ST Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health Related Research

该计划的目标是为来自不同背景的本科生和以研究为导向的医学院学生提供8-10周的短期生物医学实验室研究经验。该计划的长期目标是增加致力于心血管、肺部和血液研究的未被充分代表的学生的数量。培训由51名培训师组成的核心小组提供，他们作为各级培训人员的导师具有丰富的经验，他们的研究兴趣涉及心脏、肺和血液的各个方面，此外还有50多名额外的潜在导师进行NHLBI资助的研究。每位实习生将大约90%的时间用于动手实验室研究、实验设计、数据解释、指导阅读、实验室会议和期刊俱乐部。学员参加由宾夕法尼亚大学教师举办的一系列科学研讨会，接受学术相关领域的补充培训，包括科学演讲技巧和负责任的研究行为，并提供各种可选的同伴网络和职业发展活动和讲习班。在项目结束时，学员至少在一个正式的环境中展示他们的工作，并鼓励他们继续与实验室合作；本科生可以返回第二次夏季研究经验。该提案旨在整合以前单独提供的培训，通过两项不同的NHLBI拨款：R25-HL084665（原T35- HL007719）最初于1991年为宾夕法尼亚大学医学院的研究型医科学生设立，T35- hl007789于1993年为来自不同地理和文化的高校的本科生设立，他们来宾夕法尼亚大学过暑假。预计这些项目的整合将建立在现有优势的基础上，并丰富学员的经验。

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.