San Francisco State University PREP Program

描述（由申请人提供）：弗朗西斯科州立大学（SFSU）的生物学和化学与生物化学系以及加州大学弗朗西斯科分校（UCSF）的癌症研究所建议继续他们的学士后研究教育计划（PREP）。SFSU和UCSF校园目前已经建立了通过SFSU少数民族机构研究基础设施（RIMI）开发的合作项目，未来之桥，以及通过P-20和U-56机制支持的NCI少数民族机构/综合癌症中心合作。我们将准备和培训12后学士学位学者每年进入高质量的博士学位课程。PREP课程的学术，课程和课外活动将在SFSU进行，研究培训将在SFSU或UCSF进行。50名来自两个机构的研究活跃的教师与当前的出版物和研究资金（36从SFSU和14从UCSF）已被选为一个池，为PREP参与者提供研究培训。在过去3年内完成生物医学相关科学学士学位的学士后PREP申请人将被考虑参与。一个为期12个月的核心计划，包括全年的研究，夏季GRE和研究生院准备讲习班，学年座谈会，研究研讨会和研究生课程。在开始PREP课程之前，每个PREP学者将与课程主任协商，制定一个1或2年的计划，为进入MA-MS/PhD做准备。或博士在进入SFSU PREP计划的两年内获得学位课程。拟议的PREP计划是理想的设计，以补充SFSU现有的各种本科和研究生课程，重点是准备URM学生进入和完成博士学位。度在我们目前的PREP补助金的前4年，我们已经将37/39 PREP参与者纳入科学研究生课程。目前有15名学生就读于博士或药学博士课程（13名博士，1名博士/医学博士和1名药学博士），21名学生就读于MS学位课程。目前就读于MS学位课程的12名过去的PREP学生正在申请2006年秋季的博士课程。目前有10名PREP学生正在申请2006年秋季的MS课程。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Biology and Chemistry & Biochemistry departments at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and the Cancer Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) propose to continue their Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP). The SFSU and UCSF campuses currently have established collaborative programs developed through the SFSU Research Infrastructure for Minority Institutions (RIMI), Bridge to the Future, and an NCI Minority Institution/Comprehensive Cancer Center collaborative supported through P-20 and U-56 mechanisms. We will prepare and train 12 post-baccalaureate scholars each year for entry into high-quality PhD degree programs. The PREP program academic, curricular, and co-curricular activities will occur at SFSU, and the research training will take place at either SFSU or UCSF. Fifty research-active faculty members from both institutions with current publications and research funding (36 from SFSU and 14 from UCSF) have been selected as a pool to provide research training for PREP participants. Post-baccalaureate PREP applicants who have completed a bachelor's degree in a biomedically-related science within the previous 3 years will be considered for participation. A 12-month Core Program consisting of year-round research, summer GRE and Graduate School Preparation workshops, academic year colloquia, research seminars, and graduate courses is described. Prior to beginning the PREP program, each PREP scholar will, in consultation with the Program Director, develop a 1 or 2 year plan to prepare for entrance into an MA-MS/PhD. or Ph.D. degree program within two years of entering the SFSU PREP program. The proposed PREP program is ideally designed to complement the various existing undergraduate and graduate programs at SFSU focused on preparing URM students for entrance into and completion of Ph.D. degrees. During the first 4 years of our current PREP grant, we have placed 37/39 PREP participants into science graduate programs. Fifteen are currently enrolled in PhD or PharmD programs (13 PhD, 1 PhD/MD & 1 PharmD) and 21 are enrolled in MS degree programs. Twelve past PREP students currently enrolled in MS degree programs are applying to PhD programs for fall 2006. Ten current PREP students are applying to MS programs for fall 2006.