Undergraduate Biomedical Research Training at UNM

新墨西哥大学本科生生物医学研究培训

• 批准号: 7879863
• 负责人: MARY A NELSON
• 金额: $ 27.2万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7879863
• 关键词: Address; Admission activity; Bachelor' s Degree; Biochemistry; Biology; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Chemistry; Development; Educational Curriculum; Electronics; Ethnic group; Evaluation; Goals; Heart; Institution; Learning; Measurable; Minority; Minority Groups; New Mexico; Performance; Preparation; Publications; Qualifying; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Ethics; Research Project Grants; Research Training; Schools; Science; Students; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; Work; career; cohort; experience; graduate student; meetings; programs; research study; success; symposium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long term goal of the MARC U*STAR program at The University of New Mexico is to increase the number of underrepresented minority honor students obtaining the doctorate and entering careers in biomedical research. The immediate goal is to increase the competitiveness of our best minority students for graduate programs. The heart of this program is the opportunity for ten talented minority undergraduates in Biochemistry, Biology and Chemistry to receive intense research training in their junior and senior years. A pre-MARC Student Development component addresses problems that present major obstacles to the success of UNM students, including poor curriculum planning and inability to participate effectively in an electronic world. The emphasis on academic and career guidance will be continued as MARC students move through the program. During the first summer, they will begin a research project and participate in many group learning activities, capped by an end-of-summer student Research Symposium, at which all will present their work. During the subsequent two academic years, the students will continue their research projects and present their projects at a local and a regional or national meeting. It is expected that most will becomes co-authors on a scientific publication. In their first year as MARC scholars, the students will take a class entitled "Research Ethics" and a GRE preparation class. During their second year, students will take a small class that focuses on identifying an appropriate graduate program and developing a competitive application, and then apply to graduate school. As an added feature of the program, the students will spend one summer at another institution (typically their second summer), where they will carry out collaborative research that is related to their project. A strong independent evaluation component has been established, so that the efficacy of the program can be demonstrated. Continuation of this MARC U*STAR program will have enormous impact on a highly qualified group of minority students.

描述（由申请人提供）：新墨西哥大学 MARC U*STAR 项目的长期目标是增加少数族裔荣誉学生获得博士学位并进入生物医学研究职业的数量。近期目标是提高我们最优秀的少数族裔学生研究生课程的竞争力。该项目的核心是为生物化学、生物学和化学领域的十名才华横溢的少数民族本科生提供在大三和大四接受密集研究培训的机会。 MARC 预科学生发展部分解决了新墨西哥大学学生成功的主要障碍问题，包括课程规划不佳和无法有效参与电子世界。随着 MARC 学生完成该计划，我们将继续强调学术和职业指导。在第一个夏天，他们将开始一个研究项目并参加许多小组学习活动，最后是夏末学生研究研讨会，所有人都将在会上展示他们的工作。在接下来的两个学年中，学生将继续他们的研究项目，并在当地和地区或国家会议上展示他们的项目。预计大多数人将成为科学出版物的共同作者。在成为 MARC 学者的第一年，学生将参加“研究伦理”课程和 GRE 准备课程。在第二年，学生将参加一个小班课程，重点是确定合适的研究生课程并开发有竞争力的申请，然后申请研究生院。作为该计划的一个附加功能，学生将在另一所机构度过一个夏天（通常是第二个夏天），在那里他们将进行与其项目相关的合作研究。已经建立了强大的独立评估部分，以便能够证明该计划的有效性。 MARC U*STAR 项目的继续开展将对高素质的少数族裔学生群体产生巨大影响。