IRACDA Scholars in Science (ISIS) Program

描述（由申请人提供）：该提案旨在继续成功的IRACDA科学学者（ISIS）博士后计划，加州大学弗朗西斯科分校（UCSF）作为研究广泛的校园和弗朗西斯科州立大学（SFSU）作为合作伙伴机构，拥有大量科学领域代表性不足（UR）的学生。ISIS计划的主要目标是：1）准备UR博士后学者获得，并成功地在优秀的学术机构，有竞争力的教师职位;和2）使ISIS学者通过帮助开发以研究为导向的科学课程，作为榜样SFSU本科科学学生，并促进UCSF和SFSU教师之间的研究合作，以积极影响SFSU。 ISIS计划通过一系列有针对性的活动，培养高质量的研究，教学和专业技能，为博士后学者的学术研究和教学事业做好准备。 为了实现这些目标，ISIS计划有四个具体目标：1）在UCSF提供广泛的指导研究经验，使ISIS博士后进行尖端的生物医学和行为研究，并在高质量的期刊上发表; 2）在SFSU开发密集的指导教学经验，同时为SFSU的研究型科学课程做出显著贡献。ISIS学者将提高他们的教学技能，为SFSU的本科生提供榜样，并从事与研究相关的教学; 3）提供职业发展机会，如学习如何撰写成功的赠款，并学习以包容和道德的方式管理研究实验室，以提高他们的技能和学术生涯的准备;和4）传播ISIS计划对SFSU学生和研究基础设施的影响。 该方案与公共卫生的相关性：为了提高我国的技术和科学竞争力，必须努力增加来自代表性不足群体的科学家和工程师的参与人数。这需要一个漫长的教育过程。IRACDA科学博士后计划的学者解决了这一途径的两个部分;激励本科生进入科学研究生涯，并为博士后学者的教师职业做好准备，他们将能够解决国家的生物医学，行为和临床研究优先事项。开发这一潜力将最终提高我们的国家竞争力和繁荣。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks to continue the successful IRACDA Scholars in Science (ISIS) Postdoctoral Program between the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) as the research-extensive campus and San Francisco State University (SFSU) as the partner institution with a large population of students who are underrepresented (UR) in the sciences. The primary goals of the ISIS Program are: 1) To prepare UR postdoctoral scholars to obtain, and succeed in, competitive faculty positions at excellent academic institutions; and 2) To enable ISIS Scholars to positively impact SFSU by helping develop a research-oriented science curriculum, serving as role models to SFSU undergraduate science students, and promoting research collaborations between UCSF and SFSU faculty. The ISIS Program prepares postdoctoral scholars for academic research and teaching careers through a series of focused activities that develop high-quality research, teaching, and professional skills. To accomplish these goals, the ISIS Program has four specific aims: 1) Provide an extensive mentored-research experience at UCSF so that ISIS postdocs conduct cutting-edge biomedical and behavioral research and publish in high quality journals; 2) Develop an intensive mentored-teaching experience at SFSU, while contributing notably to a research-oriented science curriculum at SFSU. The ISIS Scholars will refine their teaching skills, serve as role models for undergraduates at SFSU, and engage in research-related instruction; 3) Provide career-development opportunities such as learning to write successful grants, and learning to manage a research laboratory in an inclusive and ethical manner, in order to enhance their skills and preparation for an academic career; and 4) Broaden the Impact of the ISIS Program on SFSU Students and Research Infrastructure. Relevance of this program to public health: In order for our Nation to improve its technical and scientific competitiveness, efforts must be made to increase the number of participating scientists and engineers from under-represented groups. This requires a long educational pathway. The IRACDA Scholars in Science Postdoctoral Program addresses two parts of that pathway; inspiring undergraduates to enter a scientific research career, and preparing postdoctoral scholars for faculty careers where they will be able to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research priorities. Developing this potential will ultimately improve our national competitiveness and prosperity.