Promoting Diversity of Future Scientists

摘要 密歇根大学（UM）的夏季本科生生理学研究（SURP）计划， 目前由R25 HL 108842（“促进未来科学家的多样性”）资助，建议延长 另外五个新生班，为代表性不足的学生提供培训， 计划或追求生物医学和临床研究的职业生涯。更新SURP计划包括25 来自UM医学院5个基础科学和7个临床部门的优秀教师导师，他们 共辅导了114名暑期本科生，其中51人来自代表性不足的地区， 背景在过去的四年里，我们评估了153份申请，并招收了36名来自世界各地的学生。 美方值得注意的是，91%（21/23）已完成本科学位的SURP学员是 攻读高级研究生学位，或在学术生物医学研究环境中担任技术职务 或私营部门。36名学生中有5名与他们的研究导师一起发表了至少一篇论文， 至少还有八份手稿正在进行中本次续期申请的重点是继续 成功的SURP计划，每年夏天招收10名学生。我们为期12周的暑期研究项目 包括（1）在我们的教师导师实验室的全职实践研究经验，（2）指导 会议，以确保学生学员正在利用所有可用资源的最大优势， （3）暑期结束时的小型研讨会，由学生口头介绍他们的 研究项目。SURP教育计划包括一个中午讲座系列，专门设计 为暑期实习生和教师提出，这教重要的生理学和研究- 相关原则，包括使用不同的模式生物，实验室研究中的伦理学，以及职业生涯 生物医学科学的机会。SURP研究教育计划将继续根据 内部咨询委员会的监督，学生的选择和进度监测完成了一个 学生选拔和指导委员会。因此，我们致力于为人才提供培训， 大学生，从目前代表性不足的背景，以满足日益多样化的需求， 人口

Abstract The Summer Undergraduate Research in Physiology (SURP) program at the University of Michigan (UM), currently funded by the R25HL108842 (“Promoting Diversity of Future Scientists”), is proposed to be extended to another five incoming classes to provide training for underrepresented students to enter advanced graduate programs or pursue careers in biomedical and clinical research. The renewal SURP program includes 25 excellent faculty mentors from 5 basic science and 7 clinical departments within the UM Medical School, who have collectively mentored 114 summer undergraduate trainees, 51 of whom from underrepresented backgrounds. During the past four years, we evaluated 153 applications and enrolled 36 students from across the US. Notably, 91% (21/23) of our SURP trainees who have finished their undergraduate degrees are pursuing advanced graduate degrees, or holding technical positions in academic biomedical research settings or in private sectors. Five of the 36 students have published at least one paper with their research mentors, and at least eight more manuscripts are in progress. The focus of this renewal application is to continue the successful SURP program by recruiting 10 students per summer. Our 12-week summer research program includes (1) fulltime hands-on research experience in laboratories of our faculty mentors, (2) mentoring meetings to ensure that student trainees are taking maximum advantages of all the resources available to them; and (3) end of summer mini-symposium with oral presentations given by the students sharing their research projects. The SURP educational program incorporates a noon lecture series, designed specifically for the summer trainees and presented by faculty members, that teaches important physiology and research- related principles, including the use of different model organisms, ethics in laboratory research, and career opportunities in biomedical sciences. The SURP research education program will continue to be under the oversight of an Internal Advisory Committee, and student selection and progress monitoring accomplished by a Student Selection and Mentoring Committee. As such, we are fully committed to providing training to talented college students, from currently underrepresented backgrounds, to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population.