URM Alaska - In From the Cold

阿拉斯加URM：In From the寒冷是阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯分校(UAF)的一个为期三年的试点项目，旨在为未被充分代表的少数族裔本科生在生物科学领域进行研究生学习和研究生涯做准备。实现这一目标的策略是让学生在现有教员的指导下参与令人兴奋的、可发表的研究项目，并为他们提供强大的指导成分，以保持他们在科学领域的地位。该计划将针对阿拉斯加原住民的低年级学生，并为他们提供年度津贴、参加专业会议的旅费和研究用品。教师导师将帮助学生发展他们的实验室和沟通技能。学生的研究体验将与科学职业研讨会系列和小组网络活动相辅相成。第一年将招收四名学生。预计第二年将有另外四名学生参加。在三年结束时，预计将有八名阿拉斯加原住民学生完成该项目，每个队列将在该项目中花费两年时间。大约一半的学生将学习生物化学/分子生物学课程，另一半学生将学习生物学和野生动物课程。欲了解更多信息，请联系国际和平协会托马斯·克劳森博士，电子邮件：fftpc@UAF.EDU，或访问www.uaf.edu/chem。

URM Alaska: In from the Cold is a three year pilot project at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) that is designed to prepare under-represented minority undergraduate students for post graduate studies and research careers in the biological sciences. The strategy for meeting this goal is to engage students in exciting, publishable research projects under the the guidance of established faculty and to provide them with a strong mentoring component to keep them retained in science. The program will target junior Alaska Native students and provide them with annual stipends, travel to professional meetings, and research supplies. Faculty mentors will help students develop their laboratory and communication skills. The student research experience will be supplemented with a science career seminar series and group networking activities. Four students will be recruited the first year. An additional four students are expected to participate in the second year. At the end of 3 years, it is expected that eight Native Alaska students would have completed the program, with each cohort spending 2 years in the program. About half of the students will be enrolled in the Biochemistry/Molecular Biology program and the other half will be in the Biology and Wildlife Program. More information is available from the PI, Dr. Thomas Clausen, at FFTPC@UAF.EDU, or by visiting www.uaf.edu/chem.