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）：我们提议的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，我们建议制定一个全面的三年计划，其中包括两个主要部分。第一个项目是为期一年的ADAR项目，该项目将支持从参加ADAR前项目（生物学本科学者项目）的新生中选出的8名不同的（按照PAR- 12-016 FOA的定义）大二学生。二年级的ADAR计划旨在提高保留率，促进学术卓越，并激发对老龄化研究的兴趣和参与。它包括课程作业、咨询和研究经验。在大二即将结束时，这8名不同的学生将被评估是否有可能进入第二部分（ADAR荣誉项目）。因此，到第三年，我们将从参加ADAR项目的8名初升学生中选出4名参加ADAR- hr项目。这个荣誉项目将提供两年的研究密集型经验，包括在另一个机构的一个夏天，加上一系列旨在实现以下目标的活动：(a)毕业时的gpa为3.25；(b) GRE成绩在前50百分位；(c)通过丰富的研究经验，包括在另一个机构的暑期研究，促进期刊俱乐部，以及与各种校园和访问科学家的互动，提高科研专业知识；(d)通过具体作业和同伴及导师的反馈，提高口头和书面表达能力；(e)维持/加强从事与老化有关的研究工作；(f)通过参加讨论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/流程的认识和提高面试技巧，后者通过实践和咨询委员会成员的反馈得到提高；(h)在获得学士学位后两年内进入博士，医学博士/博士或医学博士项目的研究轨道，且比例至少为50%。