MBRS IMSD Program at Louisiana State University

描述（由申请人提供）：路易斯安那州立大学MBRS IMSD项目的延续将确保每年培养20名未被充分代表的高级少数民族本科学者，从事生物医学研究。路易斯安那州立大学在增加进入学术界和工业界的代表性不足的博士生数量方面建立了全国声誉，并且存在一些旨在教育和留住少数民族本科生的项目，特别是在STEM（科学，技术，工程和数学）领域。我们的目标是通过在NIH感兴趣的领域为少数民族本科生和研究生提供培训，继续扩大这一成功。LSU IMSD项目的延续将继续满足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，LSU IMSD计划建议在生物医学领域招募和支持四名少数民族研究生，他们将促进合作和跨学科项目和出版物，并为IMSD本科生提供日常培训和指导。根据研究兴趣和导师的研究效率，IMSD的本科生学者与学院研究导师和一名研究生相匹配。9个可衡量的目标用于项目评估，以满足NIH和机构的目标：(i) 20名LSU初级IMSD学者每周进行15小时的生物医学研究，每年9个（学术）月；STEM学科的LSU IMSD博士生（二年级或更高）将工作50%的时间，这是LSU标准任命允许的最高时间，（ii）每年至少在主要地区或国家科学会议上发表两次关于学生研究的讲座或海报，（iii） 75%的学生共同撰写至少一篇同行评审出版物，（iv）至少95%的学生出席IMSD所有活动，并强制参加指定的项目活动。(v)每年由IMSD学生选择和邀请三位国际知名的科学家，他们专注于学生和项目感兴趣的领域，（vi）每位IMSD学者在全日制课程负担中保持至少3.0的GPA， （vii）强制参加高中外展活动等

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.