Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)

描述（由申请人提供）：加州州立大学，洛杉矶（加州州立大学洛杉矶分校）MBRS RISE项目在发展有才华的少数民族学生的职业生涯方面非常成功，这些学生已经继续获得博士学位。完成加州州立大学洛杉矶分校的学位目标后，他们的计划。我们建议继续这一努力，这对少数群体成员进入生物医学和行为研究事业产生了重大影响。我们提出了一个发展活动的本科生和科学硕士研究生的计划。目标是至少60%的参与RISE的本科学者和80%的M.S.-博士学位研究生将参加强大的研究生课程，以获得博士学位。 该计划将涉及本科生和硕士生的活动适合他们的水平，并包括一个坚实的科学课程，通过精心的课外活动计划，包括在加州州立大学洛杉矶分校和其他机构的研究参与强有力的机会增强;参加特别研讨会;认真的学术和职业发展;通过RISE学生与科学教师和其他成功的加州州立大学洛杉矶分校科学学生的刻意互动建立网络;并参加生物医学科学研讨会系列。该计划旨在培养学生在科学和英语语言方面的扎实技能，以支持在自然科学和行为科学领域要求苛刻的本科专业和硕士课程中取得高学术成就。学生发展活动涉及加州州立大学洛杉矶分校、加州大学洛杉矶分校、加州大学欧文分校、加州大学圣地亚哥分校、希望之城和南加州大学之间的合作。 预计，在目前的RISE赠款期间的情况下，RISE学者将通过与学术和工业生物医学科学家的互动和参与扎实的研究经验，切实激励他们追求生物医学科学的职业生涯;他们的职业生涯将得到加强，使他们在顶级研究博士课程的职位上具有竞争力;他们为从本科生和硕士生到成功的博士学位的过渡做好了充分的准备。学生 拟议项目的相关性的使命的国立综合医学科学研究所及其研究部门的少数民族的机会是，加州州立大学洛杉矶上升计划将显着增加参与人数不足的少数群体成员在生物医学和行为研究的职业生涯。拟议的项目将培养相当多的少数民族人才，扩大知识观点的多样性，以参与解决国家的生物医学研究问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) MBRS RISE project has been very successful in developing the careers of talented minority students who have continued into Ph.D. programs after completing their Cal State LA degree objectives. We propose to continue this effort that is making a significant impact on the entry of minority group members into biomedical and behavioral research careers. We propose a program of developmental activities for undergraduates and for master's of science graduate students. Objectives are that at least 60% of the participating RISE undergraduate scholars and 80% of the M.S.-to-Ph.D. graduate students will enroll in strong graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. The program will involve undergraduates and master's students in activities appropriate to their level and includes a solid science curriculum enhanced by a program of deliberate co-curricular activities, including strong opportunities for research participation at Cal State LA and other institutions; participation in special workshops; careful academic and career advisement; networking through the deliberate interaction of the RISE students with science faculty and other successful Cal State LA science students; and participation in a biomedical sciences seminar series. The program is designed for students to develop solid skills in the sciences and the English language to support high academic achievement in demanding undergraduate majors and master's programs in the natural and behavioral sciences. Student development activities involve collaboration between Cal State LA, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, the City of Hope, and the University of Southern California. It is expected, as has been the case in the current RISE grant period, that RISE scholars will be realistically motivated to pursue careers in the biomedical sciences through interaction with academic and industrial biomedical scientists and participation in solid research experiences; that their careers will be enhanced so they are competitive for positions in top research doctoral programs; and that they are well prepared for the transition from undergraduates and master's students to successful Ph.D. students. The relevance of the proposed project to the mission of the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences and its Minority Opportunities in Research Division is that the Cal State LA RISE program will significantly increase the participation by underrepresented minority group members in biomedical and behavioral research careers. The proposed project will develop considerable minority talent, broadening the diversity of intellectual perspectives available to participate in solving the nation's biomedical research problems.