Neuroscience Experience and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (NEUROP)

神经科学研究生课程和高级职位缺乏多样性是一个重大问题。神经科学经验和本科生研究机会计划（NEUROP）旨在增加博士前、博士后和（最终）教师水平的神经科学学者的多样性。为了解决这一问题，NEUROP的目标是扩大本科未被充分代表的少数民族（URM）对神经科学研究的接触，并加强研究生URM对前沿研究方法和专业技能培训的接触，目标是培养下一代URM科学家。为了达到目标和长远目标，我们建议采取多管齐下的办法。我们将加强URM神经科学本科学生接触神经科学主题和研究与NEUROP元素在所有本科四年。第一年的神经科学学习社区将使新生接触到神经科学研究和整个神经科学社区的兴奋。第二年的神经科学研究技能课程将使学生接触到最先进的技术和额外的教师导师。神经科学研究主题课程将汇集来自多年的学生，以便通过期刊俱乐部的形式继续建立神经科学的兴奋和知识基础以及社区意识，包括适当的榜样和潜在的教师导师。第二年后，暑期和学术研究实习将提供动手接触神经科学研究的机会，最终在第四年获得顶点研究经验，为本科生过渡到研究生院做好准备。通过增加加入神经科学研究界的机会和愿望，提供加强的指导，并最大限度地提高真实的研究经验，我们将增加训练有素的URM学生进入神经科学研究生课程的人数。除本科生外，还将选择研究生NEUROP学者。NEUROP将增加研究的影响，加强社区意识，提高专业技能。我们建议，这将增强研究生博士后培训的准备，并加强他们对神经科学研究学术教师职位的渴望。总的来说，我们致力于减少本科阶段的人员流失，增加向研究生院的过渡，并通过参与和支持神经科学学生在其新兴职业生涯的多个阶段，加强研究生向博士后/教师的过渡。

Lack of diversity in neuroscience graduate programs and advanced positions is a substantial problem. The Neuroscience Experience and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (NEUROP) is designed to increase the diversity of prepared neuroscience scholars at the predoctoral, postdoctoral, and (ultimately) faculty levels. To address this problem the NEUROP objectives are to expand the exposure of undergraduate underrepresented minorities (URMs) to neuroscience research, and to enhance the exposure of graduate URMs to cutting-edge research methodologies and professional skills training with the goal of fostering the next generation of URM scientists. To meet the objectives and long-term goals we propose a multipronged approach. We will enhance URM undergraduate neuroscience students' exposure to neuroscience themes and research with NEUROP elements across all four undergraduate years. The 1st year Neuroscience Learning Community will expose freshmen to the excitement of neuroscience research and the overall neuroscience community. The 2nd year Neuroscience Research Skills Course will expose students to state-of-the art techniques and additional faculty mentors. The Neuroscience Research Topics Course will bring together students from multiple years in order to continue to build excitement and a knowledge base of neuroscience and a sense of community using a journal club format, involving appropriate role models and potential faculty mentors. After the 2nd year, summer and academic research internships will provide hands-on exposure to neuroscience research, culminating in a 4th year capstone research experience to prepare undergraduate students for the transition to graduate school. By increasing opportunities and desire to join the neuroscience research community, providing enhanced mentoring, and maximizing authentic research experiences, we will grow the pool of trained URM students entering neuroscience graduate programs. In addition to undergraduates, graduate student NEUROP scholars will be selected. The NEUROP will allow for increased impact of research, intensified sense of community, and enhanced professional skills. We propose that this will enhance graduate student preparedness for postdoctoral training and intensify their desire for an academic faculty position in neurosciences research. Overall, we are committed to decreasing attrition at the undergraduate level, increasing transitions to graduate school, and enhancing the graduate student to postdoc/faculty transition by engaging and supporting neuroscience students at multiple stages of their burgeoning careers.