San Francisco State University - MARC-U*STAR Program

我们建议增加学术竞争力SFSU MARC-U* 星星代表不足的数量 少数民族本科生攻读博士学位基础生物医学科学课程。每个 今年，我们将通过大二学生座谈会介绍20名MARC前学生在科学前沿， 在科学写作中期待他们进入初级MARC（或初级RISE）。我们将准备24 高素质的代表性不足的少数民族初中/高中学生在严格的科学课程， 为他们提供高质量和刺激的研究经验。我们的MARC-U* 星星荣誉计划 包括五个主要部分：1）通过提供补充，提高学生的科学素养 在学科内的写作指导; 2）夏季入学校内研究经验，包括 学术活动; 3）为期两年的学年课程，突出遗传学荣誉课程， 化学或计算，四个学期的荣誉座谈会，四个学期的生物医学科学和 少数民族演讲者研讨会和四个学期的独立研究; 4）校外夏季研究 在一个主要的研究机构;和5）研究生院安置活动。所有MARC学员将 鼓励他们在科学会议和新闻出版物上介绍他们的研究成果。他们还将 接受GRE考试的准备和在研究中负责任行为的广泛培训。为他们的 暑期研究经验，每个学员将选择一个项目，这是有关正在进行的研究 MARC教师导师的努力。我们的目标是为学员提供综合研究经验 这反映了他们将在研究生院的经验，使他们成为导师的研究的一部分， 团队对于他们的校外研究经验，MARC学生将被安排在顶级研究机构 分布在美国各地项目主任和MARC荣誉顾问将负责 该计划的管理; SFSU MARC计划政策将由一个九人指导委员会制定 以马克思招聘、培训、校外实习安排和MARC-U* 星星跟踪 学员将由MARC教员、MARC指导委员会和行政管理人员共同负责。 团队将保留记录，使我们能够仔细监控每个学员在SFSU的进展， 记录他们在各自的博士学位上的成功。课程，以及他们的生物医学研究生涯。的 MARC-U* 星星计划将由Peterfreund Associates与其他学生一起进行评估 支持由学生丰富机会（SEO）办公室管理的计划。

We propose to increase the number of academically competitive SFSU MARC-U*STAR underrepresented minority undergraduates entering and completing Ph.D. programs in the basic biomedical sciences. Each year we will introduce 20 Pre-MARC students through sophomore colloquia to Frontiers in Science and Writing in Science in anticipation of their entry into the Junior MARC (or Junior RISE). We will prepare 24 highly qualified underrepresented minorityjunior/senior students in a rigorous science curriculum and provide them with high quality and stimulating research experiences. Our MARC-U*STAR Honors program consists of five major components: 1) Improve science literacy of our students by providing supplemental writing instruction within the discipline; 2) a summer entry intramural research experience that includes scholarly activities; 3) a two-year academic-year curriculum highlighting an Honors course in Genetics, Chemistry or Computing, four semesters of Honors Colloquia, four semesters of biomedical science & Minority Speakers seminars, and four semesters of independent research; 4) extramural summer research at a major research institution; and 5) graduate school placement activities. All MARC trainees will be encouraged to present their research results at scientific meetings and injournal publications. They will also receive preparation for the GRE exam and extensive training in responsible conduct in research. For their summer research experience, each trainee will choose a project that is related to the ongoing research efforts of a MARC faculty mentor. Our objective is to provide the trainees an integrated research experience that mirrors what they will experience in graduate school, by making them part of the preceptor's research team. For their extramural research experience, MARC students will be placed in top research institutions located across the United States. The program director and MARC Honors Advisor will be responsible for the administration of the program; SFSU MARC program policy will be developed by a nine-member Steering Committee. Recruitment, advisement, placement in extramural internships and tracking of MARC-U*STAR trainees will be the joint responsibility of the MARC faculty, MARC steering committee, and administrative team. Records will be maintained that will allow us to carefully monitor each trainee's progress at SFSU, and document their success in their respective Ph.D. programs, and in their biomedical research careers. The MARC-U*STAR program will be evaluated by Peterfreund Associates in conjunction with the other student support programs administered by the Student Enrichment Opportunities (SEO) office.