ST Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health Related Research

该项目的目标是为来自不同背景、代表性不足的本科生和注重研究的医学生提供为期8-10周的短期、密集的生物医学实验室研究体验，时间为夏季在宾夕法尼亚大学。该计划的长期目标是增加致力于心血管、肺部和血液学研究事业的人数不足的学生群体。培训由51名核心培训师提供，他们作为各级受训人员的导师具有丰富的经验，其研究兴趣涉及心、肺和血液方面，以及由另外50多名潜在导师组成的次要团队，他们进行NHLBI赞助的研究。每个受训者将大约90%的时间投入到动手实验室研究、实验设计、数据解释、定向阅读、实验室会议和期刊俱乐部。受训者参加由宾夕法尼亚大学教职员工举办的一系列科学研讨会，接受学术相关领域的补充培训，包括科学陈述技能和负责任的研究指导，并提供各种可选的同行网络和职业发展活动和讲习班。学员在项目结束时至少在一个正式环境中介绍他们的工作，并鼓励他们继续与实验室合作；本科生可能会回来进行第二次暑期研究体验。这项建议旨在整合以前通过两种不同的NHLBI赠款单独提供的培训：R25-HL084665(以前的T35-HL007719)最初是在1991年为宾夕法尼亚大学医学院的研究型医学生设立的，T35-HL007789是在1993年为来自不同地理和文化背景的学院和大学的本科生设立的，这些学院和大学来宾夕法尼亚大学避暑。预计这些方案的整合将建立在现有优势的基础上，并带来丰富的实习生经验。

The objective of the program is to provide undergraduate students and research- oriented medical students from diverse, underrepresented backgrounds with a short- term, intensive biomedical laboratory research experience for 8-10 weeks during the summer at the University of Pennsylvania. The long-term aim of the program is to increase the pool of underrepresented students committed to careers in cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematologic research. Training is provided by a core group of 51 trainers who have extensive experience as mentors to trainees at all levels and whose research interests relate to aspects of the heart, lung, and blood, as well as by a secondary group of more than 50 additional prospective mentors who conduct NHLBI sponsored research. Each trainee devotes approximately 90% of his or her time to hands-on laboratory research, experimental design, data interpretation, directed readings, lab meetings, and journal clubs. Trainees participate in a scientific seminar series presented by University of Pennsylvania faculty, receive supplemental training in academically relevant areas, including scientific presentation skills and the responsible conduct of research, and are provided with a variety of optional peer-networking and career-development activities and workshops. Trainees present their work in at least one formal setting at the end of the program and are encouraged to continue their association with the laboratory; undergraduates may return for a second summer research experience. This proposal seeks to integrate training that was formerly provided separately, via two different NHLBI grants: R25-HL084665 (formerly T35- HL007719) was originally established in 1991 for research-oriented medical students in the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and T35-HL007789 was established in 1993 for undergraduates from a geographically and culturally diverse array of colleges and universities who come to the University of Pennsylvania for the summer. It is expected that the integration of these programs will build on existing strengths and result in an enriched trainee experience.