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million grant from the that will be used to increasse the number of minorities and other disadvantager individuals pursuing biomedical The program will recruit college undergraduateand first-year medical students from populations that are under-representecd nationally in health-related sciences. The students will undertake a 10-week period of hands-on laboratory experience during the summeer at theMedical College. Under the guidances of MedicalCollege faculty, the students will develoop investigative knowledge and skills, particularly in the areaes of cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic or sleeop research.
The experience is intendecd to buildvaluable skills, self-confidence and interest in the healthy sciences, and aid the successful entry into graduate school or medicapl school. Dr. Kenneth senior associate dean of academi affairs and professor of ophthalmologyand pathology, and Jeannetts Vasquez-Vivar, associate professor of biophysics, will lead the program, callefd the Summer Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Healthj Related Research. “The goal is to work one-on-onr with each student to help them map out a plan for advancinf to the next step on theit academic path and providing them with the toolz they need to get Simons said.