U-RISE at Claflin University through Collaborative Interdisciplinary Mentoring in Biomedical Sciences

7.项目摘要/摘要 克莱夫林大学(CU)位于南卡罗来纳州的奥兰治堡，是一所独立的、四年制男女同校的大学， 住宿，以职业为导向的文科大学，附属于联合卫理公会教会。成立于 1869年，CU是南卡罗来纳州历史上最古老的黑人学院/大学(HBCU)。超过90%的学生 身体是非裔美国人，39%是第一代大学生，使CU成为当地、地区、 以及国家努力招收少数民族和女性学生进入高级学位和研究型职业 在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域。我们对培训未来的承诺 科学家和工程师通过实践，在活跃科学的直接指导下进行研究 工程学院已经成为我们的主要教学范例。克莱夫林自然学院的所有学生 科学和数学(SNSM)被要求参与最终达到高级研究的研究 论文或研究计划。拟议的本科生研究促进学生发展计划(U- Rise)针对18名U-Rise受训人员进行跨学科研究，他们使用 整体方法，在加州大学15名研究人员的监督下，并与生物医学研究人员合作 在研究密集型环境中，专注于国家卫生研究院为期五年的培训计划 句号。将在不同的实验室(生物、化学、数学-计算机科学)开展项目 和工程)，选定的项目与以社区为基础的参与性公共卫生相结合 与人文学院和外部学院合作进行研究，以解决相关的健康差距 研究合作者。教师导师将完成必要的培训活动，其中包括多样化的主题 培训和文化敏感性。学员将完成必修课程、研究导论和 研究伦理，并参加每周的会议，包括杂志俱乐部，负责任的研究行为， Citi模块，写作模块，文化敏感性模块，研究生入学考试准备， 实习申请，研究生院申请，口头和海报准备与练习，手稿 准备工作和面试技巧。此外，整个项目的团队建设会议，从入门培训 到毕业时，将提供一个支持性的环境。学生的准备、热情和自信 将通过更多代表不足的学生进入和 完成生物医学重点领域的博士课程。因此，我们的目标是安排33%的受训人员(2 毕业实习生)在第三年之后每年进入博士课程，在五年结束时六年，在三年内 毕业，建立在招聘、选拔和留用以及 实施高效跟踪至完成。从经验教训中适当地实施这些计划 在我们的RISE计划和其他成功的计划中，我们预计学生的 因为进入硕士课程的人数，所以进入博士和医学博士/博士课程。

7. Project Summary/Abstract Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Claflin University (CU), an independent, four-year, co-educational, residential, career-oriented liberal arts university, is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1869, CU is the oldest historically black college/university (HBCU) in South Carolina. Over 90% of the student body is African American and 39% are first generation college students, making CU a vital part of local, regional, and national efforts to recruit minority and female students into advanced degrees and research-oriented careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Our commitment to train future scientists and engineers through hands-on, research pursuits under the direct mentorship of active science and engineering faculty has emerged as our primary pedagogic paradigm. All students in Claflin’s School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (SNSM) are required to participate in research that culminates in a senior research thesis or research proposal. The proposed Undergraduate-Research Initiative for Student Enhancement (U- RISE) targets interdisciplinary research with 18 U-RISE Trainees, recruited, selected, and retained using a holistic approach, under the supervision of 15 researchers at CU and in collaboration with biomedical researchers in research-intensive environments focusing on National Institutes of Health Training Programs over a five-year period. Projects will be conducted in various laboratories (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics-Computer Science and Engineering) in SNSM, with selected projects integrated with community-based participatory public health research to address pertinent health disparities in collaboration with the School of Humanities and external research collaborators. Faculty mentors will complete required training activities that include topics of Diversity Training and Cultural Sensitivity. Trainees will complete required courses, Introduction to Research and Research Ethics, and participate in weekly sessions to include journal clubs, Responsible Conduct of Research, CITI modules, writing modules, and cultural sensitivity modules, Graduate Record Exam Preparation, application for internships, application for graduate school, oral and poster preparation and practice, manuscript preparation, and interview skills. Moreover, team building sessions throughout the program, from orientation to graduation, will provide a supportive environment. Students’ preparation, enthusiasm, and self-confidence will enhance career development with an increased number of underrepresented students entering and completing Ph.D. programs in biomedical-focused areas. As a result, we aim to place 33% of trainees (2 graduating trainees) into Ph.D. programs yearly after the third year, 6 at the end of 5 years, within 3 years of graduation, building upon strategic plans for recruitment, selection, and retention as well as upon implementation of efficient tracking to completion. With these plans implemented properly from lessons learned in our RISE program and from other successful programs, we anticipate a significant increase in students’ matriculating into Ph.D. and MD/Ph.D. programs because of the number entering Master’s Programs.