Targeted Infusion Project: Bridging Alliances to Infuse Neuroscience at The Lincoln University (BrainLU)

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU- up）通过有针对性的输液项目支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。提议的林肯大学神经科学注入桥接联盟（BrainLU）定向注入项目旨在在林肯大学生物系建立一个神经科学项目。该项目旨在使21世纪的神经科学家队伍多样化。BrainLU将培养本科生像科学家一样思考，让他们沉浸在创新研究中，为神经科学的发展做出贡献。该项目具有变革性，因为它为本科生神经科学教学带来了跨学科的方法，并将本科生转变为具有高影响力学习经历的研究生教育。为了实现建立神经科学项目的目标，在三年的资助期内，将实现以下目标：1)在研究实验室和课堂上培养和参与创新性神经科学研究的本科生；2)在林肯大学建立一个跨学科的神经科学专业，培养创造力和原创思维，培养批判性思维、分析、定量和研究技能；3)在林肯大学和德雷塞尔大学医学院之间建立一个动态合作的神经科学4+1学士/硕士项目，可以培养神经科学博士学位。拟议的活动旨在激发学生对前沿神经科学研究的兴趣，建立合作伙伴关系，并利用现有的NSF HBCU-UP“飞跃前进”三月计划。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. The proposed Bridging Alliances to Infuse Neuroscience at The Lincoln University (BrainLU) Targeted Infusion project aims to establish a neuroscience program in the Department of Biology at Lincoln University. This project seeks to diversify the pipeline of neuroscientists for the 21st century. BrainLU will train undergraduate students to think like scientists and immerse them in innovative research so that they can contribute to the advancement of neuroscience. The project is transformative as it brings an interdisciplinary approach to teaching undergraduate neuroscience and transitions undergraduate students to graduate education with high-impact learning experiences. To attain the goal of establishing a neuroscience program, the following objectives will be carried out over the 3-year funding period: 1) train and engage underrepresented undergraduate students in innovative neuroscience research in the research laboratory and classroom; 2) establish an interdisciplinary major in neuroscience at The Lincoln University that fosters creativity and original thought and builds critical thinking, analytical, quantitative, and research skills; and 3) develop a dynamic cooperative 4+1 BS/MS program in neuroscience between Lincoln University and Drexel University College of Medicine that can lead to a PhD in neuroscience. The proposed activities are geared to excite students about cutting-edge neuroscience research, bridge collaborating partners, and leverage the existing NSF HBCU-UP LEAPS Forward March program.