Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Training at Hunter

 描述(由申请人提供)：亨特学院的MARC U*STAR项目为一所大型公共机构提供服务，该机构的学生群体极其多样化，主要由少数族裔和女性组成。我们的长期目标是增加未被充分代表的学生对跨学科生物医学研究的承诺，并为他们成功进入和完成竞争激烈的博士课程做好准备。鉴于跨学科培训在科学领域已经变得至关重要，我们计划利用亨特学院研究实验室和学术项目的这一优势，为MARC学者创造一个跨学科的培训和研究环境。这项建议的目的是通过更新我们成功的MARC U*STAR计划，为攻读生物医学科学领域学位的本科生提供干预，特别是那些对跨学科研究感兴趣的学生。我们的理由是 这个项目是，成功完成拟议的项目将向学生传授必要的技术、跨学科和专业技能，以获得博士学位并成为一名出色的生物医学研究人员。我们希望通过追求以下三个具体目标来实现我们的目标：目标1：扩大和改善我们的招生库，瞄准那些对跨学科研究感兴趣的学生(例如，数量生物学、神经科学、生物物理学、人类生物学)，通过增加符合课程和GPA要求的学生数量来录取MARC，以及通过培养从事跨学科生物医学研究的愿望。目标2：通过在Hunter和其他机构为MARC学者提供适当的培训机会，改善学生培训，重点是跨学科研究。目标3：通过帮助学生磨练必要的技能和动力，帮助他们在课程中脱颖而出，作为跨学科团队的一员做出贡献，并作为研究生茁壮成长，为学生提供学术支持和职业发展。总而言之，这将增加亨特学院毕业生(MARC和非MARC)攻读和完成传统和跨学科生物医学科学博士学位的人数。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The MARC U*STAR Program at Hunter College serves a large public institution with an incredibly diverse student body, predominantly composed of minorities and women. Our long-term goal is to increase the commitment of underrepresented students to careers in interdisciplinary biomedical research, and to prepare them for successful entry into and completion of highly competitive Ph.D. programs. Given that interdisciplinary training has become essential in the sciences, we plan on leveraging the strength of this attribute found in Hunter College research laboratories and academic programs to create an interdisciplinary training and research environment for the MARC scholars. The objective of this proposal is to provide interventions, through the renewal of our successful MARC U*STAR program, for undergraduates pursuing degrees in fields compromising the biomedical sciences, specifically those interested in interdisciplinary research. Our rationale for this project is that successful completion of the proposed program will convey to students the technical, interdisciplinary and professional skills necessary to earn a Ph.D. degree and excel as a biomedical researcher. We expect to accomplish our objective by pursuing the following three specific aims: Aim #1: Enlarge and improve our admissions pool, targeting those students interested in interdisciplinary research (e.g. quantitative biology, neurosciences, biophysics, human biology), by increasing the number of students meeting the course and GPA requirements for MARC admission, and by cultivating desire to pursue a career in interdisciplinary biomedical research. Aim #2: Improve student training, focusing on interdisciplinary research, by providing MARC scholars with appropriate training opportunities at Hunter and at other institutions. Aim #3: Provide student academic support and professional development by helping students hone the necessary skills and drive required to excel in their courses, contribute as a member of an interdisciplinary team, and thrive as a graduate student. Together, this will increase the number of Hunter College graduates (MARC and non-MARC) pursuing and completing a Ph.D. in the traditional and interdisciplinary biomedical sciences.