FASEB MINORITY SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

描述(由申请人提供)：这项建议的最终目标是通过为少数族裔机构、教师和学生提供接触和参与生物医学和行为研究前沿的机会，增加在生物医学和行为学科中训练有素的少数族裔科学家的数量。近期目标是继续开展联合会的少数民族科学家发展计划活动，从1997年开始，作为MARC计划的一部分，由美国国立卫生研究院NIGMS提供支持。 合格的少数民族研究人员参与生命科学的研究和高等教育，对于继续领导这个国家在生物和生物医学研究方面是必要的。联合会建议在今后五(5)年内开展四(4)项主要活动：(1)继续开发和维护FASEB MARC INFONET网站，作为一种资源工具，提供关于FASB和FASB成员协会相关方案和活动的信息。该网站还包括为少数族裔科学家、学生和少数群体服务机构提供的其他资源和机会的访问和链接。(2)继续赞助两(2)个将在夏季为少数族裔科学家、教员、初级教员和博士后研究员举办的教师培训项目。这些计划将包括研讨会，以帮助少数族裔科学家了解联邦生物医学研究系统是如何工作的，并将重点放在发展赠款技能和技术上，这些技能和技术是将想法和研究转化为成功的拨款申请所必需的。将每年进行一次跟踪，以监测研讨会参与者的赠款资助经历。(三)继续为少数民族本科生、研究生和少数民族院校学生提供奖学金，支持他们参加主要研究机构、大学和实验室的暑期研究机会项目。将每年进行一次跟踪，以监测暑期研究项目参与者的学术/职业道路。(4)继续为少数族裔科学家、本科生和研究生、博士后研究员在FASEB成员学会全国会议上举办和赞助职业研讨会、讲习班和特别感兴趣的项目。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The ultimate goal of this proposal is to increase the number of well-trained minority scientists in the biomedical and behavioral disciplines by providing minority institutions, faculty, and students with opportunities to be exposed to and participate in the cutting edge of biomedical and behavioral research. The immediate objective is to continue the Federation's Minority Scientist Development Program activities implemented beginning in 1997 through the support of NIGMS, NIH, as part of the MARC program. Participation in research and higher education in the life sciences by qualified minority investigators is necessary to continued leadership of this country in biological and biomedical research. The Federation proposes four (4) major activities for the next five (5) years: (1) Continue to develop and maintain the FASEB MARC InfoNet web site as a resource tool providing access to information about related programs and activities of FASEB and the FASEB member societies. The site also includes access and links to other resources and opportunities available for minority scientists, students, and minority-serving institutions. (2) Continue to sponsor two (2) grantsmanship training programs that will be held during the summer months for minority scientists, faculty, junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows. The programs will include seminars to assist minority scientists in their understanding of how the Federal systems of biomedical research works, and will focus on the development of grantsmanship skills and techniques that are necessary to develop ideas and research into successful grant applications. An annual follow-up will be conducted to monitor the grant funding experiences of the seminar participants. (3) Continue to provide scholarships for minority undergraduate/graduate students and students at minority institutions to support their participation in summer research opportunity programs at major research institutions, universities, and laboratories. An annual follow-up will be conducted to monitor the academic/career paths of the summer research programs participants. (4) Continue to develop and sponsor career seminars, workshops, and programs of special interests for minority scientists, undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows at FASEB member societies national meetings.