Florida International University MARC U*STAR Program

简介（由申请人提供）：FIU是一所位于迈阿密的公共研究机构。它拥有约50,000名学生（bbbb73% UR），强调其使命的研究，并将健康和多样性作为战略主题。FIU为培养大量全面发展但代表性不足的（UR）科学家从事生物医学研究提供了极好的机会。2007年，FIU为新生推出了严格的生物科学试点课程，名为“课堂生物学量化”（QBIC）。QBIC以令人印象深刻的成绩毕业了三届从大一到大四的毕业生，成功地通过了所有学术和行政评估和审查步骤，现已制度化，从2013年秋季开始，作为FIU生物科学系的定量生物学专业。QBIC为FIU的MARC U*STAR计划提供了一批有才华和特别准备的学者。在我们提议的5年资助期内，我们每年要求资助8名三年级学生，直到毕业，为期两年（总计40人），他们将从QBIC和传统课程中有才华和准备充分的荣誉学生中挑选出来，因为并非所有有才华的学生都在QBIC。QBIC是由FIU生物科学、统计学、数学、化学、物理、计算机科学和生物医学工程学院开发的一个为期四年的项目。这是一个综合的锁定步骤队列“块”项目，学生们一起上课，块内的课程已经确定并协调了重叠协同的领域。学者们可以看到生物数据是如何分析的，数学是如何模拟生物过程的，教学单元向他们展示了可靠的生物理论是如何产生的。第一部分（大一和大二学生）使用教学五角大楼将微积分和统计学与生物学，遗传学，生态学和化学相结合；第二部分（大三和大四），提供量身定制的高级课程。MARC U*STAR学员将积极参与定向的科学研究和丰富活动，包括建模研讨会、期刊俱乐部活动、专业发展研讨会、科学咖啡馆、科学演讲和参与校外研究。因此，国际财经大学MARC U*STAR项目的三个短期和长期目标以及可衡量的目标包括：(1)为积极进取的优秀学生提供工具和技能，使他们在学术上具有竞争力和成功；(2)让他们沉浸在支持和激励的研究环境中，通过活动增强和培养他们对科学的兴趣；(3)增加继续攻读、擅长并完成生物医学或行为科学博士或医学博士/博士课程的UR人数。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): FIU is a public, research institution (RU/H) located in Miami. It has an enrollment of ~50,000 students (>73% UR), emphasizes research in its mission and includes health and diversity as strategic themes. FIU provides an excellent opportunity to develop a significant number of well-rounded, underrepresented (UR) scientists for biomedical research careers. In 2007, FIU launched a rigorous pilot biological sciences curriculum for freshmen called Quantifying Biology in the classroom (QBIC). Having impressively graduated three freshman-through-senior cohorts of graduates, QBIC successfully passed all academic and administrative evaluation and review steps, and is now institutionalized, beginning Fall 2013, as a Quantitative Biology Track in FIU's Biological Sciences Department. QBIC offers a pool of talented & exceptionally prepared scholars for FIU's MARC U*STAR Program. For each year of our proposed 5-year grant period, we request funding to support 8 juniors, through graduation, for two years (totaling 40), who will be selected from a pool of talented and well-prepared honors students in QBIC and traditional curricula, since not all of our talented students are in QBIC. QBIC is a 4-year program developed by FIU's biological sciences, statistics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer science and biomedical engineering faculty. It is an integrated lock-step cohort "block" program where students take classes together, and courses within blocks have identified & coordinated areas of overlapping synergy. Scholars get to see how biological data is analyzed, how mathematics can model biological processes, and teaching units show them how sound biological theories are generated. Part 1 (freshmen & sophomores) integrates calculus & statistics with biology, genetics, ecology & chemistry using a Teaching Pentagon; Part 2 (juniors & seniors), offers tailored-upper level courses. MARC U*STAR trainees will actively participate in directed scientific research & enrichment activities that include modeling workshops, journal club activities, professional development workshops, science cafes, scientific presentations & participation in extramural research. Thus, the three-prong short and long term goals and measurable objectives for FIU's MARC U*STAR Program include: (1) provide motivated, honors students with the tools & skills that allow them to be academically competitive & successful; (2) immerse them in supportive & stimulating research environments with activities that enhance & nurture their interest in science, (3) increase the number of UR who continue on to, excel in and complete biomedical or behavioral sciences Ph.D. or MD/PhD programs.