MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement

描述（由申请人提供）：FIU RISE摘要摘要 根据伍德罗·威尔逊基金会2005年的报告，“多元化与博士学位”，而非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔美国人目前占美国公民的大约1/3。候选人的年龄范围，他们只获得7%的博士学位。 这一差距构成了科学研究人员的一个巨大的未开发资源。 十年中期人口普查局的数据表明，美国人口的多样性日益增加。 此外，正如阿姆里约翰逊（科学家2005年）指出，“.越来越多科学家和政策制定者越来越清楚地认识到，建立一个多样化的科学家和临床研究人员队伍是我们努力减少健康差距的关键使命。“因此，在增加代表性不足的少数群体参与生物医学研究方面存在着重要的国家考虑因素。 佛罗里达国际大学（FIU）是一所城市，公立研究型大学，位于迈阿密，佛罗里达最大的人口中心。拥有超过38，000名学生（72%代表性不足的少数民族学生），“健康”作为一个使命领域，其既定目标是成为全国排名前25位的公立城市研究型大学之一，FIU，通过这一拟议的FIU MBRS RISE计划，提供了一个重要的机会，为生物医学研究事业发展更多代表性不足的少数民族科学家。这个多方面的RISE计划将通过FIU的学生生物医学研究为导向的发展活动：1）建立一般的生物医学研究氛围; 2）鼓励FIU代表性不足的少数民族学生将生物医学研究视为可行的职业选择; 3）对于那些选择这条道路的人，为他们在生物医学职业生涯中取得成功做好准备。这将通过两项举措来实现。学生研究经验计划将为15名本科生和17名研究生提供一个密集的研究经验和其他培训，以促进他们作为未来生物医学研究科学家的成功。生物医学研究倡议将通过年度研讨会、开发先进技术讲习班和监督独立的生物医学研究经验，向更多的大学观众提供生物医学研究接触和培训。拟议的金融情报室计划将进一步促进MBRS计划的目标，即增加从事生物医学研究的代表性不足的少数民族科学家的数量。FIU RISE叙述有重要的国家考虑因素（包括减少健康差距），以增加代表性不足的少数民族在生物医学研究奋进的参与。这一拟议的FIU MBRS RISE计划将进一步推动NIGMS MBRS计划的目标，即增加从事生物医学研究的代表性不足的少数民族科学家的数量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): FIU RISE Summary Abstract According to the 2005 Woodrow Wilson Foundation report, "Diversity & the Ph.D.", while African Americans and Hispanics together currently constitute approximately 1/3 of the U.S. citizens in the Ph.D. candidate age range, they only receive 7% of the doctorate degrees. This disparity constitutes a large untapped resource for the scientific research workforce. Mid-decade Census Bureau numbers point to the increasing diversity in the U.S. population. Additionally, as Amri Johnson (The Scientist 2005) notes "...it has become increasingly clear to a growing body of scientist and policy maker that building a diverse pool of scientists and clinical investigators is mission critical in our efforts to reduce health disparities." Accordingly, there are important national considerations for increasing the participation of under-represented minorities in biomedical research. Florida International University (FIU) is an urban, public research university located in Miami, Florida's largest population center. With over 38,000 students (72% underrepresented minority students), "Health" as a mission area, and its stated goal to be one of the nation's top 25 public urban research universities, FIU, through this proposed FIU MBRS RISE Program, provides a significant opportunity to develop more underrepresented minority scientists for biomedical research careers. This multifaceted RISE Program will, through student biomedical research oriented development activities at FIU: 1) build the biomedical research atmosphere in general; 2) encourage underrepresented minority students at FIU to view biomedical research as a viable career option; and 3) for those that chose that path, prepare them for success in their biomedical career endeavors. This will be achieved through two initiatives. The Student Research Experience Initiative will provide a selected group of fifteen undergraduate and seventeen graduate students an intense research experience and other training to promote their success as future biomedical research scientists. The Biomedical Research Initiative will provide biomedical research exposure and training to the larger university audience through an annual symposium, development of an advanced technique workshop and a supervised independent biomedical research experience. The proposed FIU program will further the MBRS Program goals of increasing the number of underrepresented minority scientists engaged in biomedical research. FIU RISE Narrative There are important national considerations (including reduction of health disparities) to increasing the participation of under-represented minorities in the biomedical research endeavor. This proposed FIU MBRS RISE Program will further the NIGMS MBRS Program goals of increasing the number of underrepresented minority scientists engaged in biomedical research.