The UC Berkeley Graduate/Undergraduate IMSD Program - An Integrated Approach

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的目标是开发一个加州大学伯克利分校IMSD计划，该计划将（1）增加进入生物医学博士课程的代表性不足的少数民族（URM）本科生的数量，以及（2）增加目前进入生物医学研究职业的URM研究生的数量，特别是作为教师。该计划将采取综合方法，涉及1）伯克利生物学学者计划（BSP）的本科生，2）伯克利公共卫生，自然资源和科学的生物医学研究生，以及3）伯克利和三所合作院校的生物医学教师。它的设计将利用BSP 16年的本科成功，结合伯克利一个非常成功的研究生发起的组织（颜色科学家）的最佳组成部分，该组织产生了14名URM生物医学科学教师。该计划将为IMSD研究生提供网络活动，教师指导和机会1）通过在我们的合作学院/大学（旧金山弗朗西斯科州立大学，米尔斯学院和康特拉科斯塔学院）的生物医学课程中进行客座讲座来提高他们的教学技能，2）通过与BSP URM本科生在课程，研讨会和研究实验室中合作来提高他们的指导技能。反过来，IMSD本科学者（从BSP的500个URM中选出）将受益于资助的研究机会，IMSD研究员的指导和核心科学课程的学术支持。超过60个生物医学教师在伯克利和我们的合作伙伴学院/大学的网络已承诺为学者和研究员的导师，以支持这一建议和IMSD倡议的目标。这四年补助金支持的学生总数将是1）30名IMSD本科学者和2）12名IMSD研究生研究员。我们的项目目标是1）IMSD学者，毕业后至少60%将直接进入生物医学博士学位。计划，和2）IMSD研究员，至少90%将完成他们的博士学位。并继续获得生物医学博士后奖学金或教职。 公共卫生相关性：拟议计划的目标是增加代表性不足的少数民族（URM）研究生的数量，通过网络活动，教师指导，并通过与少数民族本科生合作，提高教学/指导技能，从事生物医学研究事业。反过来，有兴趣从事研究事业的本科生将受益于资助的研究机会，URM研究生的指导以及核心科学课程的学术支持。该提案的一个关键特点是其在多个层次的个性化支持和本科生，研究生和教师活动的垂直整合的组合，为所有参与者的利益。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this proposal is to develop a UC Berkeley IMSD Program that will (1) increase the number of under-represented minority (URM) undergraduates that enter biomedical PhD programs, and (2) increase the number of current URM graduate students that enter biomedical research careers, especially as faculty. The proposed program will take an integrated approach that involves 1) undergraduates in Berkeley's Biology Scholars Program (BSP), 2) Berkeley biomedical graduate students in Public Health, Natural Resources, and Letters and Science, and 3) biomedical faculty from Berkeley and three partner colleges and universities. Its design will leverage the 16 years of undergraduate success of BSP combined with the best components of a highly successful graduate student initiated organization (Scientists of Color) at Berkeley that produced fourteen URM biomedical science faculty. The Program will provide IMSD Graduate Fellows with networking activities, faculty mentoring, and opportunities 1) to improve their teaching skills by giving guest lectures in biomedical courses at our partner colleges/universities (San Francisco State University, Mills College, and Contra Costa College) and 2) to improve their mentoring skills by working with BSP URM undergraduates in courses, seminars, and research labs. In turn, the IMSD Undergraduate Scholars (selected from among 500 URMs in BSP) will benefit through funded research opportunities, mentoring by IMSD Fellows and academic support in their core science courses. A network of over 60 biomedical faculty at Berkeley and our partner colleges/universities have committed to be mentors for both the Scholars and Fellows to support the goals of this proposal and the IMSD initiative. The total number of students supported by this four-year grant will be 1) 30 IMSD Undergraduate Scholars and 2) 12 IMSD Graduate Fellows. Our project targets are 1) for IMSD Scholars, upon graduation at least 60% will go directly into biomedical Ph.D. programs, and 2) for IMSD Fellows, at least 90% will complete their Ph.D. and continue on to a biomedical post-doctoral fellowship or faculty position. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The goal of the proposed program is to increase the number of under-represented minority (URM) graduate students pursuing biomedical research careers through networking activities, faculty mentoring, and enhancing teaching/mentoring skills by working with minority undergraduate students. In turn, undergraduates interested in pursuing research careers will benefit through funded research opportunities, mentoring by URM graduate students, and academic support in their core science courses. A key feature of the proposal is its combination of individualized support at multiple levels and vertical integration of undergraduate, graduate, and faculty activities for the benefit of all participants.