Initiative for Minority Students:Bridges to the doctora*

描述（由申请人提供）：这个通往博士学位课程的桥梁是加州州立理工大学波莫纳分校（CSPUP）化学和生物科学硕士课程与明尼苏达大学双城分校（UMTC）药理学和药物化学博士课程之间的合作伙伴关系。双方建立了一种基于共同目标的工作关系，即增加从CSPUP获得博士学位的少数族裔硕士毕业生的数量，以及增加UMTC博士项目的少数族裔学生的数量。来自CSPUP的MBRS（少数民族生物医学研究支持）项目的合格学生将被确定并指导通过申请程序进入UMTC的博士课程。最优秀的学生将被暂时录取到博士项目和博士桥梁项目。在夏季，桥梁项目的学生将在UMTC参加为期10周的研究密集型教育和培训体验。这段经历的核心是在UMTC一位教员的实验室里进行的一个独立研究项目。学生还将参加由UMTC完善的生命科学暑期本科生研究计划（LSSURP）赞助的活动。桥梁研究生将成为LSSURP学生的同伴导师和榜样，其中许多学生是少数民族学生。这些互动将为桥梁研究生提供一个现成的支持网络。作为LSSURP结束仪式的一部分，桥梁参与者将以海报形式展示他们的研究。在学年期间，将保持持续的关系。桥学生的UMTC研究导师将延长师徒关系，为学生的硕士论文委员会服务。桥梁项目的学生每月将参加与桥梁项目管理员、UMTC研究导师和学生的MS顾问的视频电话会议。参与部门的研讨会将录下，并在两所院校之间进行交流。桥的学生将继续他们的论文研究，并参加MBRS项目活动和研讨会，包括准备他们的研究出版，口头研究报告，以及在科学会议上的海报展示。总的来说，这些努力将提高桥梁学生成功从CSPUP的硕士项目进入UMTC博士项目的可能性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): This Bridges to the Doctoral Degree Program is a partnership between the MS programs in Chemistry and Biological Sciences at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CSPUP) and the Ph.D. programs in Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMTC). A working relationship has been established based on the shared objectives of increasing the number of underrepresented minority MS graduates who matriculate in a Ph.D. program from CSPUP, and increasing the number of minority students in UMTC Ph.D. programs. Qualified students from the MBRS (Minority Biomedical Research Support) program at CSPUP will be identified and guided through the application process for admission to the Ph.D. program at UMTC. The most highly qualified students will be provisionally admitted to the Ph.D. program and to the Doctoral Bridges program. During the summer, Bridges students will participate in a 10-week research-intensive educational and training experience at UMTC. The heart of this experience is an independent research project performed in the laboratory of one of the UMTC faculty members. Students will also participate in activities sponsored by UMTC's well-established Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP). Bridge graduate students will serve as peer mentors and role models for LSSURP students, many of who are minority students. These interactions will provide a ready support network for the Bridge graduate students. Bridge participants will present their research in a poster format, as part of the LSSURP concluding ceremony. During the academic year, an ongoing relationship will be maintained. The Bridge student's UMTC research mentor will extend the mentoring relationship, serving on the student's MS thesis committee. Bridge students will participate in monthly video teleconferences with Bridges program administrators, UMTC research mentors, and the student's MS advisor. Seminars in the participating departments will be videotaped and exchanged between the two institutions. Bridges students will continue their thesis research, and participate in MBRS program activities and workshops, including preparation of their research for publication, an oral research presentation, and a poster presentation at a scientific conference. Collectively, these efforts will enhance the probability that Bridges students will successfully matriculate from the MS program at CSPUP into a UMTC Ph.D. program.