RISE Program-Hunter College

描述(由申请人提供)：MBR计划的目标是增加从事生物医学和行为研究的少数族裔教师、研究人员和学生的数量，并扩大少数族裔教师和学生参与生物医学和行为研究的机会。这些目标是亨特学院对多样性的长期、制度性承诺不可或缺的一部分，因此，该学院建议继续、扩大和改进其MBR资助的RISE计划。亨特学院自1981年开始实施的MBRS项目已经培养了大约63名来自理科专业人数不足的学生的博士学位，另外还有38名学生在攻读博士学位。在这次更新中，我们建议继续我们的本科生研究培训计划(10名支持学生)和我们的研究生培训计划(16名支持学生)。在本科生和研究生阶段，在科学方面代表性不足的受训人员(主要是非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔美国人)在从事国家资助的、有竞争力的、最先进的生物医学科学研究的实验室获得密集的研究经验。参与的系包括生物、化学、物理和心理学。在本科生层面，该计划还包括由教员进行密集指导，以及其他旨在提高科学表现、激励和激励学生攻读科学(博士)和研究职业的高级学位的丰富活动。在研究生层面，它提供了一个促进博士学位和未来科学职业发展的环境。此外，本科生在哥伦比亚大学内科和外科学院或美国其他地方参加至少一个校外暑期研究项目。为了实现方案目标，在具体目标部分和评估计划中详细说明了一些具体目标。最重要的目标包括通过提高本科生在项目参与者中的比例从40%增加到50%，以及将研究生/年获得的博士数量增加25%(从2/年增加到2.5/年)。在研究生阶段，90%获得博士学位的学生将进入博士后课程。物理研究生课程的学生将接受辅导和帮助，以通过资格考试，以增加30%的参与该系的学生(从3人增加到4人)。每年资助两名硕士研究生，其中75%将进入博士生课程。拟议中的计划将延续亨特学院的传统，即让大量少数族裔学生毕业，他们成为纽约市和美国其他地区许多学院和大学的研究生、博士后研究员和从事科学研究的教职员工。项目简介：本科生和研究生(注册博士项目)将接受生物医学领域的研究培训。因此，该计划将教育和培训下一代科学家，他们从事有益于公共健康的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goals of the MBRS program are to increase the numbers of underrepresented minority faculty, investigators and students engaged in biomedical and behavioral research, and to broaden the opportunities for underrepresented minority faculty and students for participation in biomedical and behavioral research. These goals are integral to the long-term, institutional commitment of Hunter College to diversity, and thus, the College proposes to continue, expand and improve its MBRS supported RISE program. The MBRS Program, which has been in existence at Hunter College since 1981 has produced approximately 63 PhDs from students who are underrepresented in science disciplines, and an additional 38 students are enrolled in PhD Programs. In this renewal, we propose to continue our Undergraduate Research Training Program (10 supported students) and our Graduate Student Training program (16 supported students). At both the undergraduate and graduate level, trainees who are underrepresented in science (African-American and Hispanic, primarily) receive intensive research experiences in laboratories engaged in nationally funded, competitive, state of the art, biomedical science research. Participating departments include Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology. At the undergraduate level, the program also involves intensive mentoring by a faculty member and other enrichment activities intended to enhance science performance and to inspire and motivate students to seek advanced degrees in science (PhDs) and research careers. At the graduate level, it provides an environment which promotes the achievement of a PhD and future science careers. In addition, undergraduate students attend at least one extramural summer research program either at The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University or at other sites in the USA. A number of specific objectives are detailed in the specific aims section and the evaluation plan in order to achieve program goals. The most important aims include increasing entrance into PhD programs by RISE undergraduates from 40 to 50% of program participants and increasing the number of PhDs received/year by graduate students by 25% (from 2/yr to 2.5/yr). At the graduate level, 90% of students awarded a PhD will enter post-doctoral programs. Students in the Physics Graduate Program will receive tutoring and assistance to pass the qualifying exams in order to increase the number of participating students from this department by 30% (from 3 to 4). Two masters students will be supported yearly and 75% of them will enter PhD programs. The proposed program will continue Hunter College's tradition of graduating large numbers of minority students who become graduate students, post doctoral fellows and faculty members engaged in science research at numerous colleges and universities in NYC and elsewhere in the USA. Project Narrative: Undergraduate college students and graduate students (enrolled in Ph.D. programs) will receive research training in biomedical areas. Thus, this program will educate and train the next generation of scientists who engage in research to benefit public health.