INBRE: FRANCIS MARION U: FACULTY AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

这个子项目是利用资源的许多研究子项目之一。 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。对子项目的主要支持 子项目的首席调查员可能是由其他来源提供的， 包括美国国立卫生研究院的其他来源。为子项目列出的总成本可能 表示该子项目使用的中心基础设施的估计数量， 不是由NCRR赠款提供给次级项目或次级项目工作人员的直接资金。 弗朗西斯·马里恩大学(FMU)是一所位于南卡罗来纳州佛罗伦萨的州立大学，它正在迅速从一个纯教学机构转变为一种范式，研究是教师活动不可或缺的一部分，而研究培训是本科教育的重要组成部分。FMU的生物医学研究增强计划(BREP)将围绕两个研究项目展开，每个项目由一名目标教师领导，与南加州大学哥伦比亚分校的教师合作，并将重点放在本科生参与研究的各个方面，每年有六名学生在目标教师及其合作者的实验室接受研究培训，包括学期和夏季。本科生的研究经验是外国语大学BREP计划不可或缺的一部分。每学期6名本科生将获得1000美元的BREP奖学金。BREP研究员将由目标教员指导，并将在本学期参与密集的研究经验。奖学金将在竞争的基础上颁发，研究员将由伊顿博士、马莱扬迪教授和另一名生物学教师组成的委员会挑选。研究员将每周召开一次实验室会议，讨论当前的项目和文献。每学期至少一次，研究员将前往哥伦比亚，会见南加州大学的合作者莫特博士和赖斯曼博士，并与实验室人员进行互动。暑假期间，6名本科生将获得为期6周的全日制津贴，参加BREP暑期研究。学生们将在FMU的实验室和南加州大学的协作实验室之间轮流学习。FMU的学生将与南加州大学的本科生和研究生进行互动。参加暑期项目的学生将被要求制作一张海报或演示文稿，并在适当的时候提交给科学会议，包括年度少数民族学生生物医学研究会议(ABRCMS)。外国语大学生物系已经为本科生举办了一年一度的纯研讨会(本科生研究体验计划)，让他们展示研究成果。除此之外，学生们还将参加南加州科学院年会、SYNAPSE(东南部青年神经科学家和教授研讨会)和/或佐治亚州和南卡罗来纳州神经科学联盟或类似会议。FMU的女性和少数民族科学项目将为另外3名BREP学生提供暑期津贴，以补充INBRE的资金。FMU大量的少数民族学生为BREP提供了一个机会，提高非裔美国学生对生物医学研究的兴趣。 密歇根州立大学是一个多元化的校园，43%的学生是非西班牙裔黑人，51%是非西班牙裔白人，6%是其他学生。学生事务有专职的多元文化事务协调员，以保持校园内欢迎所有学生的氛围。协调员听取了由教职员工和学生组成的多元文化咨询委员会的建议，以组织文化和多样化的节目。FMU的员工于1995年成立了一个非裔美国教职员工联盟(AAFSC)，该联盟定期开会，为学生奖学金筹集资金。FMU基金会和该大学都为非裔美国学生筹集了对等的资金，用于奖学金。在过去的5年里，平均每学期有12个奖学金，其中15个奖学金在2009年秋季提供。通过SC Access and Equity计划，还向有经济需要的少数族裔学生提供12个奖学金。所有的教师空缺都在HigherEdJobs.com和国家少数族裔教师ID计划中列出，以鼓励少数族裔的申请。HigherEdJobs.com被指示向要求提供职位清单的申请者发送电子邮件，这些学院和大学正在根据平权行动计划积极招聘。兼职教师的职位也刊登在当地一家报道少数族裔问题的报纸上。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. Francis Marion University (FMU) is a state-supported University located in Florence, SC, which is rapidly transitioning from a teaching-only institution to a paradigm were research is an integral part of faculty activities and research training a vital component of undergraduate education. The Biomedical Research Enhancement Program (BREP) at FMU will revolve around 2 research projects, headed each by a target faculty, in collaboration with faculty at USC Columbia, and will have a strong emphasis on involvement of undergraduate students in all aspects of the research, with six students receiving research training each year in the laboratories of the target faculty and their collaborators, both during the semester and in the Summer. Undergraduate research experience is an integral part of the BREP plan at FMU. Each semester 6 undergraduates will be awarded BREP fellowships of $1000. The BREP fellows will be supervised by target faculty and will participate in intensive research experience during the semester. Fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis and fellow selected by a committee of Drs Eaton, Malaiyandi and one other biology faculty. Fellows will have weekly lab meetings where current projects and literature is discussed. At least once per semester Fellows will travel to Columbia to meet with USC collaborators, Drs. Mott and Reisman and to interact with lab personnel. During the summer, 6 undergraduates will receive stipends for 6 weeks full time to participate in BREP summer research. Students will alternate between the lab at FMU and the collaborating lab at USC. FMU students will interact with undergraduates and graduate students at USC. Students in the summer program will be expected to produce a poster or presentation to be presented at a scientific meeting, including the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) as appropriate. The biology department at FMU already has an annual PURE symposium (Program for Undergraduate Research Experience) for undergraduates to present research. Beyond this, students will go to the SC Academy of Science Annual meeting, SYNAPSE (Symposium for Young Neuroscientists and Professors of the Southeast), and/or the Georgia and South Carolina Neuroscience Consortium or equivalent meeting. FMU's Women and Minorities in Science program will provide summer stipends for 3 additional BREP students, complementing INBRE funding. The large pool of minority students at FMU offers an opportunity for BREP to increase African American students' interest in biomedical research. FMU is a diverse campus with 43% of students identified as Black Non-Hispanic, 51% White Non-Hispanic and 6% as others. Student affairs have a full-time Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs to maintain an atmosphere on campus that is welcoming to all students. The coordinator takes advice from the Multicultural Advisory board made up of faculty staff and students to organize cultural and diverse programming. The employees at FMU established an African-American Faculty and Staff Coalition (AAFSC) in 1995 that meets regularly and raises money for student scholarships. The FMU Foundation and the University have each matched funds, dollar for dollar, raised for scholarships for African American students. In the past 5 years there have been an average of 12 scholarships each semester with 15 scholarships being offered in Fall 2009. Twelve Scholarships are also offered to minority students with financial needs through the SC Access and Equity program. All faculty vacancies are listed with HigherEdJobs.com and the National Minority Faculty ID Program to encourage applications from minorities. HigherEdJobs.com are instructed to email applicants who request job listings from colleges and universities that are actively recruiting in accordance with affirmative action plans. Part-time faculty positions are also posted in a local paper that covers minority issues.