Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)

描述(由申请人提供)：加州州立大学洛杉矶分校(加州州立大学洛杉矶分校)MBR Rise项目非常成功地发展了有才华的少数族裔学生的职业生涯，这些学生在完成加州州立大学洛杉矶分校学位目标后继续攻读博士学位。我们建议继续这项对少数群体成员进入生物医学和行为研究职业生涯产生重大影响的努力。我们提出了一个面向本科生和理科硕士研究生的发展活动计划。目标是至少60%的RISE本科生和80%的硕士研究生将进入攻读博士学位的强有力的研究生课程。 该计划将让本科生和硕士学生参与适合他们水平的活动，包括通过刻意的联合课程活动加强坚实的科学课程，包括在加州州立大学洛杉矶分校和其他机构参与研究的强大机会；参加特别研讨会；仔细的学术和职业建议；通过Rise学生与科学教师和其他加州州立大学洛杉矶分校科学成功学生的刻意互动建立网络；以及参加生物医学系列研讨会。该计划旨在培养学生在科学和英语方面的扎实技能，以支持在要求苛刻的本科专业和自然科学和行为科学硕士课程中取得优异的学术成就。学生发展活动涉及加州州立大学洛杉矶分校、加州大学洛杉矶分校、加州大学欧文分校、加州大学圣地亚哥分校、希望之城和南加州大学之间的合作。 预计，就像目前的RISE资助期一样，RISE学者将通过与学术和工业生物医学科学家的互动和参与扎实的研究经验，切实地推动他们追求生物医学科学的职业生涯；他们的职业生涯将得到加强，因此他们在顶尖研究博士项目的职位上具有竞争力；他们为从本科生和硕士学生过渡到成功的博士生做好了充分的准备。 拟议的项目与国家普通医学科学研究院的使命及其研究部门的少数族裔机会的相关性在于，加州州立大学洛杉矶崛起计划将显著增加未被充分代表的少数群体成员在生物医学和行为研究事业中的参与。拟议中的项目将培养相当多的少数族裔人才，拓宽可用于参与解决国家生物医学研究问题的智力视角的多样性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) MBRS RISE project has been very successful in developing the careers of talented minority students who have continued into Ph.D. programs after completing their Cal State LA degree objectives. We propose to continue this effort that is making a significant impact on the entry of minority group members into biomedical and behavioral research careers. We propose a program of developmental activities for undergraduates and for master's of science graduate students. Objectives are that at least 60% of the participating RISE undergraduate scholars and 80% of the M.S.-to-Ph.D. graduate students will enroll in strong graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. The program will involve undergraduates and master's students in activities appropriate to their level and includes a solid science curriculum enhanced by a program of deliberate co-curricular activities, including strong opportunities for research participation at Cal State LA and other institutions; participation in special workshops; careful academic and career advisement; networking through the deliberate interaction of the RISE students with science faculty and other successful Cal State LA science students; and participation in a biomedical sciences seminar series. The program is designed for students to develop solid skills in the sciences and the English language to support high academic achievement in demanding undergraduate majors and master's programs in the natural and behavioral sciences. Student development activities involve collaboration between Cal State LA, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, the City of Hope, and the University of Southern California. It is expected, as has been the case in the current RISE grant period, that RISE scholars will be realistically motivated to pursue careers in the biomedical sciences through interaction with academic and industrial biomedical scientists and participation in solid research experiences; that their careers will be enhanced so they are competitive for positions in top research doctoral programs; and that they are well prepared for the transition from undergraduates and master's students to successful Ph.D. students. The relevance of the proposed project to the mission of the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences and its Minority Opportunities in Research Division is that the Cal State LA RISE program will significantly increase the participation by underrepresented minority group members in biomedical and behavioral research careers. The proposed project will develop considerable minority talent, broadening the diversity of intellectual perspectives available to participate in solving the nation's biomedical research problems.