MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement

描述(由申请人提供)：FIU Rise摘要 根据2005年伍德罗·威尔逊基金会的报告《多样性与博士学位》，尽管非裔美国人和拉美裔美国人目前共同构成了美国博士生年龄范围内约三分之一的公民，但他们只获得了7%的博士学位。这一差距构成了科学研究劳动力的一大未开发资源。人口普查局十年中期的数字表明，美国人口的多样性正在增加。此外，正如阿姆里·约翰逊(The Science St 2005)指出的那样，“……越来越多的科学家和政策制定者越来越清楚地认识到，建立一个多样化的科学家和临床研究人员队伍对我们努力减少健康差距至关重要。”因此，增加代表性不足的少数群体对生物医学研究的参与有重要的国家考虑。佛罗里达国际大学(FIU)是一所城市公立研究型大学，位于佛罗里达州最大的人口中心迈阿密。FIU拥有超过38,000名学生(72%的少数族裔学生代表不足)，作为一个任务区，其明确的目标是成为全国顶尖的25所公立城市研究型大学之一，通过这项拟议的FIU MBR Rise计划，FIU为培养更多代表不足的少数族裔科学家从事生物医学研究事业提供了一个重要机会。这一多方面的RISE计划将通过FIU以学生生物医学研究为导向的发展活动：1)总体上建立生物医学研究氛围；2)鼓励FIU中代表性不足的少数族裔学生将生物医学研究视为可行的职业选择；以及3)对于那些选择了这条道路的人，为他们的生物医学职业生涯的成功做好准备。这将通过两项举措来实现。学生研究体验计划将为选定的15名本科生和17名研究生提供密集的研究体验和其他培训，以促进他们作为未来生物医学研究科学家的成功。生物医学研究计划将通过年度研讨会、开发先进技术研讨会和有监督的独立生物医学研究经验，向更多的大学受众提供生物医学研究机会和培训。拟议的FIU计划将促进MBRS计划的目标，即增加从事生物医学研究的少数族裔科学家的人数。FIU上升叙述有重要的国家考虑(包括减少健康差距)，以增加未被充分代表的少数群体参与生物医学研究的努力。这项拟议的FIU MBRS Rise计划将促进NIGMS MBRS计划的目标，即增加从事生物医学研究的未被充分代表的少数族裔科学家的数量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): FIU RISE Summary Abstract According to the 2005 Woodrow Wilson Foundation report, "Diversity & the Ph.D.", while African Americans and Hispanics together currently constitute approximately 1/3 of the U.S. citizens in the Ph.D. candidate age range, they only receive 7% of the doctorate degrees. This disparity constitutes a large untapped resource for the scientific research workforce. Mid-decade Census Bureau numbers point to the increasing diversity in the U.S. population. Additionally, as Amri Johnson (The Scientist 2005) notes "...it has become increasingly clear to a growing body of scientist and policy maker that building a diverse pool of scientists and clinical investigators is mission critical in our efforts to reduce health disparities." Accordingly, there are important national considerations for increasing the participation of under-represented minorities in biomedical research. Florida International University (FIU) is an urban, public research university located in Miami, Florida's largest population center. With over 38,000 students (72% underrepresented minority students), "Health" as a mission area, and its stated goal to be one of the nation's top 25 public urban research universities, FIU, through this proposed FIU MBRS RISE Program, provides a significant opportunity to develop more underrepresented minority scientists for biomedical research careers. This multifaceted RISE Program will, through student biomedical research oriented development activities at FIU: 1) build the biomedical research atmosphere in general; 2) encourage underrepresented minority students at FIU to view biomedical research as a viable career option; and 3) for those that chose that path, prepare them for success in their biomedical career endeavors. This will be achieved through two initiatives. The Student Research Experience Initiative will provide a selected group of fifteen undergraduate and seventeen graduate students an intense research experience and other training to promote their success as future biomedical research scientists. The Biomedical Research Initiative will provide biomedical research exposure and training to the larger university audience through an annual symposium, development of an advanced technique workshop and a supervised independent biomedical research experience. The proposed FIU program will further the MBRS Program goals of increasing the number of underrepresented minority scientists engaged in biomedical research. FIU RISE Narrative There are important national considerations (including reduction of health disparities) to increasing the participation of under-represented minorities in the biomedical research endeavor. This proposed FIU MBRS RISE Program will further the NIGMS MBRS Program goals of increasing the number of underrepresented minority scientists engaged in biomedical research.