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BEST Science! - Bioscience Enrichment for Students and Teachers

Award Number: R25OD010515
ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NIH
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/17/2012
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2018

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BEST Science! - Bioscience Enrichment for Students and Teachers - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Greater New Orleans area is the setting for an unprecedented experiment in education reform. This effort is characterized by an influx of reform-minded administrators and teachers, enthusiastic adoption of the public charter school concept, increased accountability and parental options, and intensification of community involvement. This environment provides a unique and attractive opportunity for testing new ideas in curriculum development and delivery. The National Institutes of Health has developed a series of educational modules based on scientific discoveries from NIH-sponsored research. These units are designed to supplement existing elementary and secondary life science curricula at both the state and local levels and are consistent with National Science Education Standards. The supplements developed by teachers, scientists and curriculum experts, and field-tested nationally by teachers, "promote active and collaborative learning and are inquiry- based to help students develop problem-solving strategies and critical thinking." The NIH modules do not include hands-on laboratory exercises and no provisions are made for training teachers in the underlying concepts and technologies of molecular and cellular biology and molecular genetics. This application proposes a comprehensive program - BEST Science! - to provide Bioscience Enrichment for Students and Teachers. BEST Science! is a partnership between Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and several local school districts The long-term objective of this partnership is to advance an interest in, and understanding of, biomedical research and health sciences by New Orleans area high school students, particularly underrepresented minorities. The ultimate goal is to stimulate further education and vocation in these areas. The general mechanism proposed to achieve this goal is to produce and implement summer professional development workshops for biology teachers and then provide the necessary resources for them to deploy the curriculum in their classrooms during the academic year. The core of the workshop curriculum will be select NIH modules supplemented with complementary laboratory exercises utilizing technologies such as DNA transformation, PCR amplification and gel electrophoresis. The laboratory units will be created using existing modules, developed by SEPA-funded programs such as CityLab and Regional Biotech, as templates. Research scientists and graduate students from Ochsner and LSUHSC will participate in the workshops. Academic year support will include provision of reagent kits, equipment loans and mentoring by program faculty, graduate students, and Lead Teachers who have experience with the curriculum. Participating teachers, who must commit for one year to all aspects of the program, will have the option of carrying out the laboratory exercises in their classroom or in a dedicated student laboratory on the Ochsner campus. By providing the necessary training and resources, BEST Science! will help incorporate the NIH modules into the local curricula and fulfill the original intent of the NIH program.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = -$143,306 )
2022	2016	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	1514 JEFFERSON HWY	JEFFERSON	LA	70121	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	5	10/1/2021	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	-$143,306
														Subtotal = -$143,306

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = -$287 )
2019	2016	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	1514 JEFFERSON HWY	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70121	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	001	5	3/10/2019	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$143,593
2019	2016	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	1514 JEFFERSON HWY	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70121	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	002	5	3/10/2019	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	-$287
2019	2015	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	1514 JEFFERSON HWY	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70121	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	4	3/10/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$143,593
														Subtotal = -$287

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $259,954 )
2016	2016	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	1516 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70121	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	5	6/15/2016	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$259,954
														Subtotal = $259,954

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $259,954 )
2015	2015	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	1516 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70121	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	4	7/1/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$259,954
														Subtotal = $259,954

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $251,062 )
2014	2014	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	1516 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70121	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	3	6/28/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$251,062
														Subtotal = $251,062

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $268,834 )
2013	2013	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	1516 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70121	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	2	7/1/2013	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$197,381
2013	2013	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	1516 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70121	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	001	2	9/13/2013	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$71,453
														Subtotal = $268,834

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $212,470 )
2012	2012	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	1516 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70121	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	1	7/17/2012	NEW	$212,470
														Subtotal = $212,470

Grand Total All Awards = $1,108,681

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BEST Science! - Bioscience Enrichment for Students and Teachers

Award Number: R25OD010515

ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NIH

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/17/2012

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2018

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