Orange County Bridge to Biomedical Research

描述（由申请人提供）：加州大学欧文分校（UCI）是一所研究机构，其生物科学学院的少数民族科学项目（MSP）获得了国家认可。与四个合作伙伴社区学院（富勒顿学院，圣安东尼奥山，橙子海岸学院和圣安娜学院）合作，橙子县桥梁生物医学研究（OCBBR）的目的是增加进入并完成生物医学科学学士学位并最终追求研究科学家职业生涯的少数民族（URM）学生的数量。自1997年以来，123名OCBBR参与者在UCI接受了研究培训，102名（83%）转入四年制大学。在转入4年制大学的学生中，91人（74%）转入了加州大学系统内的大学。OCBBR参与者是在同行评审期刊上发表的17篇论文的作者或共同作者。OCBBR参与者在国家会议（AAAS，SACNAS和ABRCMS）上获得了7个学生研究奖。 我们建议继续维持头七年运作的成功要素，并增加新的要素。OCBBR的组成部分包括，1）信息宣传，以感兴趣的学生在合作伙伴社区学院的机会和教育途径，以追求职业生涯的生物医学研究，2）学术准备的OCBBR参与者辅导在合作伙伴社区学院和夏季班提供在UCI，第三章在UCI进行结构化的有偿研究培训，使OCBBR参与者能够与UCI的教师和学生建立导师和同伴关系，以及4）发展机构间教师焦点小组，讨论课程衔接和教学创新。研究培训内容包括1）教师研讨会系列，2）期刊俱乐部介绍学者对当前生物医学文献的批判性阅读，3）为期两周的关于生物医学研究中使用的原则，仪器和技术的密集研讨会，4）在UCI教师导师的指导下进行的研究，5）准备论文，口头陈述和海报，将在地方和国家会议上提出

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of California, Irvine (UCI) is a research institution that has gained national recognition for its Minority Science Programs (MSP) at the School of Biological Sciences. Working with four partner community colleges (Fullerton College, Mount San Antonio, Orange Coast College, and Santa Ana College) the aim of the Orange County Bridge to Biomedical Research (OCBBR) is to increase the number of underrepresented minority (URM) students entering and completing a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences and ultimately pursuing careers as research scientists. Since 1997, 123 OCBBR participants have received research training at UCI and 102 (83%) have transferred to four year universities. Of the students who transferred to 4-year institutions, 91 (74%) transferred to universities within the University of California system. OCBBR participants have been authors or co-authors of 17 papers published in peer-reviewed journals. OCBBR participants have received 7 student research awards at national conferences (AAAS, SACNAS and ABRCMS). We propose to continue the successful elements of the first seven years of operation and add new elements. OCBBR components include, 1) informational outreach to interest students at partner community colleges about opportunities and educational paths to pursue careers in biomedical research, 2) academic preparation of OCBBR participants by tutoring at partner community colleges and summer classes offered at UCI, 3) structured paid research training at UCI to enable OCBBR participants to establish mentor and peer relationships with UCI faculty and students and 4) the development of inter-institutional faculty focus groups to discuss curricular articulation and pedagogical innovations. Research training elements include 1) a faculty seminar series, 2) a journal club to introduce scholars to critical reading of current biomedical literature, 3) a two-week intensive workshop on principles, instrumentation and techniques used in biomedical research, 4) research conducted under the direction of UCI faculty mentors, 5) preparation of papers, oral presentations and posters, to be presented at local and national conferences