes Research Center (DRC). The School of Health Professions houses a CDC-funded National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD). This application is supported by the institution and promises the consideration to hire scholars participating in the program. Our innovative training program was delivered to address specific barriers to career success that were identified in a UAB NORC–led national workshop series on facilitating the careers of those underrepresented in academic (URiA). Innovative aspects of this proposal include a mentoring team to facilitate research but also to help participants develop other skills for advancement and success within academic institutions.