This is a renewal application that seeks to continue the MARC-U*STAR program at SUNY College at Old Westbury. The overall goal of the program is to increase the number and quality of underrepresented minority students who will seek careers in biomedical research. The rationale is that there continues to be a shortage of minorities among biomedical scientists and in training programs leading to doctoral degrees in the biomedical sciences. Further, while Old Westbury has had both research and training programs in place for many years that address this problem, prior to this program biomedical training activities were focused in the relatively limited area of the neurosciences. The program therefore has sought to both increase training opportunities for underrepresented minority students and to diversify them to include other disciplines relevant to the biomedical sciences. This renewal application seeks to continue these activities. Specifically we propose to continue the U*STAR honors program which is designed to achieve the following specific and measurable objectives: (1) To increase by approximately 33% the number of MARC students per year participating in summer research at major research-intensive institutions. (2) To broaden the range of available on-campus training experiences to include at least three new biomedical sciences sub-disciplines. (3) To double the four-year total of underrepresented minority chemistry graduates who will pursue Ph.D. degrees. (4) To increase the number of underrepresented minority biology graduates who will pursue Ph.D. degrees to at least 2 per year.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
MARC Undergraduate NRSA Institutional Grants (T34)
Project #
2T34GM008722-06
Application #
6748322
Study Section
Minority Programs Review Committee (MPRC)
Program Officer
Singh, Shiva P
Project Start
1999-06-01
Project End
2009-05-31
Budget Start
2004-06-01
Budget End
2005-05-31
Support Year
6
Fiscal Year
2004
Total Cost
$87,828
Indirect Cost
Name
College at Old Westbury
Department
Chemistry
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
152606729
City
Old Westbury
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
11568
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