CSULB Building Biomedical Research Program: Overall Component

拟议的BUILD倡议的主要目标是加强加州州立大学的能力， 长滩（CSULB）开发一个管道，为这些人口群体的高级博士学位最 在生物医学研究中的代表性不足。第一代受过教育的少数种族和族裔， 残疾人和来自弱势背景的人在生物医学领域的代表性严重不足。 学科作为我们的NIH BUILD规划补助金的一部分收集的数据加强了解决 代表性不足的学生（URS）在追求时经常面临的制度和背景障碍 生物医学研究职业。通过我们的CSULB BUILD计划，我们将开发和维持一个 创新和变革的基础设施，以吸引和留住URS，并为他们提供卓越的 研究培训和技能，这将使他们非常有竞争力的博士课程和进入 生物医学劳动力。这项倡议的具体目标是：1）发展学生外联工作，以及 作为学生和教师的培训机会，在我们的管道和研究的初始加速期， 合作伙伴; 2）建立一个学生研究发展计划，使URS在他们的学术早期 发展，是更大的范围，是文化上对我们多样化的学生群体;和 3)与我们的管道和研究合作伙伴合作，提供跨校园的研究机会和 可持续的研究基础设施，以加强URS博士管道。此外，委员会认为， 将通过加强我们之间的合作， 多样化的生物医学项目和部门，我们的社区学院合作伙伴，以及NIH资助的导师， 我们的研究合作机构。 相关性（参见说明）： 增加代表性不足的学生（URS）在生物医学研究中的代表性， 服务于这个国家多样化的人口及其复杂的健康挑战。建议的CSULB BUILD 该计划旨在开发一个可持续的和变革性的基础设施， 通过卓越和创新的研究培训生物医学博士管道。

The primary goal ofthe proposed BUILD initiative is to strengthen the ability of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) to develop a pipeline for advanced doctoral degrees for those population groups most underrepresented in biomedical research. First generation-educated racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds are gravely underrepresented in the biomedical disciplines. Data collected as part of our NIH BUILD Planning Grant reinforce the need to address the institutional and contextual barriers that underrepresented students (URS) often face when pursuing biomedical research careers. Through our CSULB BUILD initiative, we will develop and sustain an innovative and transformative infrastructure to engage and retain URS and provide them with exceptional research training and skills that will make them highly competitive for doctoral programs and entry into the biomedical workforce. The specific aims of this initiative are to: 1) Develop student outreach efforts, as well as student and faculty training opportunities, during an initial ramp-up period with our pipeline and research partners; 2) Establish a student research development program that engages URS earlier in their academic development, is larger in scope, and is culturally-responsive to our diverse student population; and 3) Work with our pipeline and research partners to provide cross-campus research opportunities and a sustainable research infrastructure for strengthening the URS doctoral pipeline. Furthermore, institutionalization of these efforts will be accomplished by strengthening the collaboration between our diverse biomedical programs and departments, our community college partners, and NIH-funded mentors at our research partner institutions. RELEVANCE (See instructions): Increased representation of underrepresented students (URS) in biomedical research is imperative to best serve the nation's diverse population and its complex health challenges. The proposed CSULB BUILD initiative aims to develop a sustainable and transformative infrastructure that will engage and retain URS in the biomedical doctoral pipeline through exceptional and innovative research training.