MBRS IMSD Program at Louisiana State University

描述：路易斯安那州立大学的MBRS IMSD项目的更新和继续将确保每年为生物医学研究人员的职业生涯培训20名代表不足的少数民族本科生。路易斯安那州立大学因增加进入学术界和产业界的人数而在全国享有盛誉，并有许多旨在教育和留住少数民族本科生的计划，特别是在STEM(科学、技术、工程和数学)领域。我们的目标是通过在NIH感兴趣的领域为少数族裔本科生和研究生提供培训，继续扩大这一成功。路易斯安那州立大学IMSD课程的续期将继续服务于对高级生物医学研究培训有特殊兴趣的少数族裔本科生的需求。此外，路易斯安那州立大学IMSD项目还将招聘和支持四名生物医学领域的少数族裔研究生，这些研究生将促进合作和跨学科项目，并协助IMSD本科生的日常培训，包括使用与生物医学相关的仪器和设施。管理学院本科生奖学金获得者将根据他们的研究兴趣和导师的工作效率与学院研究导师和一名研究生进行配对。九个可衡量的目标被用于项目评估，以满足NIH和机构目标：(I)20名路易斯安那州立大学初级或高级IMSD学者每年进行9个(学术)月的生物医学研究，每周15小时；路易斯安那州立大学的研究生(二年级或以上)将工作50%的时间，这是路易斯安那州立大学允许的最大标准任命时间，(Ii)每年至少在一个重要的地区或国家科学会议上就学生的研究发表一次演讲或海报，(Iii)至少90%的学生与人合著一本同行评议的出版物，(Iv)至少95%的学生参加IMSD的会议、研讨会和相关活动，(V)由IMSD的学生每年挑选和邀请三名专门从事学生和项目感兴趣的领域的全国知名科学家，(Vi)每名国际管理发展学院奖学金得主在全日制课程中的平均绩点最少为3.3分；(Vii)参与高中外展活动及网上论坛；(Viii)该学院奖学金得主于四年内毕业率至少达90%；及(Ix)该学院奖学金得主在研究生课程安排及/或生物医学研究工作方面取得至少90%的成功率。我们的计划强调实验室工作的“团队方法”，以及加强学者与学者和学者与学院之间的互动。学生们将在每个学期中每月举行两次会议，参加研究会议和研讨会，以解决学生的需求和关切，并开展教育促进活动。此外，IMSD学生将在路易斯安那州立大学START培训中心参加不同级别的个性化计算机培训课程，开展高中外展活动，参加IMSD特别活动，并将为目前从事生物医学研究的学生和专业人员举办在线论坛讨论网站。

DESCRIPTION: The renewal and continuation of the MBRS IMSD program at Louisiana State University will ensure the training of twenty upper-level underrepresented minority undergraduate Scholars per year for careers as biomedical researchers. LSU has established a national reputation for increasing the numbers of underrepresented doctoral students entering academics and industry, and a number of programs exist aimed at the education and retention of minority undergraduates particularly in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Our goal is to continue to extend this success by providing training of minority undergraduate and graduate students in areas of interest to the NIH. The renewal of the LSU IMSD program will continue to service the needs of minority undergraduates with a specific interest in advanced biomedical research training. Furthermore the LSU IMSD program would also recruit and support four minority graduate students in the biomedical field that will promote collaborative and interdisciplinary projects, as well as assist with the everyday training of the IMSD undergraduates, including the use of biomedical-related instrumentation and facilities. The IMSD undergraduate Scholars will be matched with faculty research preceptors and a graduate student according to their research interest and the productivity of the mentors. Nine measurable goals are used for program evaluation to meet NIH and institutional objectives: (i) 20 LSU junior or senior IMSD Scholars perform 15 hours per week of biomedical research for 9 (academic) months per year; the LSU graduate students (second year or higher) will work 50% time, the maximum allowed for standard appointment at LSU, (ii) presentation of at least one lecture or poster per year on the student's research at a major regional or national scientific meeting, (iii) co-authorship of at least one peer-reviewed publication by at least 90% of the students, (iv) at least 95% attendance at IMSD meetings, seminars, and relevant events, (v) selection and invitation by IMSD students of three nationally renowned scientists per year who specialize in areas of interest to the students and the program, (vi) each of the IMSD Scholars maintaining at least a 3.3 GPA for full-time course loads, (vii) participation in high school outreach activities and on-line discussion forum, (viii) IMSD Scholars having at least a 90% graduation rate within four years for B.S. degrees, and (ix) the IMSD Scholars attaining at least a 90% success rate in graduate school placement and/or biomedical research employment. Our Program emphasizes a "team approach" to laboratory work and enhanced Scholar-Scholar and Scholar- Faculty interactions. The students will meet twice a month during each semester for research meetings and workshops to address student needs and concerns and for educational enhancement activities. In addition the IMSD students will attend level-dependent individualized computer training sessions at the LSU START training center, will conduct high school outreach activities, will attend IMSD special events, and will host an on-line forum discussion site for students and professionals currently performing biomedical research.