Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (ADAR) Scholars Program

推进老龄化研究多样性 (ADAR) 学者计划

• 批准号: 9127050
• 负责人: BARBARA Ann HORWITZ
• 金额: $ 23.96万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-08-15 至 2020-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9127050
• 关键词: Admission activity; Advisory Committees; Aging; Americas; Area; Awareness; Bachelor' s Degree; Biology; Biomedical Research; Calculi; Chemistry; Communication; Communities; Data Analyses; Discipline; Doctor of Philosophy; Doctor' s Degree; Educational Curriculum; Ensure; Experimental Designs; Exposure to; Feedback; Fostering; Foundations; Funding; Goals; Health; Institution; Interview; Journals; Maintenance; Mentors; Mexican Americans; NCI Scholars Program; Native Americans; Oral; Outcome; Performance; Process; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Activity; Research Personnel; Scholarship; Schools; Science; Scientist; Series; Societies; Students; Terminology; Training; Underrepresented Minority; Visit; Work; Writing; age related; career; design; disabled students; disadvantaged student; experience; improved; instructor; interest; meetings; member; minority student; peer; programs; racial minority; skills; summer research; symposium; undergraduate research

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of our proposed ADAR Program is the increased diversity of MSTEM students that pursue post-baccalaureate degrees and research careers in aging-related areas. For this, we propose to develop a comprehensive three-year program that will have two major components. The first is a one-year program, the ADAR Program, that will support eight diverse (as defined by the PAR- 12-016 FOA) sophomore students selected from the freshmen participating in our pre-ADAR program [the Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program (BUSP)]. The sophomore year ADAR Program is designed to enhance retention, foster academic excellence, and kindle interest and engagement in aging research. It involves course work, advising, and research experience. Near the end of their sophomore year, each of the eight diverse students will be assessed for the possibility of moving onward to the second component [the ADAR Honors Program (ADAR-HR)]. Thus, by year 3, we will select four rising junior students from the eight who participated in the ADAR Program to participate in the ADAR-HR program. This honors program will provide a two year research-intensive experience, including one summer at another institution, plus a series of activities designed to achieve the following goals: (a) GPAs at graduation >3.25; (b) GRE scores in the top 50th percentile; (c) increased scientific research expertise via intensive research experiences, including summer research at another institution, facilitated journal clubs, and interaction with a variety of campus and visiting scientists; (d) enhanced oral & written presentation skills via specific assignments and peer as well as instructor feedback; (e) maintenance/enhanced commitment to aging-related research careers; (f) exposure to the broader scientific community via attendance at seminars and national meetings; (g) increased awareness of graduate school application requirements/processes & improved interviewing skills, the latter via practice and feedback from members of our Advisory Committee; and (h) entry into PhD, MD/PhD, or the research track of an MD program within 2 years of receiving their B.S. degree at a percentage of at least 50%.

描述（由申请人提供）：我们提出的 ADAR 计划的长期目标是增加在老龄化相关领域攻读学士学位和研究职业的 MSTEM 学生的多样性。为此，我们建议制定一项为期三年的综合计划，其中包括两个主要部分。第一个是为期一年的计划，即 ADAR 计划，它将支持从参加我们的 ADAR 预计划 [生物学本科生学者计划 (BUSP)] 的新生中选出的八名不同的（由 PAR-12-016 FOA 定义）二年级学生。二年级 ADAR 计划旨在提高保留率、培养卓越学术成就并激发对老龄化研究的兴趣和参与。它涉及课程作业、建议和研究经验。在大二结束时，八名不同学生中的每一位都将接受评估，看看是否有可能继续进入第二个部分[ADAR 荣誉计划 (ADAR-HR)]。因此，到第 3 年，我们将从参加 ADAR 计划的 8 名初中生中选出 4 名即将升入 ADAR-HR 计划的学生。该荣誉课程将提供两年的研究密集型经验，包括在另一所机构的一个暑假，以及旨在实现以下目标的一系列活动： (a) 毕业时 GPA >3.25； (b) GRE 成绩位于前 50%； (c) 通过深入的研究经验，包括在另一个机构进行暑期研究、促进期刊俱乐部以及与各种校园和访问科学家的互动，增加科学研究的专业知识； (d) 通过具体作业以及同伴和教师的反馈提高口头和书面表达能力； (e) 维持/加强对老龄相关研究事业的承诺； (f) 通过参加研讨会和国家会议接触更广泛的科学界； (g) 提高对研究生院申请要求/流程的认识并提高面试技巧，后者是通过实践和咨询委员会成员的反馈来实现的； (h) 在获得理学学士学位后 2 年内进入博士学位、医学博士/博士学位或医学博士项目的研究方向。学位比例至少为50%。