UCSF Summer Research Experiences in Neuroscience

暑期神经科学研究体验（SREN）由加州大学弗朗西斯科分校（UCSF）的科学与健康教育合作伙伴关系（SEP）开发和领导，每年将支持10名公立高中学生，其中大多数来自生物医学科学的背景，在神经科学研究实习中。实习生的研究项目将侧重于加深我们对大脑和神经系统的理解，以减轻神经系统疾病的负担。UCSF世界知名的神经病学，神经外科和神经退行性疾病研究所为培养实习生进行严格科学研究的能力提供了理想的背景。该项目的具体目标是：1）培养学生的科学技能，2）建立学生对神经科学职业的认识和神经科学研究人员的身份，3）培养大学准备，以及4）广泛传播我们的努力。该项目利用UCSF SEP的经验，将真实的研究经验与课外支持相结合，为学生入学并在大学中茁壮成长做好准备，最终增加来自NIH定义的背景的学生在神经科学职业中的参与，这些背景在生物医学研究中代表性不足。SREN对其学生群体的短期和长期影响将通过调查记录，以跟踪高中毕业，大学入学，专业选择和学位完成情况，以及学生自我报告的科学信心和研究人员身份的增加。在该项目的生命周期内，50名学生将参与真正的神经科学研究项目，并有机会利用SREN内的支持结构来推动自己进入神经科学职业生涯。

Summer Research Experiences in Neuroscience (SREN), developed and led by the Science & Health Education Partnership (SEP) at UC San Francisco (UCSF), will annually support 10 public high school students, the majority from backgrounds underrepresented in the biomedical sciences, in neuroscience research internships. Interns’ research projects will focus on deepening our understanding of the brain and nervous system in order to reduce the burden of neurological disease. UCSF’s world-renowned departments of Neurology, Neurological Surgery, and Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases offer an ideal backdrop to develop interns’ ability to conduct rigorous scientific research. The specific aims for this project are to:1) develop students’ science skills, 2) build students’ awareness of neuroscience careers and identity as neuroscience researchers, 3) foster college readiness, and 4) disseminate our efforts broadly. This project leverages UCSF SEP’s experience coupling authentic research experiences with co-curricular supports to prepare students to matriculate to and thrive in college, ultimately to increase participation in neuroscience careers among students from backgrounds defined by the NIH as underrepresented in biomedical research. The short- and long-term impacts of SREN on its student cohort will be documented through surveys to track high school graduation, college matriculation, major selection and degree completion, as well as students’ self-reported gains in science confidence and researcher identity. Over the lifetime of the project, 50 students will be engaged in authentic neuroscience research projects and have the chance to leverage the support structures within SREN to propel themselves into a neuroscience career.