San Francisco State University PREP Program

描述(由申请人提供)：旧金山州立大学(SFSU)的生物学、化学和生物化学系(SFSU)和加州大学旧金山分校(UCSF)的癌症研究所(UCSF)提议继续他们的学士学位后研究教育计划(PREP)。旧金山州立大学和加州大学旧金山分校的校区目前已经建立了通过旧金山州立大学少数民族机构研究基础设施(RIMI)开发的合作项目，通向未来的桥梁，以及通过P-20和U-56机制支持的NCI少数民族机构/综合癌症中心合作项目。我们每年将为进入高质量的博士学位项目准备和培训12名学士后学者。预备课程的学术、课程和联合课程活动将在旧金山州立大学进行，研究培训将在旧金山州立大学或加州大学旧金山分校进行。来自这两个机构的50名拥有现有出版物和研究资金的活跃研究人员(36名来自旧金山州立大学，14名来自加州大学旧金山分校)被选为一个人才库，为预科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毕业预科申请者将被考虑参加。描述了一个为期12个月的核心课程，包括全年研究、夏季GRE和研究生院准备研讨会、学年座谈会、研究研讨会和研究生课程。在开始预科课程之前，每位预科奖学金获得者将与项目主任协商，制定一项为期一到两年的计划，为进入MA-MS/博士学位做准备。或博士学位课程，在进入旧金山州立大学预科课程的两年内。拟议的预科课程是对旧金山州立大学现有的各种本科和研究生课程的理想补充，这些课程的重点是为URM学生进入和完成博士学位做准备。在我们目前预科助学金的头4年里，我们安排了37/39名预科学员参加科学研究生课程。目前有15人攻读博士或药学博士学位(其中13人攻读博士学位，1人攻读博士/医学博士学位，1人攻读药学博士学位)，21人攻读硕士学位。12名正在攻读硕士学位的过去的预科学生正在申请2006年秋季的博士课程。十名在校预科学生正在申请2006年秋季的硕士学位课程。

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.