Summer Research Program for Diversity Students in PharmacoNeuroImmunology

 描述（由申请人提供）：夏季研究计划的多样性学生在pharmacoNeuroImmuology是明尼苏达大学，克拉克亚特兰大大学（CAU）和明尼苏达州立大学（MNSCU）之间的合作伙伴关系，为本科生提供多样性的代表性不足的学生一个密集的实验室为基础的研究经验。该计划的总体目标是增加来自不同背景的代表性不足的个人在生物医学科学研究中的参与。有一个公认的需要培训生物医学科学家在跨学科和翻译领域，重点是滥用药物与神经和免疫系统的相互作用，并整合我们对这些生理相互作用的理解与他们的行为对应。我们将通过在明尼苏达大学为合格的本科生提供为期8周的暑期研究经验来实现这一目标，这将有助于他们成功进入生物医学研究生，医学，牙科或健康相关课程。我们提出的综合方案将在克服仍然存在的差距发挥重要作用，少数民族和非少数民族多样性本科生和博士生在明尼苏达大学。我们的目标是为暑期本科生提供学术和研究技能，这些技能对于发展他们的竞争力，进入职业生涯的下一个阶段至关重要-即，博士课程或医学院。PNI暑期课程由密集的实验室研究经验组成，需要与专注于药物滥用研究的培训计划教员密切互动和指导。这项实验室工作是由一个全面的教育课程，其中包括在生物医学研究，伦理学，实验室安全，期刊俱乐部和重点学生研究研讨会的主题由程序教师研讨会补充。我们的建议的一个创新组成部分是创建和提供一个翻转课堂格式的在线教育模块与小组讨论。参与者将包括上师（大二和大三的本科）多样性的学生。为期八周的课程将以前端的迎新周和后端的务虚会和海报展示结束，并附有他们夏季研究活动的简短书面报告。这种培训的目的是为学生准备什么是需要和预期在研究生院取得成功，以提高他们对生物医学研究的兴趣，并向他们介绍研究技术，方法和职业选择。该建议的两个主要目标是目标1：提供药物滥用领域的跨学科结构化研究经验;目标2：为生物医学科学职业提供技能组合。三项评估措施包括：1）参与该计划的本科生和教师对夏季研究经验的评估; 2）对PNI计划的评估; 3）对该计划中学生的结果进行评估。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Summer Research Program for Diversity Students in PharmacoNeuroImmuology is a partnership between University of Minnesota, Clark Atlanta University (CAU) and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU) to provide undergraduate under-representative students of diversity an intensive laboratory-based research experience. The overall goal of the program is to increase the participation of underrepresented individuals from diverse backgrounds in research in the biomedical sciences. There is a well-recognized need to train biomedical scientists in an interdisciplinary and translational field that focuses on the interactions of drugs of abuse with the nervous and immune systems, and integrates our understanding of these physiological interactions with their behavioral counterparts. We will accomplish this by providing an intensive 8 week summer research experience at the University of Minnesota for qualified undergraduate students of diversity which will aid their successful entry into biomedical graduate, medical, dental, or publi health related programs. Our proposed comprehensive program will play a significant role in overcoming the still-existing disparities, between minority and non-minority diversity undergraduate and doctoral students at University of Minnesota. Our objectives are to provide the summer undergraduate students with the academic and research skills that are essential to developing their competitiveness toward entering the next phases of their career - i.e., doctoral programs or medical school. The PNI summer program is composed of an intensive laboratory- based research experience that entails close interaction with and mentorship by a training program faculty member that focuses on drug abuse research. This laboratory work is supplemented by a comprehensive educational curriculum, which includes seminars by program faculty on topics in biomedical research, ethics, and laboratory safety, journal clubs, and a focused student research symposium. An innovative component of our proposal is to create and deliver in a flipped classroom format online education modules with small group discussion. The participants will include upper division (sophomore and junior year of undergraduate) students of diversity. The eight week program will be book-ended by an orientation week at the front end and retreat and poster presentation at the backend, accompanied by a short written report of their summer research activities. This training is intended to prepare the students for what is needed and expected to succeed in graduate school, to increase their interest in biomedical research, and to introduce them to research - techniques, methodologies and career options. Two of the major aims of this proposal are Aim 1: To provide interdisciplinary structured research experience in the area of drug abuse; and Aim 2: To provide skill sets for careers in biomedical sciences. Three measures of evaluation include 1) Assessment of the summer research experience by participating undergraduate students and faculty in the program; 2) assessment of the PNI program and 3) assessment of the outcome of students that were in the program.