Society of Toxicology Undergraduate Diversity Program

项目摘要 毒物学会的本科生多样性计划将支持大约35年的旅行 参与者，来自代表性不足群体的约30名本科生 和5名教师顾问，他们有很强的潜力鼓励学生从 这些群体在生物医学科学领域寻求职业道路。来自中国的学生人数 一些正在攻读科学研究生院的人口群体远远不平等 由于它们在美国人口中所占的比例，毒理学会强烈支持 努力增加科学工作者的多样性。从全国范围内的 申请者，这些学生和导师将获得旅行支持，并参加为期3天的 项目于2021年3月13日至15日在佛罗里达州奥兰多与毒理学学会(SOT)联合举办 年度会议3月14日至18日，以及随后在圣地亚哥举行的会议(2022年)和 纳什维尔(2023年)。这个项目的目的是：1)提高大学生的认识 理科专业学生与本科院校的科学辅导员谈职业 毒理学的选择和机会；2)提高本科生对 研究生生物医学教育，特别是激发学生获得研究经验 这与毒物学有关。与会者将听取特别精选的演示文稿 毒物学家的工作体现了不同的研究兴趣，他们从事研究海报 会议，并会见学术项目主任和实习赞助商。学生们 分成辅导小组，包括研究生同行导师和毒物学家主持人- 在演讲期间提供非正式互动和指导的导师，科学和 招贴会探险等活动。博士毕业后可能的职业选择是 在圆桌讨论中进行了审查，毒物学家分享了他们在 不同的就业部门(学术界、政府和行业)。该计划基于 在31年的历史上，从活动中获得的经验，以及对活动的评估和完善 SOT本科生多元化项目。其他活动是对该计划的补充，包括 ToxScholar访问校园并支持暑期实习。SOT致力于 加强毒理学和生物医学科学的包容性和多样性的活动。

Project Summary The Society of Toxicology’s Undergraduate Diversity Program will support travel for about 35 participants, approximately 30 undergraduate students from groups that are under-represented in the sciences and 5 faculty advisors who have strong potential to encourage students from these groups to pursue career paths in the biomedical sciences. The number of students from some demographic groups who are pursuing graduate school in the sciences is far from parity with their proportion among the US population, and the Society of Toxicology strongly supports efforts to increase the diversity of the scientific workforce. Selected from a national pool of applicants, these students and advisors will receive travel support and participate in a 3-day program March 13-15, 2021, in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting March 14-18, and at the subsequent meetings in San Diego (2022) and Nashville (2023). The aims of this program are to 1) increase awareness of undergraduate students majoring in science and science advisors at undergraduate institutions about career choices and opportunities in toxicology and 2) increase interest of undergraduate students in graduate biomedical education and motivate students to obtain research experience especially that pertinent to toxicology. Participants will hear specially selected presentations by high profile toxicologists whose work exemplifies diverse research interests, engage in research poster sessions, and meet with academic program directors and internship sponsors. Students are grouped into mentoring teams including graduate student peer mentors and toxicologist host- mentors who provide informal interaction and mentoring during the presentations, scientific and poster session exploration, and other activities. Potential career choices after the PhD are examined in roundtable discussions featuring toxicologists who share their experiences in different employment sectors (academia, government, and industry). The program is based on the experience from, and evaluation and refinement of, activities across the 31-year history of the SOT Undergraduate Diversity Program. Other activities supplement this program, including ToxScholar visits to campuses and support for summer internships. SOT is committed to activities for increased inclusiveness and diversity in toxicology and the biomedical sciences.