NIH Summer Research Program to Increase Diversity Among Biomedical Researchers

描述（由申请人提供）：马萨诸塞大学医学院（UMMS）寻求资助，以继续其夏季本科生研究项目，该项目面向传统上在生物医学研究中代表性不足的群体或来自弱势背景的本科生，以及残疾学生。UMMS提供了一个非常密集的研究环境，2010年吸引了超过2.4亿美元的研究资金，其中80%来自联邦政府。2010年，UMMS获得了临床和转化科学奖，是自2006年以来美国55个获得该奖项的精英机构之一。每年，超过55名UMMS教师担任培训生、选拔委员会成员、讲师和海报评委的导师/实验室主持人。美国国立卫生研究院资助的项目每年支持24名学员。UMMS研究办公室每年为不符合NIH选择标准的学生提供额外的（8 - 10）暑期本科生研究经验（SURE）实习生匹配资金。两个项目并行运行，提供相同的体验，并由项目联合主任管理。美国国立卫生研究院的资金将允许该计划持续到21 - 25年。从1993年到2012年，大约有380名NIH培训生。在250多篇同行评议的期刊文章中，前学员被引用为作者和共同作者、海报展示、摘要和致谢，比2008年NIH项目提交的85次引用有显著增加。（这可能不代表引用的总数，而只是我们能够定位和验证的）在上一个资助周期（2008 - 2012），有119名NIH和42名SURE学员（共161人）代表115所美国学院和大学。UMMS夏季本科生研究项目是一个高度结构化的项目。除了实验室经验外，学员还必须提供他们工作的摘要，并为整个UMMS研究界参加的闭幕海报会议制作海报。该计划的其他内容包括：通过讲座引导研究：保留实验室笔记本；负责开展科研、动物安全、化学品安全和辐射安全。在课程的前两周，有六场关于生物医学研究中最新或“突破性”问题的讲座。为受训者举办了一次关于负责任的研究行为的会议。学员被随机分成4个小组（每个小组8 - 9人），进行每周一次的小组讨论（第4 - 9周），由博士后研究员领导，以适应讨论他们的研究并开始准备他们的海报。在项目期间，每个受训者与项目联合主管一起参加一个小组早餐俱乐部会议两次。学员被安置在当地的大学宿舍，并提供工作日往返UMMS的交通服务。在每个项目结束时，学员要完成一个广泛的项目评估。从评估中获得的信息被逐年跟踪，并用于改进项目。导师/实验室主持人完成一个项目中期评估，用于给受训者一份关于他们表现的进度报告，并在要求推荐信时进行最终评估。导师/实验室主持人也会对项目进行评估。（摘要结束）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) seeks funding to continue its summer undergraduate research program for undergraduates from groups traditionally under- represented in biomedical research or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and students with disabilities. UMMS provides a very intensive research environment attracting more than $240 million in research funding in 2010, 80 percent of which came from federal sources. In 2010 UMMS received a Clinical and Translational Science Award, one of fifty-five elite institutions in the US to receive this award since 2006. Annually, over fifty-five UMMS faculty members serve as mentors/lab hosts to the trainees, Selection Committee members, lecturers and poster judges for the program. The NIH funded program supports 24 trainees annually. The UMMS Office of Research provides matching funds each year for additional (8 - 10) trainees for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) for students who do not meet NIH selection criteria. Both programs are run in parallel, provide identical experiences, and are under the Program Co-Directors. NIH funding will allow this program to continue through years 21 - 25. From 1993 - 2012 there have been approximately three hundred eighty (380) NIH trainees. Former trainees have been cited as authors and co-authors, poster presentations, abstracts and acknowledgements for their contributions in over 250 peer reviewed journal articles, representing a significant increase over the 85 citations reported in the 2008 NIH program submission. (This may not represent the total number of citations, but only the ones we have been able to locate and verify) In the last funding cycle (2008 - 2012) there were 119 NIH and 42 SURE trainees (total = 161) representing 115 US colleges and universities. The UMMS summer undergraduate research program is a highly structured program. In addition to the laboratory experience, trainees must provide an abstract of their work and develop a poster for a Closing Poster session attended by the entire UMMS research community. Additional elements of the program include an orientation to research with lectures on: keeping a laboratory notebook; the responsible conduct of research, animal safety, chemical safety and radiation safety. During the first two weeks of the program there are six lectures on recent or "breaking" issues in biomedical research. A session on the Responsible Conduct of Research is held for the trainees. Trainees are randomly divided into four small groups (8 - 9 each) for weekly Small Group Discussion sessions (weeks 4 - 9) led by Post-Doctoral Fellows to adjust to discussing their research and begin preparing their posters. Twice during the program each trainee attends a small group Breakfast Club meeting with the Program Co-Directors. Trainees are housed in a local college dormitory and weekday transportation to/from UMMS is provided. At the end of each program trainees complete an extensive program evaluation. Information derived from the evaluation is tracked year-to-year and used to improve the program. Mentors/lab hosts complete a mid-program evaluation used to give the trainees a progress report on their performance, and a final evaluation used when letters of recommendation are requested. Mentors/lab hosts also evaluate the program. (End of Abstract)