MARC/Biomedical Research and Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：亚利桑那大学图森分校， 亚利桑那州，要求为5名目前的UA MARC学员提供第二年的支持， 在该方案的未来五年内为34名新受训人员提供支助。所述UA MARC计划提供独特的研究，指导，财务和学术 机会，高年级代表性不足的少数民族学生谁拥有 有兴趣和潜力从事生物医学研究事业。UA MARC 学员是一个精选的群体，选择他们的成绩，研究兴趣， 潜力，从一个合格的池100多个荣誉代表不足 少数民族学生在生物科学和数学。优秀的教师从 三个学院（科学，农业和医学），积极和资金充足 研究计划，可提供研究指导和密集 指导。他们每个人都有本科生的培训经验， 培养少数民族学生。指导也是由 节目总监。学员与少数民族研究生互动， 以理工科为重通过UA MARC系列研讨会，学员们遇到了优秀的 其他机构的少数民族科学家。学生采取生物医学伦理 课程;科学写作和研究报告课程;参加国家 科学会议;寻求夏季校外机会;在 校园研究博览会和全国会议;并参加GRE 准备课程和研讨会的研究生申请过程。所述UA MARC计划是一个选择性和声望的本科少数民族计划， UA，鼓励低年级学生做得好的“胡萝卜” 在学术上，和管道，准备优秀的少数民族学生， 从事生物医学研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, requests second year support for 5 current UA MARC trainees and 2-year support for 34 new trainees over the next five years of the program. The UA MARC program provides unique research, mentoring, financial, and academic opportunities to upper-division under-represented minority students who have interest and potential to pursue careers in biomedical research. UA MARC trainees are a select group, chosen for their grades, research interest, and potential, from an eligible pool of more than 100 honors under-represented minority students in biological sciences and math. Outstanding faculty from three colleges (Science, Agriculture and Medicine), with active and well-funded research programs, are available to provide research guidance and intensive mentoring. They each have training experience with undergraduates and commitment to training minority students. Mentoring is also provided by the program director. Trainees interact with minority graduate students in the sciences. Through the UA MARC Seminar Series, trainees meet outstanding minority scientists from other institutions. Students take a Biomedical Ethics course; a scientific writing and research presentation course; attend national scientific meetings; seek summer extramural opportunities; present posters at campus research fairs and national conferences; and participate in a GRE preparation course and workshops on the graduate application process. The UA MARC program is a selective and prestigious undergraduate minority program at UA, the "carrot" that encourages lower-division students to do well academically, and the conduit that prepares outstanding minority students to pursue careers in biomedical research.