San Francisco State University - MARC-U*STAR Program

我们建议增加在学术上具有竞争力的SFSU Marc-U*STAR的数量 进入并完成基础生物医学科学博士课程的少数民族本科生。每个人 今年，我们将通过二年级的科学和前沿口语向20名Marc预科学生介绍 在科学上写作，期待他们进入初级MARC(或初级崛起)。我们将准备24个 高资质、代表性不足的少数族裔在严格的科学课程中的初级/高级学生，以及 为他们提供高质量和激动人心的研究体验。我们的MARC-U*STAR荣誉计划 由五个主要部分组成：1)通过提供补充材料提高学生的科学素养 学科范围内的写作指导；2)暑期入学的内部研究经验，包括 学术活动；3)为期两年的学术课程，突出遗传学方面的荣誉课程， 化学或计算，四个学期的荣誉讲座，四个学期的生物医学科学 少数族裔发言者研讨会和四个学期的独立研究；4)校外暑期研究 在大型研究机构工作；5)研究生院安置活动。所有MARC实习生都将成为 鼓励在科学会议和医学出版物上发表研究成果。他们还将 接受GRE考试的准备和在研究方面负责任的行为方面的广泛培训。为他们的 暑期研究体验，每个学员将选择一个与正在进行的研究相关的项目 MARC教师导师的努力。我们的目标是为学员提供综合的研究体验 这反映了他们在研究生院的经历，使他们成为导师研究的一部分 一队。由于他们的校外研究经验，MARC学生将被安排在顶尖的研究机构 位于美国各地。项目总监和MARC荣誉顾问将负责 项目的管理；SFSU MARC项目政策将由九名成员指导制定 委员会审议阶段。MARC-U*STAR的招聘、咨询、校外实习安置和跟踪 受训人员将由Marc教职员工、Marc指导委员会和行政部门共同负责。 一队。将保存记录，使我们能够仔细监控每一名学员在SFSU的进展情况，以及 记录他们在各自的博士项目和生物医学研究生涯中取得的成功。这个 MARC-U*STAR计划将由Peterfreund Associates与其他学生一起进行评估 由学生充实机会(SEO)办公室管理的支持计划。

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.