IRACDA at Rutgers: INSPIRE Postdoctoral Training Program

总结/摘要 本申请旨在更新罗格斯大学的IRACDA-INSPIRE博士后培训 计划-开始在罗伯特伍德约翰逊医学院（RWJMS）在2010年8月。 RWJMS现在是罗格斯大学的一部分，扩大了博士后研究员的人数， laboratories. INSPIRE将继续努力实现其两个目标：（1）培养下一个 通过创建创新的博士后培养模式，培养科学家和教育家;（2） 鼓励在研究中代表性不足的本科生考虑生物医学职业 以理工科为重INSPIRE的成功体现在：（1）74%的INSPIRE研究员获得了 在罗格斯大学实验室接受研究培训后， 合作机构，Medgar Evers College-CUNY，新泽西City University，NJ和William 帕特森大学，新泽西州，三个机构，教育学生在生物医学代表性不足 研究;（2）INSPIRE促进改进和新的科学课程，科学教学 合作学校教师的培训，并增加了本科生的研究经验， 伙伴学校。为了增加INSPIRE的影响力，该计划将增加一个正式的第四年， 培训研究员，并将扩大伙伴学校学生的辅导计划。 拟议的INSPIRE IRACDA计划将包括3年资助的博士后培训 每年5名学员的计划，第四年的培训将得到罗格斯大学的支持 研究导师。一些INSPIRE研究员将被招募成为罗格斯大学的教师， 罗格斯大学总统博士后研究员，一个建立罗格斯大学教师多样性的计划。学员 将参加罗格斯大学实验室的指导研究;结构化的职业发展 计划;一个结构化的教育组成部分，包括科学教学的强化训练 在第一年期间;在第二年期间指导伙伴学校的教学和课程开发 和3，并在第四年的学术写作重点培训。该计划将促进研究 以及合作学校学生和教师与教师之间的教学互动， 研究型大学的博士后实习生。方案评价将衡量（a） 本科生申请和进入研究项目和研究意识 （B）在伙伴学校编制4门科学课程，以增加学生的 参与STEM课程;（c）罗格斯大学与其合作伙伴之间的研究合作 罗格斯大学合作学校本科生正在进行的暑期研究为学校提供了便利， （d）70%的INSPIRE博士后进入，包括代表人数不足的博士后 培训生，进入教育/研究事业，包括成为罗格斯大学的研究教师。

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This application seeks to renew the IRACDA at Rutgers - INSPIRE Postdoctoral Training Program- that began at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) in August of 2010. RWJMS is now part of Rutgers University, expanding the pool of postdoctoral fellows and laboratories. INSPIRE would like to continue working towards its two goals: (1) to train the next generation of scientist-educators by creating an innovative postdoctoral training model and (2) to encourage undergraduates underrepresented in research to consider careers in biomedical sciences. The success of INSPIRE is evident in that (1) 74% of INSPIRE Fellows have obtained academic positions after research training at Rutgers laboratories and mentored teaching at our partner institutions, Medgar Evers College – CUNY, New Jersey City University, NJ and William Paterson University, NJ, three institutions that educate students underrepresented in biomedical research; and (2) INSPIRE has promoted improved and new science courses, Scientific Teaching training by partner school faculty, and increased research experiences for the undergraduates at partner schools. To increase the impact of INSPIRE the program will add a 4th year of formal training for the Fellows, and will expand mentoring programs for the partner school students. The proposed INSPIRE IRACDA program will include 3 years of funded postdoctoral training program for 5 trainees per year, with a 4th year of training to be supported by the Rutgers Research Mentors. Some INSPIRE Fellows will be recruited to become Rutgers faculty, as Rutgers Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows, a program to build Rutgers faculty diversity. Trainees will participate in mentored research in Rutgers laboratories; a structured career development program; a structured educational component including intensive training in scientific teaching during year 1; and mentored teaching and course development at partner schools during years 2 and 3, and focused training in academic writing in year 4. The program will promote research and teaching interactions between partner school students and faculty with faculty and postdoctoral trainees at a research-intensive university. Program evaluation will measure (a) undergraduate student application and entry into research programs and awareness of research careers; (b) curriculum development at partner schools of 4 science courses to increase student engagement in STEM courses; (c) research collaborations between Rutgers and its partner schools facilitated by ongoing summer research by partner school undergraduates at Rutgers, supervised by the Fellows and (d) entry of 70% of INSPIRE postdocs, including underrepresented trainees, into education/research careers, including becoming Rutgers research faculty.