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MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research at Tennessee State University

Award Number: T34GM007663
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/1980
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2023

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MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research at Tennessee State University - SUMMARY The TSU-MARC program began in 1980 and had a change of program director beginning with the most recent cycle of the program (2012-2013 academic year). 7 MARC alumni have received Ph.D.s from 2012-2015. All Ph.D.s received by TSU alumni in biomedical sciences during this period were from MARC alumni, emphasizing the importance of the TSU MARC program in attainment of Ph.D.s by URM at TSU. Historically, the TSU MARC program has produced a significant number of minority biomedical researchers. 7 of the 15 MARC graduates from the most recent cycle (2013-2015) have enrolled in Ph.D. pograms (40%). This is above the the rate of Ph.D. program enrollment, 34%, from the previous 12 years of the grant, but it is still below the desired level of Ph.D. program enrollment. Funding for 10 MARC trainees to particpate in the program is requested. The following specifc goals of the current application address the need of the TSU MARC program to increase enrollment in Ph.D. programs by MARC graduates and their persistence to completion of the Ph.D. once enrolled. A number of new strategies and activities have been proposed to achieve the folowing goals: 1. Increase the number of URM students who apply to Ph.D. graduate programs in the biomedical sciences. In the current cycle 60% of MARC graduates have applied to Ph.D. programs. The objective is to have 80% of our graduates applying to Ph.D. programs upon graduation, a 33% increase. 2. Increase the acceptance rate of students applying to Ph.D. programs. The specific objective is to increase the success rate of our students applying to Ph.D. programs from the current 55% to 80%.3. Increase the persistence of TSU MARC graduates entering Ph.D. programs to successful completion of their degrees. In the last 15 years of the TSU MARC program, 27 MARC graduates have entered Ph.D. programs but only 21 have persisted in their programs. The objective is to drop this attrition level of 22% to 15% during the next cycle of the grant, a 32% improvement. 4. Increase critical thinking skills of TSU-MARC graduates to prepare them for the level of analytical rigor needed for graduate program admission and completion. The measurable objective is have an increase in verbal and quatitative GRE scores from the current average of 151 to 153, which would put the verbal score at the 59th percentile and the quantitative at the 52nd percentile. This would be an 18% increase in the verbal percentile and a 16% increase in the quantitative percentile. 5. Improve TSU MARC student presentation effectiveness and publication record. Specifically to increase the number of trainee scientific presentations at discipline-related professional meetings from 4 per year to 6 per year and publications from 10 per five year period to 12 per five year period.


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: 2024 ( Subtotal = -$238,306 )
2024	2021	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	40	12/4/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$238,306
														Subtotal = -$238,306

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2021	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	40	3/25/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $271,342 )
2021	2021	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	40	5/27/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$91,497
2021	2021	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	40	9/23/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$179,845
														Subtotal = $271,342

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $269,553 )
2020	2020	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	39	4/24/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$269,553
														Subtotal = $269,553

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $267,843 )
2019	2019	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	38	5/8/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$267,843
														Subtotal = $267,843

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $266,133 )
2018	2018	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	003	37	5/22/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,633
2018	2018	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	37	4/16/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$264,500
2018	2017	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	36	2/1/2018	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$116,283
2018	2016	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	35	2/1/2018	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	-$116,283
														Subtotal = $266,133

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $264,500 )
2017	2017	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	003	36	5/16/2017	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$262,867
2017	2017	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	004	36	7/10/2017	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,633
2017	2016	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	35	2/16/2017	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$241,633
2017	2016	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	35	5/11/2017	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2017	2015	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	34	2/16/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$241,633
														Subtotal = $264,500

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $209,026 )
2016	2016	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	35	5/17/2016	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$209,026
														Subtotal = $209,026

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $399,557 )
2015	2015	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	34	4/15/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$399,557
														Subtotal = $399,557

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $396,965 )
2014	2014	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	33	6/27/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$396,965
														Subtotal = $396,965

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $394,502 )
2013	2013	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	32	5/31/2013	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$394,502
														Subtotal = $394,502

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $466,960 )
2012	2012	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	31	5/25/2012	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$466,960
														Subtotal = $466,960

Issue Date FY: 2010 ( Subtotal = $91,489 )
2010	2010	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	30	5/11/2010	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$91,489
														Subtotal = $91,489

Issue Date FY: 2009 ( Subtotal = $310,183 )
2009	2009	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37209	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	29	5/13/2009	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$310,183
														Subtotal = $310,183

Issue Date FY: 2008 ( Subtotal = $309,250 )
2008	2008	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	28	5/19/2008	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$309,250
														Subtotal = $309,250

Issue Date FY: 2007 ( Subtotal = $247,023 )
2007	2007	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	27	5/3/2007	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$247,023
														Subtotal = $247,023

Issue Date FY: 2006 ( Subtotal = $191,839 )
2006	2006	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	DAVIDSON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	26	5/22/2006	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$191,839
														Subtotal = $191,839

Issue Date FY: 2004 ( Subtotal = $189,555 )
2004	2004	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	DAVIDSON	USA	Indicates awards funded from multiple programs	000	25	5/26/2004	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$189,555
														Subtotal = $189,555

Issue Date FY: 2003 ( Subtotal = $436,917 )
2003	2003	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	DAVIDSON	USA	Indicates awards funded from multiple programs	000	24		NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$436,917
														Subtotal = $436,917

Issue Date FY: 2002 ( Subtotal = $429,310 )
2002	2002	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	DAVIDSON	USA	Minority Access to Research Careers	000	23	5/30/2002	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$429,310
														Subtotal = $429,310

Issue Date FY: 2001 ( Subtotal = $441,740 )
2001	2001	TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	3500 JOHN A MERRITT BOULEVARD	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	DAVIDSON	USA	Indicates awards funded from multiple programs	000	22	5/28/2001	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$441,740
														Subtotal = $441,740

Grand Total All Awards = $6,610,467

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MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research at Tennessee State University

Award Number: T34GM007663

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/1980

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2023

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