High School Students STEP-UP To Biomedical Research

描述（由申请人提供）： 这项建议的广泛的长期目标是增加代表性不足的少数民族或社会经济背景不利的个人在生物医学和社会科学研究中的代表性。为此，夏威夷大学提议为高中生制定和管理一个“加强”方案，目的是激发、刺激和培养高素质学生的生物医学研究兴趣，以便有效地为代表性不足的少数民族和处境不利的学生建立一个稳定的渠道，这些学生有可能致力于NIDDK使命领域的研究事业。拟议的“高中生加强生物医学研究”方案将针对美国大陆以外的两个州，即夏威夷和阿拉斯加以及波多黎各领土的少数民族和弱势学生。这些地区的合并将在很大程度上提供美国最多样化的代表性不足的少数民族人口之一，并将为来自太平洋地区其他美国附属国家和地区的学生的参与奠定基础。因此，拟议的STEP-UP计划侧重于实现既定目标的四个目标。具体目标1。从夏威夷和阿拉斯加州以及美国波多黎各地区招募并挑选25名少数民族或社会经济背景不利的高素质高中生（10-12年级）参加NIDDK的STEP-UP计划。具体目标2。为25名高中生参与者提供为期10周的研究实习体验，其中包括动手实验室培训和相关研究原则的学习，以及精心设计和结构化的研究教育计划。具体目标3。为了招募教师导师的步骤，以提供响应NIDDK的研究使命领域的研究经验，并制定一个健全的指导计划，将包括长期教育和职业规划援助。具体目标4。评估拟议的STEP-UP计划的过程和结果的措施，以确定其有效性，在提供一个稳定的管道的学生，将追求与NIDDK的使命研究的职业生涯。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The broad long-term goal of this proposal is to increase the representation of individuals, who are underrepresented ethnic minority or of socio-economically disadvantaged background, in biomedical and social sciences research. To this end, the University of Hawaii proposes to develop and administer a STEP- UP program for high school students with the objective to ignite, stimulate and foster biomedical research interests in highly qualified students in order to effectively create a steady pipeline of underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students who are likely to commit to a career in research in the NIDDK mission areas. The proposed program "High School Students STEP-UP to Biomedical Research" will target minority and disadvantaged students in the two US States outside of the continental US, i.e. Hawaii and Alaska; and the territory of Puerto Rico. The consolidation of these regions will essentially provide, in significant proportion, one of the most diverse underrepresented ethnic minority populations in the US, and will set the stage for involvement of students from other US affiliated countries and territories in the Pacific. Accordingly, the proposed STEP-UP program focuses on four aims to achieve the stated objectives. These are: Specific Aim 1. To recruit and select 25 highly qualified high school students (Grades 10-12) of ethnic minority or socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds from the States of Hawaii and Alaska, and the US territory of Puerto Rico to participate in the NIDDK's STEP-UP Program. Specific Aim 2. To provide a 10-week research internship experience for 25 high school student participants that will include hands-on laboratory training and learning of related research principles, as well as a well designed and structured research educational program. Specific Aim 3. To recruit faculty mentors for the STEP-UP program in order to provide research experiences in areas responsive to NIDDK's research mission; and to devise a sound mentoring plan that will include long term education and career planning assistance. Specific Aim 4. To evaluate the proposed STEP-UP program in terms of process and outcome measures in order to determine its effectiveness at providing a steady pipeline of students that will pursue a career in research related to NIDDK's mission.