Fiscal Year: 2018
1075 The University of Texas at El Paso (74580)
Principal Investigator: Renato Aguilera
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 3,855,303
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): Yes
Start and End Dates: 6/1/17 - 5/31/22
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Biological Sciences
Department, Center, School, or Institute: College of Science
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: OR20160365 226141234A RISE Option III: Research Scholars Program
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
NIH - National Institute of General Medical Sciences
CFDA Link: HHS
93.859
Program Title:
Biomedical Research and Research Training
CFDA Linked: Biomedical Research and Research Training
Note:
Qualifies under SAM 1.1.1. and 1.3.2. The primary objective of the RISE Scholars Program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is to increase the participation of disadvantaged underrepresented minority students (URM) in biomedical research. The UTEP RISE Program is comprised of two distinct populations of trainees: a) Students that participate in research projects as undergraduates and b) Graduate students working towards a Ph.D. degree. The specific aims of this program are as follows: (1) To provide increased access to educational and research biomedical training activities for URM students; (2) Increase the number of URM undergraduates who choose to pursue careers in biomedical research; and (3) Increase the representation of URM graduate students in the Biology and Chemistry Ph.D. programs to a level equivalent to our URM undergraduate population.
Discussion:
research.
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