MBRS IMSD Program at Louisiana State University

描述（由申请人提供）：在路易斯安那州州立大学的MBRS IMSD计划的延续将确保20个上层代表性不足的少数民族本科学者每年的职业生涯作为生物医学研究人员的培训。路易斯安那州立大学已经建立了一个全国性的声誉，增加了代表性不足的博士生进入学术界和工业界的人数，并存在一些旨在教育和保留少数民族本科生，特别是在干（科学，技术，工程和数学）领域的计划。我们的目标是继续扩大这一成功，提供培训的少数民族本科生和研究生感兴趣的领域，以美国国立卫生研究院。LSU IMSD计划的继续将继续服务于对高级生物医学研究培训有特殊兴趣的少数民族本科生的需求。此外，路易斯安那州立大学IMSD计划建议招募和支持四名少数民族研究生在生物医学领域，这将促进合作和跨学科的项目和出版物，并提供日常培训和IMSD本科生的指导。IMSD本科学者根据他们的研究兴趣和导师的研究生产力与学院研究导师和一名研究生相匹配。九个可衡量的目标是用于计划评估，以满足国家卫生研究院和机构的目标：（一）20路易斯安那州立大学初级IMSD学者执行生物医学研究，每周15小时，每年9个月（学术）;路易斯安那州立大学IMSD博士。学生（第二年或更高）在STEM学科将工作50%的时间，最大允许在路易斯安那州立大学的标准任命，（ii）在一个主要的区域或国家科学会议上，每年至少有两个讲座或海报介绍学生的研究，（iii）由75%的学生共同撰写至少一个同行评审的出版物，（iv）至少95%的IMSD活动出席率和指定计划活动的强制出席率，（v）IMSD学生每年选择和邀请三名国际知名科学家，他们专门从事学生和计划感兴趣的领域，（vi）每个IMSD学者保持至少3.0 GPA的全日制课程负荷，（vii）强制参加高中外展活动，以及 在线讨论论坛，（八）IMSD学者在四年内至少有90%的毕业率为学士学位。学位，以及（ix）IMSD学者在研究生院安置和/或生物医学研究就业方面取得至少80%的成功率。我们的计划强调以出版为目标和“团队方法”来进行实验室工作，并加强学者-学者和学者-教师的互动/合作。学生们每月两次开会研究会议和研讨会，以解决学生的需求，并为教育增强活动。此外，IMSD学生参加在LSU START培训中心的水平相关的个性化计算机培训课程，进行高中外展活动，参加IMSD特别活动，并为目前正在进行生物医学研究的学生和专业人士举办在线论坛讨论网站。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The continuation of the MBRS IMSD program at Louisiana State University will ensure the training of twenty upper-level underrepresented minority undergraduate Scholars per year for careers as biomedical researchers. LSU has established a national reputation for increasing the numbers of underrepresented doctoral students entering academics and industry, and a number of programs exist aimed at the education and retention of minority undergraduates particularly in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Our goal is to continue to extend this success by providing training of minority undergraduate and graduate students in areas of interest to the NIH. The continuation of the LSU IMSD program will continue to service the needs of minority undergraduates with a specific interest in advanced biomedical research training. Furthermore the LSU IMSD program proposes to recruit and support four minority graduate students in the biomedical field that will promote collaborative and interdisciplinary projects and publications, a well as provide everyday training and mentoring of the IMSD undergraduates. The IMSD Undergraduate Scholars are matched with Faculty research Mentors and a graduate student according to their research interest and the research productivity of the mentors. Nine measurable goals are used for program evaluation to meet NIH and institutional objectives: (i) 20 LSU junior IMSD Scholars perform 15 hours per week of biomedical research for 9 (academic) months per year; the LSU IMSD Ph.D. students (second year or higher) in a STEM discipline will work 50% time, the maximum allowed for standard appointment at LSU, (ii) presentation of at least two lectures or posters per year on the student's research at a major regional or national scientific meeting, (iii) co- authorship of at least one peer-reviewed publication by 75% of the students, (iv) at least 95% attendance at all IMSD events and mandatory attendance at designated Program Activities, (v) selection and invitation by IMSD students of three internationally renowned scientists per year who specialize in areas of interest to the students and the program, (vi) each of the IMSD Scholars maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA for full-time course loads, (vii) mandatory participation in high school outreach activities and on line discussion forum, (viii) IMSD Scholars having at least a 90% graduation rate within four years for B.S. degrees, and (ix) the IMSD Scholars attaining at least a 80% success rate in graduate school placement and/or biomedical research employment. Our Program emphasizes a publication-targeted and "team approach" to laboratory work and enhanced Scholar- Scholar and Scholar-Faculty interactions/collaborations. The students meet twice a month for research meetings and workshops to address student needs, and for educational enhancement activities. In addition the IMSD students attend level-dependent individualized computer training sessions at the LSU START training center, conduct high school outreach activities, attend IMSD special events, and host an on-line forum discussion site for students and professionals currently performing biomedical research.