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PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A FUTURE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

Award Number: T34GM069349
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2004
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2011

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PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A FUTURE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): California State University, Bakersfield proposes to prepare underrepresented minority students for a future in biomedical research. The goal of the program is to dramatically increase the number of minority students who have an interdisciplinary preparation for graduate school in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, or experimental Psychology and ultimately for careers in biomedical research. The training program begins with a substantial pre-MARC component that includes comprehensive advising; interdisciplinary coursework in biology, calculus, chemistry, and computational methods for all students; academic support workshops and peer-study groups; and institutionally provided financial support of $1,000-$2,500 per year for up to 20 pre-MARC students (total support of $29,000). The training continues with a highly selective MARC U*STAR cohort, totaling 9 juniors and seniors, who will receive a substantial stipend. They will participate in extensive academic intramural research for two years, extramural research at a nationally recognized location, conference presentations at their home institution and at national scientific meetings, ethics training, and graduate school preparation. Specially developed coursework integrates computational and quantitative concepts into the science curriculum for all trainees and is available to other students as well. The following are proposed as specific measurable objectives: (1) To increase by 50% the number of underrepresented minority students who are admitted to graduate school in the supported disciplines. (2) To improve the preparation of our students for biomedical research by increasing by 50% the number of junior minority students in Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology who have completed two quarters of calculus; and tripling the number of minority Computer Science and Mathematics majors who have completed two quarters of Biology and Chemistry. (3) To increase the number of honors underrepresented minority students in the supported disciplines by 30%. (4) To improve retention and graduation rates among our program participants by halving the one and two year drop out rates; and increasing by 50%, the rate of retention to graduation. Evaluation of the project will be carried out on a continual basis and annually for all present and past MARC U*STAR trainees to ensure that the activities meet the goals and objectives of the 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: 2010 ( Subtotal = $101,850 )
2010	2010	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD	9001 STOCKDALE HIGHWAY	BAKERSFIELD	CA	93311	KERN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	6	6/8/2010	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$101,850
2010	2009	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD	9001 STOCKDALE HIGHWAY	BAKERSFIELD	CA	93311	KERN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	6	6/8/2010	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $101,850

Issue Date FY: 2009 ( Subtotal = $366,209 )
2009	2009	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD	9001 STOCKDALE HIGHWAY	BAKERSFIELD	CA	93311	KERN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	6	5/21/2009	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$287,434
2009	2009	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD	9001 STOCKDALE HIGHWAY	BAKERSFIELD	CA	93311	KERN	USA	Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support	001	6	7/13/2009	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$78,775
														Subtotal = $366,209

Issue Date FY: 2008 ( Subtotal = $326,095 )
2008	2008	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD	9001 STOCKDALE HIGHWAY	BAKERSFIELD	CA	93311	KERN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	5	5/22/2008	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$326,095
														Subtotal = $326,095

Issue Date FY: 2007 ( Subtotal = $213,822 )
2007	2007	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD	9001 STOCKDALE HIGHWAY	BAKERSFIELD	CA	93311	KERN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	5/24/2007	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$213,822
														Subtotal = $213,822

Issue Date FY: 2006 ( Subtotal = $213,485 )
2006	2006	CA ST UNIV, BAKERSFIELD, FOUNDATION	9001 STOCKDALE HWY	BAKERSFIELD	CA	93311	KERN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	5/30/2006	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$213,485
														Subtotal = $213,485

Issue Date FY: 2004 ( Subtotal = $70,127 )
2004	2004	CA ST UNIV, BAKERSFIELD, FOUNDATION	9001 STOCKDALE HWY	BAKERSFIELD	CA	93311	KERN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	7/19/2004	NEW	$70,127
														Subtotal = $70,127

Grand Total All Awards = $1,291,588

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PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A FUTURE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

Award Number: T34GM069349

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2004

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2011

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