The Univeristy of Chicago Young Scientist Program

描述(由申请人提供)： 在生物科学领域，缺乏准备充分、代表性不足的少数族裔学生，他们有能力接受医学研究方面的高级培训。芝加哥大学的青年科学家培训计划(YSTP)将帮助缓解这一问题，方法是在美国一流研究机构的校园里，及早向积极进取的少数族裔高中生和大学生介绍科学研究原则和经验。为期九周的暑期项目将从芝加哥地区优秀的项目中招募合格的高中生。一些大学生可能会被选中参加。那些被选中的人将被邀请在下一年回来进行后续的研究体验。参与者将可以选择糖尿病、内分泌学、营养学、肥胖症、消化系统、肝脏、泌尿科、肾脏和血液病等领域的研究导师和研究重点。这些项目可以是基础研究，也可以是临床研究，包括研究的伦理行为。学校现有一个备受好评的医科学生暑期研究项目，我们的YSTP学员将在可能的情况下与这个更大的项目一起参加联合活动。我们还将有机会让我们的参与者在少数民族医学教育方案的特别活动期间与参加该方案的其他代表人数不足的少数民族学生进行互动，其中包括一系列杰出医生/学者的讲座，他们讨论种族和民族医疗保健差距的主题。每周举行一次青年科学家小组会议，与YSTP指导委员会的一名成员讨论他们的研究进展，该委员会负责监督学生的表现和计划的质量保证。学生还可以自由参加任何实验室小组会议、额外的小组会议和校园讲座。学生将与医科学生参与者一起，在闭幕科学研究论坛上向同行和教职员工提交最终书面报告和口头报告。培训在生物科学部的支持性环境中进行，生物医学调查和学生研究培训结合在一起形成了长期的学术传统。校园里有许多由联邦政府资助的培训补助金。YSTP是一个新概念，取代了之前失效的NIH高中学徒计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a paucity of well-prepared underrepresented minority students in the biological sciences who are capable of pursuing advanced training in medical research. The University of Chicago's Young Scientist Training Program (YSTP) will help to alleviate this problem through early exposure of scientific research principles and experiences to motivated minority high school and college students on the campus of one of the nation's premier research institutions. The nine-week summer program will recruit qualified high school students from the excellent selection of programs in the Chicago area. Some college students may be selected to participate. Those selected will be invited to return for a subsequent research experience the following year. The participants will be given a choice of research mentors and areas of research concentration within the fields of diabetes, endocrinology, nutrition, obesity, digestive, liver, urologic, kidney and hematologic disorders. The projects can be in either be basic or clinical research, including the ethical conduct of research. There is an existing well-regarded summer research program for medical students on campus and our YSTPers will participate in joint activities with this larger program when possible. There will also be the opportunity to have our participants interact with other underrepresented minority students who are participating in the Minority Medical Education Program during its special activities This includes a lecture series of distinguished physician/scholars who address topics in racial and ethnic health care disparity. There will be a weekly cluster group meeting of Young Scientist participants who engage in discussion of their research progress with a member of the steering committee of the YSTP who monitors student performance and program quality assurance. Students will also be free to attend any lab group meetings, additional cluster groups sessions, and lectures on campus. Students will submit a final written report and an oral presentation of their findings to peers and faculty at a closing scientific research forum alongside the medical student participants. Training occurs in the supportive environment of the Division of Biological Sciences where biomedical investigation and student research training combine to form a long-standing academic tradition. There are a number of federally funded training grants on campus. The YSTP is a new concept and replaces a previously lapsed NIH high school apprenticeship program.