MBRS IMSD Program at Louisiana State University

描述(由申请人提供)：路易斯安那州立大学继续实施MBRS IMSD项目将确保每年为生物医学研究人员培训20名代表不足的少数族裔本科生。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项目的延续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的IMSD计划计划招聘和支持四名生物医学领域的少数族裔研究生，以促进合作和跨学科的项目和出版物，以及为IMSD本科生提供日常培训和指导。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研究效率与学院的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IMSD初级学者每年进行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IMSD博士生(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)每年至少两次关于学生研究的讲座或海报，(Iii)75%的学生与他人合著至少一本同行评议的出版物，(Iv)至少95%的学生出席所有IMSD活动，并强制参加指定的计划活动，(V)该学院的学生每年挑选和邀请三名国际知名的科学家，他们专攻学生和该计划感兴趣的领域；。(Vi)每名该学院的奖学金获得者的全日制课程平均绩点至少维持在3.0分；。(Vii)强制参加高中外展活动。 线上讨论论坛，()国际管理发展学院学者在四年内取得学士学位至少90%的毕业率，以及(Ix)国际管理发展学院学者在研究生院就业及/或生物医学研究工作至少达到80%的成功率。我们的计划强调以出版物为目标和“团队方法”进行实验室工作，并加强学者与学者和学者与教师之间的互动/合作。学生们每月开会两次，参加研究会议和工作坊，以解决学生的需求，并开展教育促进活动。此外，IMSD学生在路易斯安那州立大学START培训中心参加因材施教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 (provided by applicant): The 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 continuation 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 proposes to recruit and support four minority graduate students in the biomedical field that will promote collaborative and interdisciplinary projects and publications, a well as provide everyday training and mentoring of the IMSD undergraduates. The IMSD Undergraduate Scholars are matched with Faculty research Mentors and a graduate student according to their research interest and the research productivity of the mentors. Nine measurable goals are used for program evaluation to meet NIH and institutional objectives: (i) 20 LSU junior IMSD Scholars perform 15 hours per week of biomedical research for 9 (academic) months per year; the LSU IMSD Ph.D. students (second year or higher) in a STEM discipline will work 50% time, the maximum allowed for standard appointment at LSU, (ii) presentation of at least two lectures or posters 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 75% of the students, (iv) at least 95% attendance at all IMSD events and mandatory attendance at designated Program Activities, (v) selection and invitation by IMSD students of three internationally 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 3.0 GPA for full-time course loads, (vii) mandatory 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 80% success rate in graduate school placement and/or biomedical research employment. Our Program emphasizes a publication-targeted and "team approach" to laboratory work and enhanced Scholar- Scholar and Scholar-Faculty interactions/collaborations. The students meet twice a month for research meetings and workshops to address student needs, and for educational enhancement activities. In addition the IMSD students attend level-dependent individualized computer training sessions at the LSU START training center, conduct high school outreach activities, attend IMSD special events, and host an on-line forum discussion site for students and professionals currently performing biomedical research.