Initiative for Minority Students:Bridges to the doctora*

描述（由申请人提供）：这个桥梁博士学位课程是在化学和生物科学在加州州立理工大学波莫纳（CSPUP）和博士之间的MS程序的伙伴关系。明尼苏达大学双城分校药理学和药物化学专业。基于增加代表性不足的少数族裔理学硕士毕业生攻读博士学位的人数这一共同目标，建立了工作关系计划，并增加少数民族学生在UMTC博士的数量。程序.从MBRS（少数民族生物医学研究支持）在CSPUP计划合格的学生将被确定，并通过入学博士申请过程的指导。在UMTC的节目。最优秀的学生将被临时录取为博士。项目和博士桥梁项目。在夏季，桥梁学生将参加在UMTC为期10周的研究密集型教育和培训经验。这种体验的核心是一个独立的研究项目，在UMTC教师之一的实验室进行。学生还将参加由UMTC的完善的生命科学夏季本科生研究计划（LSSURP）赞助的活动。桥梁研究生将作为同伴导师和榜样的LSSURP学生，其中许多人是少数民族学生。这些互动将为桥梁研究生提供一个现成的支持网络。桥梁参与者将以海报形式展示他们的研究，作为LSSURP闭幕式的一部分。在学年期间，将保持持续的关系。桥学生的UMTC研究导师将扩大指导关系，在学生的MS论文委员会服务。桥梁学生将参加每月视频电话会议与桥梁计划管理员，UMTC研究导师，和学生的MS顾问。参与部门的研讨会将被录像，并在两个机构之间进行交流。桥梁学生将继续他们的论文研究，并参加MBRS计划活动和研讨会，包括他们的研究出版，口头研究报告，并在科学会议上的海报演示准备。总的来说，这些努力将提高桥梁学生将成功地从CSPUP的MS程序录取到UMTC博士的概率。程序.

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.