RISE Option II at San Jose State University

描述（由申请人提供）：这个拟议的MBRS RISE选项II项目的总体目标是提高机构研究和相关教育能力，以便圣何塞州立大学能够更好地为未被充分代表的本科少数民族学生提供确保生物医学研究事业成功所需的研究和学术经验。除了指导之外，该计划还为学生提供机会，通过准备研讨会/课程和学术卓越研讨会提高他们的平均成绩，为参加困难的看门人课程的学生提供补充支持。通过这种方式，该计划将帮助该机构提高保留率和毕业率。项目参与者将与教师一起参与研究活动，这一努力将导致学生演讲和共同撰写出版物。研究导论活动将帮助需要帮助的学生过渡到研究项目。每周一次的生物医学研讨会可以帮助学生保持专注，并使他们能够与可以作为榜样的成功科学家互动。为确保参与者成为负责任的科学家，必须开设一门伦理课程。为了使学生为各种生物医学技术做好准备，将开设涵盖选定仪器和方法的研究培训讲习班。RISE计划将鼓励教师在研究方面变得更加活跃和富有成效，这可以通过演讲、出版物、资助和研究学生的成功来证明。SJSU RISE Option II计划旨在增加有充分准备的少数民族学生的管道，他们可以完成生物医学科学的研究项目，因此它将与该机构已经存在的其他类似目标的项目合作，包括NIH MARC和NSF LSAMP。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this proposed MBRS RISE Option II program is to improve institutional research and related educational capabilities so that San Jose State University can better provide underrepresented undergraduate minority students with the research and academic experience needed to ensure successful careers in biomedical research. In addition to mentoring, the program offers opportunities for students to improve their grade point averages through Preparation Workshops/Course and Academic Excellence Workshops that provide supplemental support to students enrolled in difficult gatekeeper courses. In this manner, the program will assist the institution in improving retention and graduation rates. Program participants will be involved in research activity with faculty and this endeavor will result in student presentations and co-authorship of publications. An Introduction to Research activity will serve to help students who require assistance transitioning into a research program. A weekly biomedical seminar helps students stay focused and it will allow them to interact with successful scientists who can serve as role models. An ethics course is required to ascertain that participants become responsible scientists. To prepare students for the variety of biomedical techniques, Research Training Workshops covering selected instrumentation and methodologies will be created. The RISE program will encourage faculty to become more research active and productive as evidenced by presentations, publications, grants and the success of their research students. The SJSU RISE Option II Program aims to increase the pipeline of well- prepared minority students who can complete a program of study in the biomedical sciences and as such it will work in collaboration with other programs with similar goals already present at the institution including NIH MARC and NSF LSAMP.