MBRS PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校的MBRS项目旨在 增加少数民族学生参加生物医学 research. 为了实现这一目标， 已经建立并将扩大。 拟议方案将 涉及11名教师在生物化学，化学，遗传学， 寄生虫学心理学数学和免疫学 每个拟议次级项目 与生物医学相关。 15名本科生和15名研究生 学生合作者将被雇用，并将参与各个方面 各自的研究项目。 大学将通过以下方式为MBRS计划做出重大贡献： 为每一位参与者提供部分教学任务 在大学的费用教师。 此外，在第二年， 该项目，大学将提供100，000美元用于建立 一个集中的组织培养设施， 参与MBRS。 大学还将鼓励教师扩大研究 通过定期举办教师改进研讨会，研究 建议建设讲习班和研讨会计划。 学生考勤 在这些赞助活动将受到鼓励。 大学还提供 “minigrants”和“教师改进赠款”，并通过其“研究 优化基金”提供建议发展支援，以鼓励 research. 教师工资的优点增加，晋升和终身教职的决定 强调学术活动和资助研究的发展 程序.

The MBRS Program at the University of Texas at El Paso is designed to increase the number of minority students who participate in biomedical research. To accomplish this goal, an atmosphere conductive to research has been established and will be expanded. The proposed program will involve 11 faculty in 10 projects in biochemistry, chemistry, genetics, parasitology, psychology, math, and immunology. Each proposed subproject is of biomedical relevance. Fifteen undergraduate and fifteen graduate student collaborators will be employed and will be involved in all aspects of their respective research projects. The University will contribute substantially to the MBRS Program by providing partial release from teaching duties for every participating faculty member at University expense. In addition, in the second year of the project, the University will contribute $100,000 for establishment of a centralized tissue culture facility that will serve faculty and students participating in MBRS. The University will also encourage the faculty to expand their research capabilities by holding regular faculty improvement workshops, research proposal construction workshops and seminar programs. Student attendance at these sponsored events will be encouraged. The University also provides "minigrants", and "faculty improvements grants", and through its "Research Enhancement Fund" provides proposal development support to encourage research. Faculty salary merit increases, promotions, and tenure decisions emphasize scholarly activity and development of grant-supported research programs.