Big Data Analytics Emerging Scholar (e-Scholar) Program for Minority Students

摘要 随着医疗保健相关大数据的增长，如电子健康记录(EHR)、社交媒体、 可穿戴设备、基因组数据和其他与个人和人群相关的信息的数字记录 健康，大数据科学在健康科学的许多领域都带来了革命性的进步， 包括传染病研究。然而，大数据在医疗研究中的潜力还没有 由于数据采集、分析和解释方面的挑战，完全实现了这一目标。其中一个挑战是 全国范围内缺乏具备大数据所需知识、能力和技能的员工 分析(BDA)，特别是具有不同背景的劳动力，如种族和少数民族。一个 增加传染病地区发展局工作人员多样性的有希望的方法是促进 对来自不同背景的学生进行BDA研究、培训和教育 学术训练。为响应PAR-21-258，“NIAID研究教育计划促进 一个多元化的研究队伍“，我们建议这个R25新兴学者(R25电子学者)培训计划 培养少数民族本科生对BDA传染病研究的兴趣和能力 疫区。作为劳动力发展管道的重要阶段，本科培养 针对少数民族学生的计划将有助于解决全国范围内的学生短缺问题 在以NIAID为重点的领域中拥有多样化的数据科学工作人员。拟议的R25电子学者计划将招聘12名 三所公立大学(南方大学)每年招收的种族/少数民族本科生 卡罗莱纳大学、克莱姆森大学和查尔斯顿学院)和三所历史悠久的黑人学院和 南方大学(HBCU)(南卡罗来纳州立大学、克拉夫林大学和本尼迪克特学院) 并为学生提供跨学科指导、全面的基于课程的培训、 以及亲身实践的研究接触和经验。该计划将为学员提供跨学科的 辅导，包括团队辅导和同伴辅导。每名学生将由至少一名教职员工指导。 在大数据或健康科学领域，至少有一名种族/少数民族教职员工将作为职业生涯- 为学生树立有重点的榜样。通过指导过程，学生将获得全面的研究 和专业发展培训，包括负责任的研究、手稿写作和 在地方或国家会议上发表演讲。该计划将提供全面的基于课程的 通过为期四周的强化暑期学院在BDA、传染病、公共卫生研究、 和职业发展。该项目将让学员参与实际操作的大数据研究，以了解情况 以及在传染病背景下的大数据处理、分析、可视化和解释方面的经验 疾病研究。受训人员将参加正在进行的和未来由NIAID/NIH资助或内部资助的 大数据研究项目。完成后，这些学生将受到启发，并对 攻读研究生课程或从事以大数据为重点的传染病研究。培训 该计划将在南加州大学和全州培养更多样化的研究环境，并鼓励少数族裔 本科生将在预防、治疗、发现、预测和 预测艾滋病毒、新冠肺炎和其他传染病、免疫性和过敏性疾病。

ABSTRACT With the increase of healthcare-related Big Data, such as electronic health records (EHR), social media, wearable devices, genomic data, and other digital records of information pertinent to individual and population health, Big Data science has brought forth revolutionary advancements in many areas of health sciences, including infectious disease research. However, the potential of Big Data in healthcare research has not been fully realized due to challenges in data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation. One such challenge is the nationwide shortage of a workforce with the necessary knowledge, competencies, and skills of Big Data analytics (BDA), especially a workforce with diverse backgrounds such as racial and ethnic minorities. A promising approach to increase the diversity of the BDA workforce in infectious disease areas is to promote BDA research training and education among students from diverse backgrounds in the early stages of their academic training. In response to PAR-21-258, “NIAID Research Education Program Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce”, we propose this R25 emerging scholar (R25 e-Scholar) training program for minority undergraduate students to foster their interests and competencies in BDA research in infectious disease areas. As an important stage of the workforce development pipeline, the undergraduate training program for racial and ethnic minority students will contribute to addressing the nationwide shortage of a diverse data science workforce in NIAID-focused areas. The proposed R25 e-Scholar program will recruit 12 racial/ethnic minority undergraduate students annually from three public universities (University of South Carolina, Clemson University, and the College of Charleston) and three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) (South Carolina State University, Claflin University, and Benedict College) in South Carolina and provide students with interdisciplinary mentoring, comprehensive curriculum-based training, and hands-on research exposure and experience. The program will provide trainees with interdisciplinary mentoring, including team and peer mentoring. Each student will be mentored by at least one faculty member in Big Data or health science, and at least one racial/ethnic minority faculty member will serve as a career- focused role model for the student. Through the mentoring process, students will gain comprehensive research and professional development training, including responsible conduct of research, manuscript writing, and presentations at local or national conferences. The program will offer comprehensive curriculum-based training via a four-week intensive summer institute in areas of BDA, infectious disease, public health research, and professional development. The program will engage trainees in hands-on Big Data research for exposure and experience in Big Data processing, analysis, visualization, and interpretation in the context of infectious disease research. Trainees will participate in ongoing and future NIAID/NIH-funded or intramurally funded Big Data research projects. Upon completion, these students will be inspired and equipped with confidence in pursuing a postgraduate program or career in Big Data-focused infectious disease research. The training program will foster a more diverse research environment at UofSC and across the state and encourage minority undergraduate students to pursue Big Data research in the prevention, treatment, discovery, prediction, and forecasting of HIV, COVID-19, and other infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.