MBRS RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR SCIENTIFIC ENHANCEMENT

德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校(UTSA)请求NIH/NIGMS支持继续以前的MBRS S06计划的学生研究培训部分，现在是新的MBRS科学加强研究倡议(RISE)计划的一部分。UTSA RISE计划将有一个新的计划主任和组织结构，并将提供一些新的活动，旨在加强少数族裔学生的学术和研究准备，以继续研究生教育和学术/研究生涯。主要计划内容包括：(1)学生研究培训和学术充实；(2)新的教学实验室开发；以及科学学术支持系统。该方案的具体目标是：(A)增加UTSA少数族裔学生进入研究生院并选择学术/研究职业的人数和比率；(B)为少数族裔学生提供更多在UTSA和校外地点从事生物医学研究的机会；(C)提供具体的方案、讲习班、课程和研讨会，以提高学生对研究职业以及替代科学职业的兴趣；(D)开发一个科学多媒体实验室，以促进师生交流，开发RISE方案网页，张贴方案信息，提供计算机和万维网辅助的补充教学，提供学术和研究支持，并将UTSA以及圣安东尼奥和南得克萨斯州地区其他机构的生命科学学生和教员与UTSA MBRS RISE方案联系起来；(E)开发一个全面的本科生学术支持方案，以提高生命科学和化学专业新生的保留率；(F)建立有效的跟踪系统，跟踪RISE学者和其他生物科学专业的职业，记录他们的成功，并向NIH/MBR通报他们的持续发展和进步；G)制定并实施有效的评估计划，以评估整个计划以及具体计划活动的成功。该计划的总体目标是增加代表不足的少数族裔在21世纪生物医学研究事业中的参与度。

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) requests NIH/NIGMS support to continue the student research training component of the former MBRS S06 Program, now part of the new MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program. The UTSA RISE Program will have a new program director and organizational structure, and will provide a number of new activities designed to enhance the academic and research preparedness of underrepresented minority students to pursue graduate education and academic/research careers. Major program components include: (1) Student research training and academic enrichment; (2) New teaching laboratory development; and Science academic support system. The specific program objectives are to: (a) increase the number and rate of UTSA minority students going on to graduate school and choosing academic/research careers; (b) provide enhanced opportunities for minority students to engage in biomedical research at UTSA and off-campus sites; (c) provide specific programs, workshops, courses, and seminars to enhance student interest in research careers, as well as alternative science careers; (d) develop a Science Multimedia Laboratory to facilitate faculty and student communication, develop RISE program web page, post program information, provide computer- and WWW-assisted supplemental instruction, provide academic and research support, and link life science students and faculty from the UTSA as well as other institutions in metropolitan San Antonio and South Texas region with UTSA MBRS RISE Program; (e) develop a comprehensive undergraduate academic support program to enhance retention rates of freshmen life science and chemistry students; (f) develop an effective tracking system to follow the careers of RISE Scholars and other biosciences majors to document their successes, and to inform NIH/MBRS on their continued development and progress; g) develop and implement an effective evaluation plan to assess the success overall program as well as that of specific program activities. The overall program goal is to increase participation of underrepresented minorities in biomedical research careers for the 21st century.