Preparing for research careers related to diabetes, digestive and kidney diseases

为糖尿病、消化系统疾病和肾脏疾病相关的研究职业做好准备

• 批准号: 8997495
• 负责人: Gail L. Matters
• 金额: $ 17.59万
• 依托单位: PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-06-01 至 2017-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8997495
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is a competitive renewal of the Penn State STEP-UP program initially funded in 2007. The program is designed to provide short-term experience and training in biomedical research for undergraduate students from racial/ethnic-underrepresented groups, and for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. W. Brian Reeves, M.D., Vice Chair of Medicine and Chief of Nephrology at Penn State will serve as Program Director. Progress under the current award period has been excellent. 127 students have matriculated through the Penn State STEP-UP program in its first four years. Penn State has made targeted recruitment efforts through several minority student organizations which have resulted in a rapid increase in the number of applications received. Applications now exceed available positions by a 5:1 ratio. Since its inception over 20% of Penn State STEP-UP students have enrolled in graduate science programs or work in research-related positions. The current proposal builds on the successes of the current STEP-UP program and significantly expands certain core curricular elements, increases the range of available research experiences and enhances the evaluation and tracking components of the program. The plan provides background and hands-on experience in research related to the mission of NIDDK. In order to increase the number of underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students with research education and training that will develop both research capabilities and interest in pursuing careers in biomedical research, it is necessary to address both content knowledge and technical skills, and attitudinal and perceptional barriers to success. Penn State is uniquely positioned to achieve these overarching goals because of the ongoing collaborations within The Pennsylvania State University System to improve K-16 science education and the considerable experience of our faculty in implementing undergraduate research programs. The objectives of the proposal are that students will (1) learn, through hands-on experience, how discovery research is conducted and the results are disseminated to others, (2) explore careers in biomedical research and become familiar with the requirements to pursue selected career options (3), become proficient in acquiring reliable information and exchanging ideas and information, and (4) learn about the prevention, cause and treatment of obesity, diabetes, and kidney/urologic/digestive diseases. The curriculum will also include discussions on normative standards of conduct, privacy and confidentiality issues, laboratory safety, research integrity, record keeping, data management, and communication skills. Although the primary goal of this proposal is to increase the number and competence of members of underrepresented groups in biomedical research, an important secondary benefit is to expand the proportion of underrepresented population who understand that life-style decisions have great consequences for their personal health and that of their family, friends and community.

描述（由申请人提供）：该提案是宾夕法尼亚州立大学加强计划最初在2007年资助的竞争性更新。该计划旨在为来自种族/民族代表性不足的群体的本科生和来自弱势背景的学生提供生物医学研究的短期经验和培训。W.布莱恩·里夫斯医学博士宾夕法尼亚州立大学医学副主席和肾脏病学主任将担任项目主任。在本授标期内取得的进展非常出色。127名学生在前四年通过宾夕法尼亚州立大学的STEP-UP计划录取。宾州州立大学通过几个少数民族学生组织进行了有针对性的招聘工作，导致收到的申请数量迅速增加。申请人数现在以5：1的比例超过可用职位。自成立以来，超过20%的宾夕法尼亚州立大学STEP-UP学生已就读于研究生科学课程或从事与研究相关的职位。目前的提案建立在目前的STEP-UP计划的成功基础上，显着扩展了某些核心课程元素，增加了可用研究经验的范围，并增强了该计划的评估和跟踪组件。该计划提供了与NIDDK的使命有关的研究背景和实践经验。为了增加代表性不足的少数民族和弱势学生的数量，研究教育和培训，将发展研究能力和追求生物医学研究事业的兴趣，有必要解决内容知识和技术技能，以及成功的态度和感知障碍。宾夕法尼亚州立大学处于实现这些总体目标的独特地位，因为宾夕法尼亚州立大学系统正在进行合作，以提高 K-16科学教育和我们的教师在实施本科研究计划的相当丰富的经验。该提案的目标是学生将（1）通过实践经验学习如何进行发现研究并将结果传播给他人， (2)探索生物医学研究的职业生涯，并熟悉追求所选职业选择的要求（3），精通获取可靠信息和交流想法和信息，以及（4）了解肥胖，糖尿病和肾脏/泌尿/消化系统疾病的预防，原因和治疗。课程还将包括关于行为规范标准、隐私和保密问题、实验室安全、研究诚信、记录保存、数据管理和沟通技巧的讨论。虽然这项建议的主要目标是增加生物医学研究中代表性不足群体的成员数量和能力，但一个重要的次要好处是扩大代表性不足人口的比例，他们了解生活方式的决定对他们的个人健康及其家人，朋友和社区有很大的影响。