American Society For Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Inc

THE ASBMB MOSAIC PROGRAM: MAXIMIZING SUCCESS OF K99/R00 DIVERSITY SCHOLARS IN ACADEMIC CAREERS AT RESEARCH INTENSIVE INSTITUTIONS

ASBMB INTERACTIVE MENTORING ACTIVITIES FOR GRANTSMANSHIP ENHANCEMENT (IMAGE 2.0) -WHILE DATA FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) HAVE DEMONSTRATED A DOUBLING IN THE NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES (URM) IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, THE NUMBERS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, HISPANIC AMERICANS, AND NATIVE AMERICANS IN THESE FIELDS REMAIN WOEFULLY BELOW THEIR REPRESENTATION IN THE US POPULATION. IN 2018, ONLY ~12% OF DOCTORAL DEGREES IN STEM FIELDS WERE CONFERRED TO URM, ALTHOUGH THEY CONSTITUTE ~30% OF THE US POPULATION. SIMILARLY, OVER THE PAST 20-YEARS, THE NUMBER OF URM PROFESSORS IN CHEMISTRY OR BIOLOGY HAS HOVERED AROUND 4%, DESPITE MYRIAD PROGRAMS AIMED AT DIVERSIFYING THE STEM WORKFORCE. THESE DATA HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL AND NOVEL STRATEGIES THAT TARGET MULTIPLE POINTS IN THE STEM PIPELINE. AS ONE INTERVENTION TO IMPACT ON THE PERSISTENCE OF URM PROFESSORS WITHIN THE STEM, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (ASBMB) MINORITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (MAC) HAS ORGANIZED AN ANNUAL WORKSHOP FOR EARLY-CAREER FACULTY AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS THAT PROVIDES INTENSIVE MENTORING ON GRANT WRITING AND CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE WORKSHOPS, CONDUCTED YEARLY SINCE 2013, HAVE BEEN WELL RECEIVED AMONG PARTICIPANTS AND PARTICIPATING MENTORS, AND ASSESSMENT METRICS INDICATE THAT PARTICIPANTS ARE TWO-FOLD MORE LIKELY TO OBTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING THAN CLOSELY MATCHED COMPARISON-GROUP SUBJECTS WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. STRENGTHENED BY THE EXPERIENCE GAINED OVER THE PAST ALMOST 10 YEARS, AN ENHANCED FIVE-YEAR INTERACTIVE MENTORING ACTIVITIES FOR GRANTSMANSHIP ENHANCEMENT (IMAGE) PROGRAM ? CALLED IMAGE 2.0 ? WILL SERVE A TOTAL OF 120-150 PARTICIPANTS. IMAGE 2.0 ALSO INCLUDES, FOR THE FIRST TIME, ACTIVITIES FOR MID-CAREER FACULTY FROM UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC GROUPS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED A PERSISTENT ROADBLOCK IN THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING. MOREOVER, THE PROGRAM WILL CONDUCT A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF IMAGE BY TRACKING PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS THROUGH TENURE AND INTO THEIR MID-CAREERS. THIS TRACKING WILL INFORM ON THE IMPACT OF IMAGE IN OBTAINING AND SUSTAINING FUNDING AND IN ACQUIRING TENURE. ALTHOUGH THE WORKSHOP WILL BE THE CORE OF IMAGE 2.0, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH YEAR-LONG MENTORING THROUGH COMMUNITIES OF GRANT-WRITERS. THESE COMMUNITIES WILL CONSIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND GRANT-WRITING MENTORS OR PARTICIPANTS AND GRANT-WRITING COACHES, AND WILL CONVENE VIRTUALLY ON A MONTHLY BASIS. GRANT-WRITING MENTORS WILL BE CONTENT-COMPETENT AND WILL PROVIDE PERIODIC FEEDBACK ON PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT. GRANT-WRITING COACHES WILL BE TRAINED IN CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CAREER COACHING, AND WILL MOTIVATE PARTICIPANTS, HELP THEM DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A STRONG SCIENCE IDENTITY, AND COACH THEM AS THEY MAKE MAJOR CAREER DECISIONS. THESE EFFORTS WILL CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WILL ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THEIR PROPOSALS THROUGH ULTIMATE SUBMISSION AND ALSO FACILITATE THEIR PERSISTENCE IN THEIR FIELDS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

INTERACTIVE MENTORING ACTIVITIES FOR UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITY FACULTY

RCN-UBE: PROMOTING CONCEPT DRIVEN TEACHING STRATEGIES IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY THROUGH CONCEPT ASSESSMENTS

WORKSHOP: STEM OUTREACH, FOSTERING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN EDUCATORS FROM LOCAL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES AND K-12 SCHOOLS; APRIL 21 SAN DIEGO, CA & APRIL

WORKSHOP: ASBMB MENTORING PROGRAM FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCE EDUCATORS TO INCREASE RETENTION AND SUCCESS OF UNDERGRADUATE STEM STUDENTS -PREPARING FACULTY TO TEACH THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM STUDENTS IS AS ESSENTIAL AS EVER. INDEED, THE HIGHER EDUCATION STEM ENTERPRISE HAS SEEN DECREASING STUDENT INTEREST IN SCIENCE, DUE IN NO SMALL PART TO THE PANDEMIC; AND THESE CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE BROUGHT NEW CHALLENGES IN THE CLASSROOM RELATED TO STUDENT PERFORMANCE. FACULTY MUST ADAPT AND LEARN HOW TO ADDRESS STUDENTS' CHANGING LEARNING PATTERNS. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF WORKING REMOTELY, FACULTY ARE EAGER TO NETWORK AND LEARN EXCITING AND EFFECTIVE METHODS TO TEACH THEIR STUDENTS. THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS AT A THREE DAY IN-PERSON CONFERENCE, SUPPORTED WITH FUNDING FROM THIS PROJECT. AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPART BEST PRACTICES TO CAPTURE AND RETAIN STUDENT INTEREST IN SCIENCE. SPEAKERS WILL SHARE APPROACHES TO HELP SHAPE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENCE STUDENTS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT IN BOTH THE CLASSROOM AND TEACHING LABORATORY. NATIONAL EXPERTS AT THE CONFERENCE WILL GUIDE AND DEVELOP UP-AND-COMING FACULTY LEADERS ON HOW TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF A DIVERSE GENERATION. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT, A DIVERSE GROUP OF FACULTY WILL HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO THE EXPERTS AND TOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED AND PERSIST IN STEM. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE PARTICIPATION OF FACULTY AND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS FROM MARGINALIZED GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED INSTITUTIONS TO ATTEND A TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. THE CONFERENCE SEEKS TO 1) DEVELOP LEADERS IN EDUCATION, 2) INTRODUCE CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE FACULTY TO ONGOING NSF-FUNDED PROJECTS TO ENCOURAGE BROADER PARTICIPATION, AND 3) PROMOTE EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) INITIATIVES THAT RESULT IN POSITIVE AND IMPACTFUL CHANGES. THERE IS A NEED TO RETAIN STUDENTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES, AND WHILE THE FIELD OF INCLUSIVE PEDAGOGY HAS DEVELOPED SOME BEST PRACTICES, THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN DISSEMINATED TO ALL LIFE SCIENCE EDUCATORS. AT THIS MEETING, FACULTY WILL HEAR FROM LEADERS IN THE FIELD ABOUT GROWTH MINDSET AND DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC EDUCATION RESEARCH. SECONDLY, FOR FACULTY TO CONTINUE TO GROW PROFESSIONALLY, THEY NEED TO HAVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND DEVELOP THEIR NETWORKS, AND THE CONFERENCE WILL HAVE A SESSION ON THIS TOPIC. FACULTY WILL ALSO LEARN FROM SEVEN NSF-FUNDED HIGH-IMPACT PROJECTS SUPPORTING LEARNING AND ENGAGING STUDENTS. THE INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND THE GENERAL EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE AN INCREASE IN FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN ONE OR MORE OF THE HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES, SELF-REFLECTION ON THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SUPPORT OF THEIR INTEGRATION OF DEI APPROACHES TO HELP ENGAGE AND RETAIN ALL STUDENTS. THE BROADER IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT ARE THE POTENTIAL TO DRIVE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN THE CONTEXT OF STEM STUDENT AND FACULTY SUPPORT. THE APPROACHES PRESENTED BY THE NSF-FUNDED GROUPS WILL HELP DISSEMINATE THEIR WORK AND ENCOURAGE FURTHER ENGAGEMENT WITH NEW PARTICIPANTS. EACH PARTICIPANT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AN AGENT OF CHANGE IN THEIR DEPARTMENT AND INSTITUTION WITH THE SKILLS LEARNED AT THE CONFERENCE, BRINGING ABOUT AN IMPACT BEYOND A SINGLE CLASSROOM. THE MEETING WILL BE EVALUATED WITH A PRE- AND POST-SURVEY AND A LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP SURVEY ASKING THE FACULTY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE MEETING. THE RESULTS OF THE MEETING HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED TO BE DISSEMINATED IN THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL, BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION. THE NSF IUSE: EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

SUPPORTING THE RESEARCH OF PUI FACULTY AND UNDERGRADUATES AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY NATIONAL MEETINGS

STEM OUTREACH: FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES AND JR. HIGH SCHOOLS; APRIL 9, 2011 IN WASHINGTON, DC

EMERGING ROLES FOR THE NUCLEOLUS - AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM

CREATING A COMMUNITY OF SCIENTISTS, SUPPORTING PUI FACULTY AND UNDERGRADUATES AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY NATIONAL

FRONTIERS IN LIPID BIOLOGY