MARC U*STAR at the University of California, Irvine

描述（由申请人提供）：加州大学欧文分校（UCI）是一所研究机构，其生物科学学院的少数民族科学项目（MSP）获得了国家认可。UCI的MARC U*STAR是一项新的倡议，旨在增加进入生物医学科学研究博士学位的荣誉少数民族（URM）本科生的数量。项目的主要组成部分包括：1)MARC前学生发展活动，旨在提高学生保留率，提高大学新生和大二学生对生物医学研究的学术准备和兴趣，并确定和准备学生被任命为MARC实习生；2)MARC组成部分，支持10名大三学生和10名大四学生，以增加经过竞争性训练的大学博士生的数量。通过加强他们的学术准备和研究训练。在教师导师的指导下进行的独立研究是诱导MARC学者追求研究生院和以研究为重点的职业的核心要素。100多名具有培养本科生经验和资助研究项目的教师将担任MARC学者的导师。MARC研究训练元素与本科课程相结合，包括：1)个人职业生涯和学术建议，2)研究教员系列研讨会，3)批判性阅读，写作和推理课程，4)生物统计学课程，5)实验室安全课程，6)负责任的研究行为课程，7)向学者介绍当前生物医学文献批判性阅读的期刊俱乐部，8)原则研讨会，生物医学研究中使用的仪器和技术，9)准备在地方和国家会议上做口头报告和海报，10)为在教师评审的本科生研究期刊和/或同行评审期刊上发表论文而设计的课程，11)GRE准备和12)研究生申请过程中的个人建议。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of California, Irvine (UCI) is a research institution that has gained national recognition for its Minority Science Programs (MSP) at the School of Biological Sciences. The MARC U*STAR at UCI is a new initiative that aims at increasing the number of honors underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduates that enter and excel in research doctorates in biomedical sciences. Major program components include, 1) pre- MARC student development activities designed to increase student retention, improve the academic preparedness and interest in biomedical research of URM freshmen and sophomores, and to identify and prepare students for appointment as MARC trainees and 2) a MARC component that supports 10 juniors and 10 seniors to increase the number of competitively trained URM who enroll in research doctorates, by strengthening their academic preparation and research training. Independent research conducted under the direction of faculty mentors serve as a core element to induce MARC scholars to pursue graduate school and research-focused careers. Over 100 faculty with experience training URM undergraduates and with funded research programs will serve as preceptors of MARC scholars. The MARC research training elements are integrated with the undergraduate curriculum and include, 1) individual career and academic advising, 2) a research faculty seminar series, 3) a course on critical reading, writing and reasoning, 4) a course on biostatistics, 5) a course on laboratory safety, 6) a course on responsible conduct of research, 7) a journal club to introduce scholars to critical reading of current biomedical literature, 8) a workshop on principles, instrumentation and techniques used in biomedical research, 9) preparation to present oral presentations and posters at local and national conferences, 10) a course designed to write a paper to be published in the faculty-refereed undergraduate research journal and/or a peer-reviewed journal, 11) GRE preparation and 12) individual advice during the graduate school application process.