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The Summer Pharmacy Experiences in Academic Research (SPEAR) program at Hampton University School of Pharmacy

Award Number: R25HL125453
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Several federal and state institutions including the NIH have recognized the urgent need to expand the participation of individuals from underrepresented minorities in all areas of health-related research. To this end, these organizations have actively solicited the involvement of educational institutions in providing pathways for students from minority population to be engaged and to participate in biomedical research. An increase in researchers from underrepresented minorities will not only contribute towards a strong and diverse work force, it will also help in tacking important chronic diseases areas such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and pulmonary disorders that disproportionately afflict the minority population. This proposal aims to establish the `Summer Pharmacy Experiences in Academic Research' program, or SPEAR, at the Hampton University School of Pharmacy. This program will offer a 10-week intensive hands-on research-training course to minority students from the School of Pharmacy. This program will select minority students that have successfully completed their first year of pharmacy school, and place them in research laboratories under the guidance of mentoring faculty in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences that have been identified. These trainees will be instructed in several area of biomedical research, encouraged to execute research ideas with the help of their mentor, and put together a short research paper and an abstract to be presented at national conferences over the period of two summers. The program is designed such that the first year will be completed at Hampton University laboratories, whereas students that return for a second summer will be sent to laboratories at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and West Virginia University (WVU) for a more intensive research experience. The overall goal of this training program is to foster in these minority students the desire to pursue a future in health-related research following graduation from pharmacy school. Aim I is designed to identify and select the most appropriate minority student candidates to participate in the summer research program. At present we will be training six students in the first year, and nice in subsequent years, all of whom will be placed under the mentorship of research faculty either at HU, EVMS or WVU. In Aim II, the selected trainees will be engaged over multiple years within the program wherein they will generate a research proposal under the supervision of their faculty mentors over a 10-week period in the summer, and will generate preliminary experimental data in relation to the project. They will also be instructed in the responsible conduct of research, and participate in journal club seminars and case presentations. At the end of this training period, the students will be required to generate a short scientific report. Students will be encouraged to participate in a local or national conference in their field of research, where they will be asked o submit abstracts that may make them eligible for poster or oral presentation. Finally, the program will be put through formative and summative assessments in Aim III in order to evaluate the success of the program. Graduating trainees will be tracked long-term to evaluate whether the training that they obtained through this program directed them pursue a career in biomedical research. This program is an essential step towards encouraging participation of minority pharmacy students in academic research, will help in contributing towards a diverse workforce in health-related research careers, and aid in fulfilling the mission of the NHLBI and NIH in expanding the representation of minority health practitioners in the research arena. (End of Abstract)


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: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2020	HAMPTON UNIVERSITY	200 WILLIAM R HARVEY WAY	HAMPTON	VA	23668	HAMPTON CITY	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	5	9/1/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2020	HAMPTON UNIVERSITY	200 WILLIAM R HARVEY WAY	HAMPTON	VA	23668	HAMPTON CITY	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	5	9/3/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $85,387 )
2020	2020	HAMPTON UNIVERSITY	200 WILLIAM R HARVEY WAY	HAMPTON	VA	23668	HAMPTON CITY	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	5	8/20/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$85,387
														Subtotal = $85,387

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $85,387 )
2019	2019	HAMPTON UNIVERSITY	100 E QUEEN ST	HAMPTON	VA	23668	HAMPTON CITY	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	001	4	8/14/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$85,387
2019	2018	HAMPTON UNIVERSITY	100 E QUEEN ST	HAMPTON	VA	23668	HAMPTON CITY	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	3	2/15/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $85,387

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $87,547 )
2018	2018	HAMPTON UNIVERSITY	100 E QUEEN ST	HAMPTON	VA	23668	HAMPTON CITY	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	3	8/24/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$87,547
														Subtotal = $87,547

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $85,387 )
2017	2017	HAMPTON UNIVERSITY	100 E QUEEN ST	HAMPTON	VA	23668	HAMPTON CITY	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	2	8/18/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$85,387
														Subtotal = $85,387

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $84,091 )
2016	2016	HAMPTON UNIVERSITY	BUSINESS OFFICE	HAMPTON	VA	23668	HAMPTON CITY	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	1	8/31/2016	NEW	$84,091
														Subtotal = $84,091

Grand Total All Awards = $427,799

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The Summer Pharmacy Experiences in Academic Research (SPEAR) program at Hampton University School of Pharmacy

Award Number: R25HL125453

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

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