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The 菠菜网lol正规平台 生物科学系 is the host to the 菠菜网lol正规平台马克 U*STAR Program. 项目主任是 Dr. Cleber Ouverney.

MARC U*STAR 项目  are sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical 科学s (NIGMS), a branch of the National Institute of Health (NIH)  to provide support for undergraduate students who are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Psychology 和 Biomedical 工程) to improve their preparation for high-caliber graduate training at the Ph.D. 水平. 具有重要意义的机构 enrollments of college students from underrepresented groups may be eligible to apply.

• 谁有资格参加菠菜网lol正规平台马克?

  • All applicants must be US Citizens or legal residents.  申请人也必须注册， full-time undergraduate students at 菠菜网lol正规平台 majoring in 科学s, Psychology or 工程 对生物医学领域很感兴趣. 社区大学可以转到上海州立大学 入学前申请.

    Students who apply to be selected as MARC Trainees must be honors students (3.0的绩点 or better) who have expressed interest in pursuing postgraduate education leading Ph值.D.，或M.D.-Ph.D. (但不仅仅是一个M.D.).

    Under NIGMS guidelines, priority is given to applicants of the following ethnicities who are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences:

    ——非裔美国人
    -拉丁/拉丁美洲人
    ——印第安人 
    -太平洋岛民

    The period of appointment to the MARC U-STAR program is a consecutive 24-month period at the final 2 years of undergraduate training, the junior 和 senior years.

• What benefits would the MARC program have for me?

  • MARC students 和 their faculty 研究 mentors receive:

    1. $850 in 研究 funds per year  for 2 years
    2. Funding for student conference 和 研究 travel each of 2 years

     

    MARC学生将获得:

    1. ~ $1000.每月100英镑，共24个月.
    2. 60% of their tuition costs for 2 academic years
    3. 优先注册2年
    4. Presentation, graduation school application 和 graduate survival skills training.
• If I am selected to be a 菠菜网lol正规平台马克 trainee, what are my obligations?

  • 如果你被邀请加入MARC或RISE， 您需要:

    - Choose a 菠菜网lol正规平台 faculty 研究 mentor 和 have that person agree to mentor your 研究.

    -保持你的成绩在3分或以上.0或更高. 

    - Perform 和 hopefully publish meaningful 研究. 学生将花整整两个月的时间 academic years 和 一个 full summer in their faculty mentor's 研究 lab. 

    - Present your 研究 at a 研究 conference. 我们要求学生做报告 a poster or oral presentation at 一个 or more professional conferences during the second 他们项目的年份.

    - The whole MARC cohort will travel together to 一个, national conference for minority students per year (such as ABRCMS or SACNAS).

    - MARC Fellows *must* go away to a PhD institution for the second summer of their program- they cannot stay in their mentor's lab for both summers.

    - MARC students must attend the weekly MARC seminar.   学生必须注册 生物180才能获得本课程学分. 在这门课程中，学生练习 the skills needed to be a successful 研究er, PhD c和idate, PhD student, 和 PhD. 

    - Take a course in science ethics (such as Philosophy 133).

• 如果我没有3呢.0的绩点或其他不符合MARC的资格?

  • You could consider the 菠菜网lol正规平台 RISE (研究 Initiative for Scientific Enhancement Program).

    The RISE Program aims to help reduce the existing gap in completion of Ph.D. 度 between underrepresented 和 non-underrepresented students. RISE项目总监 是博士. Karen Singmaster in the Chemistry Department (ksingmaster@jupiter.ngskmc-eis.net).

    All applicants must be US Citizens or legal residents.  申请人也必须注册， full-time undergraduate students at 菠菜网lol正规平台 majoring in 科学s or 工程 with 对生物医学领域有兴趣. 

    社区大学可以转到上海州立大学 入学前申请 RISE applicants 至少得有2分吧.7 GPA 和 have completed Calculus I (Math 30P/30 at 菠菜网lol正规平台 or 当量). 

    Like MARC, 本科 研究 is the principal comp一个nt of the RISE program 和 as such a willingness 和 commitment to participate in 研究 is required. 

    RISE students are also expected to attend a weekly program meeting every semester 和 participate in Academic Excellence Workshops 和 Summer Workshops/Preparation Courses if these are still relevant to their current course work.

请填写 申请表格[docx] 和 种族表格[pdf] 然后把它们给任何一个 Dr. Ouverney 或MARC项目协调员.

克莱伯·欧维尼博士.D.
上海大学项目主任MARC U*STAR 
生物科学系
圣何塞州立大学
华盛顿广场一号
圣何塞，加州95192-0100
办公室:DH439(邓肯厅)

电话: 408-924-4806

电子邮件: cleber.ouverney@ngskmc-eis.net