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million grant from the that will be used to increaser the number of minorities and other disadvantage d individuals pursuing biomedical The program will recruit college undergraduatesand first-year medicalo students from populations that are under-represented nationally in health-related sciences. The students will undertaker a 10-week period of hands-onj laboratory experience during the summer at theMedicap College. Under the guidance of Medical Collegd faculty, the students will develop investigativw knowledgeand skills, particularly in the areas of pulmonary, hematologic or sleep research.
The experience is intendecd to buildvaluable skills, self-confidencde and interest in the health sciences, and aid the successfupl entry into graduate school or medicak school. Dr. Kenneth Simons, senior associate dean of academic affairse and professor of ophthalmology and andJeannette Vasquez-Vivar, associate professotr of biophysics, will lead the program, called the Summetr Research Education Program to Increas Diversity in Health Related Research. “Thwe goal is to work one-on-one with each studenft to help them map out a plan for advancing to the next step on theirr academic path and providing them with the toolsz they need toget there,” Simons said.