Undergraduate research training for diversity in environmental health sciences

本科研究教育计划（巩固潜力计划：UP计划） 环境健康科学（EHS）是密歇根大学（密歇根州）， 汉普顿大学（汉普顿）和菲斯克大学（菲斯克），目标是增加EHS的多样性 研究人员队伍和加速改善环境质量和公共卫生。教师从 密歇根州的EHS部门（公共卫生学院）在NIEHS优先领域拥有强大的研究计划 将指导四个本科生每个夏天。汉普顿和菲斯克大学历来都是黑人大学 学院和大学（HBCUs）在教师和学生中发展EHS研究兴趣。 学生将共同选择由菲斯克，汉普顿和密歇根大学的计划领导人（博士奥尼尔，查尔斯， 海立格和马丁），并与教师导师匹配。这些教师还将探索未来的研究， 跨机构的EHS培训合作。被选中的学生必须在一个 EHS相关学士学位课程，生物学，化学，环境科学，物理学， 工程或数学。学员将在密歇根州进行暑期研究， 全年通信。研究项目的主题包括表观遗传和基因组的影响， 暴露和环境暴露的人类健康方面（包括癌症和其他后果） 与农药、重金属、塑料成分、空气污染物和气候相关的 曝光）。密歇根州和HBCU之间的伙伴关系将增加HBCU学生的兴趣， 将EHS作为一项职业，并通过提供“早期管道”实现EHS员工多元化的长期目标 为EHS中代表性不足的学生提供机会。学生将获得实践研究经验， 教育和技能需要追求研究生院和职业生涯的EHS。参与者将获得最多两个 暑期培训和教育，包括在EHS的全职暑期指导研究经验， 密歇根州，培训负责进行研究，教育活动，讲座和小组合作。 他们将受益于与密歇根大学现有的几个本科实习项目的协调， EHS环境毒理学和流行病学计划（ETEP）T32培训补助金， 博士生，现在在其第33年的NIEHS支持。受训者将有机会接触研究生， 包括那些来自代表性不足背景的人，对过程和职业有第一手的了解 选项.里根-汉普顿-菲斯克UP计划R25的结构专门满足以下目标：（1） 多样化的EHS劳动力和（2）推进NIEHS使命，（3）丰富EHS奖学金和 三所大学的培训。

The Undergraduate Research Education Program (Undergirding Potential Program: UP Program) in Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) is a collaboration among the University of Michigan (Michigan), Hampton University (Hampton), and Fisk University (Fisk) with the goal of increasing diversity in the EHS research workforce and accelerating improvements in environmental quality and public health. Faculty from Michigan's EHS Department (School of Public Health) with robust research programs on NIEHS priority areas will mentor four undergraduate students per summer. Hampton and Fisk Universities are historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with developing research interests in EHS among both faculty and students. Students will be co-selected by Fisk, Hampton and Michigan UP Program leaders (Drs O'Neill, Charles, Heyliger and Martin) and matched with faculty mentors. These faculty will also explore future research and training collaborations in EHS across the institutions. Selected students must have completed two years in an EHS-relevant baccalaureate degree program, in biology, chemistry, environmental sciences, physics, engineering, or mathematics. Trainees will have summer research experiences at Michigan with continued communications throughout the year. Topics for research projects include epigenetic and genomic impacts of exposures, and human health aspects of environmental exposures (including cancer and other outcomes associated with pesticides, heavy metals, components of plastics, air pollutants, and climate-related exposures). The partnership between Michigan and the HBCUs will increase the HBCU student's interest in EHS as a career and achieve the long-term goal of diversifying the EHS workforce by providing `early pipeline' opportunities to underrepresented students in EHS. Students will receive both hands-on research experiences, education, and skills needed to pursue graduate school and careers in EHS. Participants will receive up to two summers of training and education, including a full-time summer mentored research experience in EHS at Michigan, training in responsible conduct of research, educational activities, lectures, and group collaboration. They will benefit from coordination with several existing undergraduate internship programs at Michigan, and the EHS Environmental Toxicology and Epidemiology Program (ETEP) T32 training grant for pre- and post- doctoral students, now in its 33rd year of NIEHS support. Trainees will have access to graduate students, including those from under-represented backgrounds, with first-hand knowledge of the process and career options. The Michigan-Hampton-Fisk UP Program R25 is structured to specifically meet the goals of: (1) diversifying the EHS workforce and (2) advancing the NIEHS mission, and (3) enriching EHS scholarship and training at all three universities.