Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity in the Biomedical Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）：这一倡议最大限度地提高学生的多样性（IMSD）的建议寻求在密苏里州-哥伦比亚（MU）的大学积极和成功的校园范围内的计划继续支持。我们计划的长期目标是增加少数民族博士的数量。从事生物医学研究的科学家。我们在MU的计划有一个很好的成功实现这一目标的记录，针对培训管道的多个层次的具体活动，包括一个快速计划的大一/大二的本科生，研究实习高年级学生，一个学士后PREP计划，和强大的研究生培训计划。本建议中概述的目标将在三个具体领域加强少数群体生物医学研究方面的培训。一个主要目标是通过为大一/大二本科生早期参与生物医学研究创造一个结构化的环境来扩大少数民族本科科学专业的人才库。第二个主要目标是通过具体的教师和同伴指导活动，使研究生能够成功地从本科学习过渡到研究生研究，以加强研究生的招聘和培训。第三个主要目标是在MU创建一个跨所有职业水平的少数民族生命科学家社区。这个少数民族科学家网络也将被整合到其他校园范围内的研究和培训活动在MU，包括生命科学本科生机会计划（LS UROP）和研究生生命科学奖学金计划。我们的计划将为所有职业阶段的榜样提供新的机会，进行点对点的指导，并在优秀的研究环境中培训少数民族科学家。参与该计划的部门和教师代表了广泛的学科，包括动物科学，生物化学，生物科学，化学，医学药理学和生理学，分子微生物学和免疫学，植物科学，兽医生物医学科学和兽医病理学。汇集到这个伞计划的教师在指导和培训少数民族学生和解决各种生物问题的强大研究计划方面拥有丰富的经验。该计划位于邦德生命科学中心，为MU的跨学科和跨部门研究，教育和培训提供了统一的框架。 与公共卫生的相关性：我们的提案将提供一个结构化的环境，促进少数民族本科生早期参与生物医学研究和培养研究生攻读博士学位。℃下我们计划的一个关键因素是在各级教育的少数民族科学家的整合，以建立一个强大的和互动的少数民族生命科学家在MU社区。积极从事生物医学研究的少数民族科学家的创造性才能和精力将使我国在改善公民健康方面取得重大进展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) proposal seeks continued support for an active and successful campus-wide program at the University of Missouri - Columbia (MU). The long-term goal of our program is to increase the number of minority Ph.D. scientists engaged in biomedical research. Our program at MU has a strong record of success toward this goal, with specific activities directed at multiple levels of the training pipeline, including an EXPRESS program for freshman/ sophomore undergraduates, research internships for upperclassmen, a postbaccalaureate PREP program, and strong graduate training programs. The goals outlined in this proposal will strengthen minority training in biomedical research in three specific areas. One major goal is to broaden the pool of minority undergraduate science majors by creating a structured environment for the early involvement of freshman/ sophomore undergraduates in biomedical research. A second major goal is to enhance the recruitment and training of graduate students through specific faculty and peer mentoring activities that will enable graduate students to successfully transition from undergraduate studies to graduate research. A third major goal is to create a community of minority life scientists at MU that is integrated across all career levels. This Minority Scientist Network will also be integrated into other campus-wide research and training activities at MU, including the Life Sciences Undergraduate Opportunities Program (LS UROP) and the graduate Life Sciences Fellowship Program. Our program will offer novel opportunities for role models across all career stages, for peer-to-peer mentoring, and for the training of minority scientists in an outstanding research environment. The departments and faculty participating in this program represent a broad range of disciplines, including Animal Sciences, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Plant Sciences, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Pathobiology. The faculty members brought together into this umbrella program have extensive experience in mentoring and training minority students and strong research programs addressing a diverse range of biological questions. This program is housed in the Bond Life Sciences Center, which provides a unifying framework for interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research, education and training at MU. Relevance to Public Health: Our proposal will provide a structured environment that facilitates the early participation of minority undergraduates in biomedical research and the training of graduate students toward the Ph.D. degree. A key element of our program is integration of minority scientists at all levels of education to build a strong and interactive community of minority life scientists at MU. The creative talents and energies of minority scientists actively engaged in biomedical research will enable our nation to make significant advances in improving the health of our citizens.