Exploring Biomedical Research Opportunities (EBRO)

描述(由申请人提供)： Ebro(探索生物医学研究机会)项目的长期目标是通过增加从事糖尿病、内分泌学、新陈代谢、营养、肥胖症以及消化系统、肝脏、泌尿系统、肾脏和血液系统疾病研究的人数不足的人群来改善医疗保健的提供。通过将重点放在糖尿病、消化和肾脏疾病上，我们希望增加在这些对少数族裔个人健康有重大影响的重要领域的代表性。第二个目标是增加弗吉尼亚联邦大学(VCU)医学院研究生项目中合格少数族裔学生的多样性。Ebro项目符合VCU的使命，即通过为学习、教学、研究、创意表达和公共服务提供丰富和激励的环境，为国家和民族服务。EBRO项目将为25名生物、化学、生物化学和其他相关学科的未被充分代表的少数族裔本科生提供为期10周的暑期研究经验，将在高度合作、成功和培养的研究人员的实验室中将教学指导与实践研究经验相结合。教学课程将向学生介绍在研究领域取得成功所需的智力工具。临床研究研讨会将帮助EBRO学生正确看待他们的基础科学研究，并认识到他们的研究项目与与健康差距相关的问题之间的关系。该项目将与VCU和几所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)合作，作为一种手段，扩大可以参与该项目的学生的地理多样性。通过瞄准那些原本不会考虑从事科学工作和/或很少或根本没有机会接触研究设施的学生，我们希望为追求生物医学科学职业生涯的个人多样性做出贡献。总之，我们期待这些活动不仅为EBRO学生提供对生物医学研究职业选择的洞察，还将激励他们追求这些选择。鉴于文化敏感性和多样性在卫生服务的各个方面的重要性，从床边到实验室，我们相信EBRO将通过促进21世纪生物医学研究人员的多样性，对少数族裔的健康差距产生重大影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term objective of the EBRO (Exploring Biomedical Research Opportunities) project is to improve the provision of health care by increasing the number of underrepresented populations with research careers addressing diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism, nutrition, obesity, and digestive, liver, urologic, kidney, and hematological diseases. By focusing the program on diabetes, digestive, and kidney diseases, we hope to increase representation in these important areas that have significant impact on the health of minority individuals. A secondary aim is to enhance the diversity of the pipeline of qualified minority students in graduate programs in the School of Medicine of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The EBRO project is line with VCU's mission to serve the people of the state and the nation by providing a fertile and stimulating environment for learning, teaching, research, creative expression, and public service. The EBRO project will provide a 10-week summer research experiences for 25 underrepresented minority undergraduate students majoring in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, and other related disciplines which will integrate didactic instruction with hands-on research experiences in the laboratories of a highly collaborative, successful, and nurturing research faculty. The didactic curriculum will introduce students to the intellectual tools needed for a successful career in research. Clinical research seminars will help EBRO students to put their basic science research into perspective and recognize the relationships between their research projects and issues related to health disparities. The project will partner VCU with several in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as a means to expand the geographic diversity of the students who can participate in the program. By targeting students who would not otherwise have considered careers in science and/ or have little or no access to research facilities, we hope to contribute to the diversity of individuals pursuing careers in biomedical science. Together, we anticipate these activities not only provide EBRO students with insights into career options in biomedical research, but will also inspire them to pursue these options. Given the importance of cultural sensitivity and diversity in all aspects of health services, from the bedside to the laboratory, we believe that EBRO is poised to a make significant impact on minority health disparities by contributing to the diversity of biomedical researchers for the 21st century.