The Louisiana Center for Advancing Underrepresented Scientists Careers in Health, Nutrition, Obesity, and Disparities Research (LAUNCHED)

摘要/概要 人们越来越认识到，多元化的劳动力对学术生产力非常重要。然而，在这方面， 少数族裔群体成员目前在学术界的代表性不足。这种代表性不足， 学术界对健康差距研究有直接影响，包括与营养，肥胖， 和/或糖尿病。代表性不足的少数民族（URM）科学家倾向于从事解决问题的研究 与少数民族有关。为了使城市资源管理的科学家对与以下方面有关的问题产生持续的影响， 国家糖尿病，消化和肾脏疾病研究所（NIDDK），他们必须能够获得 联邦拨款。路易斯安那州促进代表性不足的科学家健康职业中心， 营养、肥胖和差异研究（Nutrition，Obesity，and Disparities Research） 招募， 竞争 制定一项全面的计划， 指导，培训和职业发展，以提高URM科学家的成功率 为联邦研究基金。推出的建议是几个机构之间的合作 现有的工作关系。该项目将由来自彭宁顿生物医学公司的研究人员领导 研究中心在巴吞鲁日，洛杉矶，沿着与杜兰大学，路易斯安那州州立大学（LSU）A&M， 路易斯安那州立大学健康科学中心新奥尔良（LSUHSC-NO）。该计划还将涉及两个历史上的黑人 学院和大学包括路易斯安那州泽维尔大学和南方大学。两个队列的 将招募URM科学家（队列成员），并将包括10-20名学员，每人将花费2 多年来，在节目中。彭宁顿生物医学是家庭对几个肥胖和糖尿病相关的中心赠款， 该计划将与已启动的计划协同工作，为以下人员提供全面的培训计划： cohort成员。中心赠款基础设施将允许启动计划提供队列 成员与导师，授予写作机会，在营养和糖尿病的教学指导，和一个试点 可行性方案。还将有几个组成部分是专门针对统一资源管理的具体需要的 科学家启动的计划将提供糖尿病，肥胖和营养方面的教学，因为它涉及到 健康差距。导师将接受关于URM科学家面临的障碍的教育， 与URM科学家有效合作的技能。高级URM科学家将与队列成员互动， 作为榜样，分享学习成功的策略。职业指导将由 具有与URM科学家合作经验的专业教练。此外，已启动的计划已 在辅导和职业指导组织中拥有专业知识，以便成功地与少数民族妇女合作。 最终，推出的计划将提供一个全面的和数据驱动的培训计划， 准备URM科学家成功地竞争NIH赠款资金。

Abstract/Summary It is increasingly recognized that a diverse workforce is important to academic productivity. However, members of ethnic minority groups are currently underrepresented in academia. This underrepresentation in academia has a direct effect on health disparities research, including studies related to nutrition, obesity, and/or diabetes. Underrepresented minority (URM) scientists tend to engage in research that addresses issues relevant to ethnic minority groups. In order for URM scientists to make a sustained impact on issues relevant to the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), they must be able to obtain federal grant funding. The Louisiana Center for Advancing Underrepresented Scientists Careers in Health, Nutrition, Obesity, and Disparities Research (LAUNCHED) will recruitment, competing develop a comprehensive program of mentoring, training, and career development to increase the success rate of URM scientists for federal research funding.The LAUNCHED proposal is a collaboration among several institutions with existing working relationships. The project will be led by investigators from Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA, along with Tulane University, Louisiana State University (LSU) A&M, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO). The program will also involve two Historically Black Colleges and Universities including Xavier University of Louisiana, and Southern University. Two cohorts of URM scientists (cohort members) will be recruited, and will include 10-20 mentees who will each spend 2 years in the program. Pennington Biomedical is home to several obesity and diabetes related center grants, which will work synergistically with the LAUNCHED program to provide a comprehensive training program for the cohort members. The center grant infrastructure will allow the LAUNCHED program to provide cohort members with mentorship, grant writing opportunities, didactic instruction in nutrition and diabetes, and a Pilot and Feasibility program. There will also be several components that are tailored to the specific needs of URM scientists. The LAUNCHED program will provide didactics on diabetes, obesity, and nutrition as it relates to health disparities. Mentors will be educated on barriers facing URM scientists and will be provided with specific skills for working effectively with URM scientists. Senior URM scientists will interact with cohort members in order to serve as role models and share strategies for academic success. Career coaching will be delivered by professional coaches with experience working with URM scientists. In addition, the LAUNCHED program has expertise in mentoring and career coaching organization to work successfully with ethnic minority women. Ultimately, the LAUNCHED program will provide a comprehensive and data-driven training program that will prepare URM scientists to successfully compete for NIH grant funding.