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NU-STARS for Northeastern Illinois Student Training in Academic Research in the Sciences

Award Number: T34GM105549
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2014
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2025

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NU-STARS for Northeastern Illinois Student Training in Academic Research in the Sciences - Project Summary/Abstract Long term objectives: 1. At least 90% of MARC U-STAR trainees will graduate with a bachelor's degree in a STEM field. 2. At least 60% of MARC U-STAR trainees, within three years of graduation, will matriculate into a biomedical Ph.D. or combined M.D./Ph.D. program at a research-intensive institution and at least 80% of those will obtain the degree(s). Specific Aims: These elements for training will be implemented: (1) a mentoring infrastructure that provides academic and emotional support, (2) enriching opportunities for “immersion” into the scientific community such as research experience and exposure to the outside scientific community and (3) an innovative curriculum that integrates quantitative sciences with the biomedical sciences. Relevance to NIH mission: Northeastern Illinois University is in a unique position with MARC training funds to contribute to the national need of a diverse and highly trained workforce leading Nation's biomedical and behavioral research. Design, Methods, Key Focus: Curricular enhancement is a key focus of the program. We have two components of the MARC trainee program that will result in curricular enhancement: (1) The graduate school track: The trainee curriculum and activities will be open to pre-trainees and any other students interested in going to graduate school in the stem-related sciences, and (2) The creation of the Quantitative Interdisciplinary STEM minor. The establishment of this new minor provides a new focus within our science departments. The biological and health sciences are rapidly changing and becoming more interdisciplinary in nature. Currently and in the future successful students will need extensive knowledge and training beyond a field of specialty, especially in the quantitative sciences (Bio, 2010). To fulfill this need we are proposing a new minor that will expose students to interdisciplinary scientific research, with a special emphasis on enhancing quantitative skills. Although the minor will be housed within the math department, it will include courses taught by faculty in all biomedical-related fields. We see these two components as profoundly transformative in changing the nature of NEIU's academic curriculum to improve students' skills in a number of areas (mathematical, laboratory, research, and communication), to better prepare students for graduate school and to better prepare students for careers that are becoming more interdisciplinary in nature. Scientific Disciplines Encompassed in the Program: Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science. Levels Affected by the Program: Undergraduates. Duration of the Proposed Training: 2 years, juniors and seniors. Projected Number of Participating Trainees: 36 over 5 years.


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 = $0 )
2024	2023	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N SAINT LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	10	5/10/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $264,233 )
2023	2023	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N SAINT LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	10	5/31/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$108,076
2023	2023	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N SAINT LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	10	9/26/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$156,157
														Subtotal = $264,233

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $261,512 )
2022	2022	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	9	5/6/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$261,492
2022	2022	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	9	7/6/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$20
														Subtotal = $261,512

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $259,723 )
2021	2021	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	8	5/24/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$259,723
														Subtotal = $259,723

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $325,974 )
2020	2020	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	004	7	7/9/2020	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$68,039
2020	2020	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	005	7	9/4/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2020	2020	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	7	4/23/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$257,935
2020	2020	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	003	7	4/30/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2020	2019	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	6	11/14/2019	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$54,610
2020	2018	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	5	11/14/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$54,610
														Subtotal = $325,974

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $256,224 )
2019	2019	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	6	5/17/2019	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$256,224
2019	2018	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	5	5/14/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $256,224

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $195,888 )
2018	2018	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	5	4/16/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$194,255
2018	2018	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	5	5/16/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,633
														Subtotal = $195,888

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $352,008 )
2017	2017	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	4	7/17/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,633
2017	2017	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	5/8/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$350,375
														Subtotal = $352,008

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $350,377 )
2016	2016	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N. ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	5/9/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$350,377
														Subtotal = $350,377

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $348,822 )
2015	2015	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N. ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	4/17/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$348,822
														Subtotal = $348,822

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $231,508 )
2014	2014	NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	5500 N. ST LOUIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	5/1/2014	NEW	$231,508
														Subtotal = $231,508

Grand Total All Awards = $2,846,269

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NU-STARS for Northeastern Illinois Student Training in Academic Research in the Sciences

Award Number: T34GM105549

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2014

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2025

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