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Goal of the Cal State L.A.
MORE Programs
The mission of the Minority Opportunities
in Research (MORE) Programs at California State University,
Los Angeles is to make available to the American scientific research
enterprise the creativity and intellectual talents of minority
group members. To this end, the University has established several
programs to enhance the development of minority students who
wish to pursue research careers in basic science disciplines, mathematics and engineering.The University
hosts intensive student development programs which include unequalled
opportunities for research participation under the direction
of the Training Faculty, among the most productive teacher-scholars
in the natural and behavioral sciences at the University. These
programs are funded by grants from the National Institute of
General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of
Health, the National Science Foundation, and the American Chemical Society. All focus on preparing students for success in graduate
programs leading to the Ph.D.
The NIGMS provides support for students interested in developing research careers in biomedical and behavioral research. The NSF supports the development of research careers and in non-biomedical areas of science and engineering. |
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The Value
of Diversity to Science |
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Science and engineering are made richer and better by
differences in gender, race, ethnicity, and culture among scientists.
We can contribute to a better understanding of natural phenomena
by bringing the talents of a broader range of individuals to
focus on the solution of research problems. As scientists we
seek to gain through experimentation an understanding of reality,
and with that knowledge, the ability to describe, manipulate
and create. This human activity progresses in proportion to the
quality and novelty of the research questions posed by its practitioners,
and the creative effort expended in answering these. Our human
uniqueness is influenced by individual life histories and circumstances,
allowing each of us to frame research questions-and the answers
to these questions-from different perspectives. This is the value
of diversity to science: that we can gain a better understanding
of cellular, molecular, and behavioral phenomena by having many
investigators form and answer research questions from various
perspectives, and to subject these to experimental verification
and reproduction.
The American science enterprise has
been well-served by the intellectual diversity of its practitioners.
However, there are groups in American society-notably African
Americans, American Indians, Hispanics/Latinos, Pacific Islanders,
and others-whose participation in leadership positions in science
is disproportionately low. These large and growing populations
are a mostly untapped source of additional intellectual talent
for the solution of biomedical and behavioral research problems.
We aim to contribute to the efforts which will bring the intellectual
talents of minority Americans to benefit the scientific research
enterprise.
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Descriptions |
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There are three components of the
Minority Biomedical Research Support Program-Research Initiative
for Scientific Enhancement:
| RISE-Undergraduate |
Research-based
enhancement of the undergraduate experience |
| RISE
M.S.-to-Ph.D. |
Collaborative
MS-to-Ph.D. programs between Cal State LA and UCLA, UC Irvine,
UC San Diego and the University of Southern California |
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Minority
Access to Research Careers-Undergraduate Student Training for
Academic Research, an honors research training program for juniors
and seniors. |
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| Bridges
to the BS |
California
State University, Los Angeles collaborates with East Los Angeles
College, Los Angeles City College and Pasadena City College in
programs to enhance science student development and transfer
from the community colleges to four-year institutions. |
| Bridges
to the PhD |
Collaborative
MS-to-Ph.D. programs between Cal State LA and UCLA, UC Irvine,
and the University of Southern California |
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ACS-Project
Seed |
American Chemical Society- Project
Seed is designed to encourage economically disadvantaged high
school students to pursue career opportunities in the chemical
sciences. Direction for Project SEED is provided by the ACS Committee
on Project SEED.Research participation is limited to eight weeks
in the summer at CSULA. |
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National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliance for
Minority Participation Bridges to the Doctorate Program (LSAMP-BD). |
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Research
Training Faculty |
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laboratories under the direction of the training faculty are
available for the conduct of research. A list of these research
principal investigators and a brief description of their research
interests is given at Research Training
Faculty. These faculty members are
among the best teacher-scholars at the University. |
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Biomedical
Sciences Seminars |
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The MBRS-RISE Program, MARC-U*STAR,
and both Bridges to the Future Programs jointly host a weekly
seminar series each Friday afternoon of the academic year. The
schedule of seminars during the current term are presented online
at the Biomedical Sciences Seminars.
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Publications
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The high quality and quantity of research
performed by MBRS-RISE students and faculty have resulted in
the publication of nearly 500 professional journal articles.
The list of these with full bibliographic citation is presented
online at Publications by MBRS
Students and Faculty.
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MORE Programs
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
California State University Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8202
(323) 343-2395
email: morepro@calstatela.edu |
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