Undergraduate Biomedical Research Training at St. Mary's University

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的MARC U*STAR计划代表了圣玛丽大学继续努力成为代表性不足的少数民族生物医学研究科学家的重要生产者。该计划的长期目标是增加生物学、化学/生物化学、生物物理学、数学和工程学等专业的少数民族学生进入并完成生物医学科学博士研究项目的人数。为了实现这一目标，已为拟议的供资期间确立了下列目标：(1)通过坚实的科学学术基础，继续提高学员对生物医学原理和实践的认识；(2)通过提高科学写作能力，提高学员的分析和评估技能；(3)继续培养学员的研究和学科社交技能；(4)将科学推广活动纳入计划，促进学员的学习过程。拟议的活动包括为受训者提供严格的科学课程，进行学年研究，为受训者安排在研究密集型机构的夏季研究经验，开发科学写作课程，举办生物医学研究讲习班和系列研讨会，以及安排受训者参加科学会议。参加该培训项目的学生将有资格攻读化学、生物化学、生物物理学、细胞和分子生物学、生理学、微生物学、流行病学和其他生物医学科学方面的博士学位。成功实现上述目标将有助于加强生物医学领域的种族和族裔多样性

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed MARC U*STAR Program represents a continuation of the efforts by St. Mary's University to become a significant producer of underrepresented minority biomedical research scientists. The institutional long-term goal for the Program is to increase the number of underrepresented minority students majoring in biology, chemistry/biochemistry, biophysics, mathematics, and engineering, who enter and complete doctoral research programs in the biomedical sciences. In order to achieve this goal, the following objectives have been established for the proposed funding period: (1) Continue to increase trainees' knowledge of biomedical principles and practices through a strong scientific academic foundation, (2) Enhance trainee analytical and evaluation skills by improving scientific writing capabilities, (3) Continue to develop trainee research and disciplinary socialization skill, (4) Incorporate scientific outreach activities into the program to facilitate the learning process n trainees. Proposed activities include providing trainees with a rigorous science curriculum, performing academic year research, arranging summer research experiences at research-intensive institutions for trainees, developing a Scientific Writing course, conducting a biomedical research workshop and seminar series, and arranging trainee attendance at scientific meetings. Students participating in this training program will be qualified to pursue doctoral studies in chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, cell and molecular biology, physiology, microbiology, epidemiology, and other biomedical sciences. The successful attainment of the stated goal will contribute to the enhancement of the racial and ethnic diversity of the biomedical research community, which in turn will contribute to the eventual elimination of health care disparities.