UTA Summer Undergraduate Research Program to Promote Diversity in Health Related Research

UTA暑期本科生研究计划促进健康相关研究的多样性

• 批准号: 10618994
• 负责人: Robert Matthew Brothers
• 金额: $ 12.79万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ARLINGTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-07-01 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10618994
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Project Abstract/Summary The overall goal of this R25 application is to provide unique research and education opportunities to current underrepresented minority undergraduate students at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). Specifically, we will expose these students to the disciplines of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research with the ultimate goal of enriching diversity in individuals who will represent the future in biomedical research in topics areas related to the mission of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. UTA is a minority majority institution that ranks among the top 5 in the nation for student ethnic diversity. As of fall 2020 UTA had a total of ~48,000 full time on-campus students, the majority of which are undergraduate students (~35,000). The undergraduate student body is comprised of 31% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% Asian, and 5% International. In 2021 the U.S News and World Report ranked UTA fifth in the nation among institutions of higher education for ethnic diversity. Furthermore, UTA is ranked #1 in the nation for “Best for Vets: Colleges” by the “Military Times”, thus is ideally suited to accomplish the objective of increasing diversity in health-related research. We will enroll two separate cohorts of underrepresented minority students: First, our selection committee will identify 10 outstanding sophomore, junior, and senior level undergraduate students from UTA (each year) to participate in a “laboratory-based” summer research education experience. Second, our selection committee will identify up to 40 underrepresented minority sophomore, junior, and senior level undergraduate students to participate in a “classroom only” summer research education experience. Each cohort will participate in a 10-week summer research / educational program, beginning the first week of June each year. Students in the “laboratory-based” cohort will be assigned a primary faculty mentor who will supervise them in conducting fulltime research related activities Monday through Thursday. On Friday’s, both cohorts come together for a joint “classroom-based” research education experience, covering a wide range of topics related to biomedical research ranging from Professional Development to the Responsible Conduct of Research. Students will also engage with URM faculty and graduate students every Friday through a series of research seminars. The primary outcomes / metrics of success will include: 1) Returning to the program for more than one summer experience (particularly for the classroom-based cohort who will be strongly encouraged to reapply the following year for the laboratory-based experience). 2) Successful completion of an undergraduate degree in a STEM field. 3) Applying for competitive fellowships for graduate school or other advanced degrees. 4) Enrollment in an advanced degree program in a STEM field. And 5) Subsequent participation in research or employment in a STEM field.

项目摘要/摘要 该R25应用程序的总体目标是为当前提供独特的研究和教育机会 德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校（UTA）的代表性不足的少数群体本科生。具体来说， 我们将使这些学生了解生物医学，行为和临床研究的学科 在主题领域的生物医学研究中代表未来的个人的多样性的目标 与国家心脏肺和血液研究所的任务有关。 UTA是少数多数机构 在全美学生种族多样性中排名前五。截至2020年秋季，UTA总计约48,000 时间校园学生，其中大多数是本科生（约35,000）。本科生 学生团体占31％的西班牙裔，15％的非裔美国人，13％的亚洲人和5％国际。在2021年 美国新闻和世界报告将全国UTA的过错排在了高等教育机构中 多样性。此外，UTA以“军事时代”为“最佳兽医：大学”在全国排名第一，因此排名第一 非常适合实现与健康相关研究多样性的目标。我们将注册两个 单独的人数不足的少数族裔学生：首先，我们的选拔委员会将确定10个 来自UTA（每年）的杰出大二，大三和高级本科生参加 “基于实验室的”夏季研究教育经验。其次，我们的选拔委员会将确定 到40名代表性不足的少数二年级，初中和高级本科生 “仅教室”夏季研究教育经验。每个队列将参加一个为期10周的夏天 研究 /教育计划，从每年六月的第一周开始。 “基于实验室”的学生 队列将被分配为主要教师的心理 周一至周四的活动。在星期五，两个队列都聚集在一起，共同进行“基于教室”的联合 研究教育经验，涵盖与生物医学研究有关的广泛主题 负责研究的专业发展。学生还将与URM教师互动 每个星期五通过一系列的研究中心。主要结果 /指标 成功将包括：1）返回该计划以获得多个夏季体验（部分是针对 基于教室 经验）。 2）成功完成了茎领域的本科学位。 3）申请竞争性 研究生院或其他高级学位的奖学金。 4）入学的高级学位课程 茎场。 5）随后参与STEM领域的研究或就业。