San Francisco State University - MARC-U*STAR Program

描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议增加具有学术竞争力的SFSU MARC-U*STAR被低估的少数民族本科生进入并完成基础生物医学科学博士课程的人数。每年，我们将通过二年级座谈会向20名Pre-MARC学生介绍科学前沿和科学写作，期待他们进入Junior MARC（或Junior RISE）。我们将在严格的科学课程中培养24名高素质的少数民族学生，并为他们提供高质量和刺激的研究经验。我们的MARC-U*STAR荣誉课程由五个主要部分组成：1)通过在学科内提供补充写作指导来提高学生的科学素养；2)夏季入学校内研究经历，包括学术活动；3)为期两年的课程，其中包括一门遗传学、化学或计算机方面的荣誉课程，四学期的荣誉学术讨论会，四学期的生物医学科学和少数民族演讲者研讨会，以及四学期的独立研究；4)校外暑期研究在一个主要的研究机构；5)研究生安置活动。所有MARC学员将被鼓励在科学会议和期刊出版物上展示他们的研究成果。他们还将为GRE考试做准备，并在负责任的研究行为方面接受广泛的培训。对于他们的暑期研究经验，每个实习生将选择一个与MARC教师导师正在进行的研究工作相关的项目。我们的目标是让学员成为导师研究团队的一员，为他们提供一种综合的研究体验，这种体验反映了他们在研究生院的经历。对于他们的校外研究经验，MARC学生将被安排到位于美国各地的顶级研究机构。项目总监和MARC荣誉顾问将负责项目的管理；旧金山州立大学MARC项目政策将由一个九人指导委员会制定。MARC教员、MARC指导委员会和行政团队将共同负责MARC- u *STAR实习生的招聘、咨询、校外实习安排和跟踪。我们将保留记录，以便我们仔细监控每位学员在旧金山州立大学的进展，并记录他们在各自的博士课程和生物医学研究生涯中的成功。MARC-U*STAR项目将由Peterfreund Associates与学生丰富机会办公室管理的其他学生支持项目一起进行评估。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to increase the number of academically competitive SFSU MARC-U*STAR underrepresented minority undergraduates entering and completing Ph.D. programs in the basic biomedical sciences. Each year we will introduce 20 Pre-MARC students through sophomore colloquia to Frontiers in Science and Writing in Science in anticipation of their entry into the Junior MARC (or Junior RISE). We will prepare 24 highly qualified underrepresented minority junior/senior students in a rigorous science curriculum and provide them with high quality and stimulating research experiences. Our MARC-U*STAR Honors program consists of five major components: 1) Improve science literacy of our students by providing supplemental writing instruction within the discipline; 2) a summer entry intramural research experience that includes scholarly activities; 3) a two-year academic-year curriculum highlighting an Honors course in Genetics, Chemistry or Computing, four semesters of Honors Colloquia, four semesters of biomedical science & Minority Speakers seminars, and four semesters of independent research; 4) extramural summer research at a major research institution; and 5) graduate school placement activities. All MARC trainees will be encouraged to present their research results at scientific meetings and in journal publications. They will also receive preparation for the GRE exam and extensive training in responsible conduct in research. For their summer research experience, each trainee will choose a project that is related to the ongoing research efforts of a MARC faculty mentor. Our objective is to provide the trainees an integrated research experience that mirrors what they will experience in graduate school by making them part of the preceptor's research team. For their extramural research experience, MARC students will be placed in top research institutions located across the United States. The program director and MARC Honors Advisor will be responsible for the administration of the program; SFSU MARC program policy will be developed by a nine-member Steering Committee. Recruitment, advisement, placement in extramural internships and tracking of MARC-U*STAR trainees will be the joint responsibility of the MARC faculty, MARC steering committee, and administrative team. Records will be maintained that will allow us to carefully monitor each trainee's progress at SFSU, and document their success in their respective Ph.D. programs, and in their biomedical research careers. The MARC-U*STAR program will be evaluated by Peterfreund Associates in conjunction with the other student support programs administered by the Student Enrichment Opportunities (SEO) office.