Abstract LB073: Improving early career faculty research programs: Underrepresented Biomedical Researcher Scholars Program

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According to the U.S. Department of Education in Fall 2018, full-time faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions were ~40% White males; 35% White females; 7% Asian/Pacific Islander males; 5% Asian/Pacific Islander females; and 3% each Black males, Black females, Hispanic males, and Hispanic females.1 Under-representation is one of the barriers to success for African American and Hispanic faculty. Barriers to women’s career advancement from underrepresented groups in academic medicine, science, and engineering and obtaining external research funding support for African American faculty do not occur in a vacuum and co-exist with barriers to research productivity overall.2 This data establishes the necessity of increasing representation, creating more accessible research opportunities, building networks, mentoring relationships in STEM-related fields, obtaining a diverse scientific workforce, and ensuring the success of all underrepresented in biomedical research (UBR) trainees and early career faculty. The All of Us Evenings with Genetics (AoUEwG) Research Program provides training to support Early Career Faculty and Senior Postdoctoral fellowship in cancer research. This engagement program includes Evenings With Genetics seminars, where regional and national campus audiences will be introduced to research opportunities available through the All of Us research hub; the Underrepresented Biomedical Researcher Faculty Summit UBRFS), where summit attendees will take part in using the All of Us research hub and receive data science training and professional development; and the UBRFS Scholars Program, where conference participants will receive yearlong support after the summit, including monthly multidisciplinary research team meetings, quarterly meetings, and mentor support. The AoUEwG Research Program aims to increase research productivity among UBR early career faculty and support their promotion to the next career level. Citation Format: Debra Murray, Susan Fernbach. Improving early career faculty research programs: Underrepresented Biomedical Researcher Scholars Program [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr LB073.