# BioPREP: Biology Partnership in Research and Education Program

> **NIH NIH R25** · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · 2020 · $305,449

## Abstract

Our commitment is to increase the number of students from underrepresented (UR)
groups obtaining undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) and subsequently undertaking careers or graduate education in the
biomedical or STEM fields. We will do this by continuing to develop and strengthen the
partnership between Stony Brook University and the three largest community colleges in
New York State: Nassau, Queensborough and Suffolk County Community Colleges.
The goals of the program are to 1) identify, attract and recruit UR students enrolled at our
partner institutions to biomedical or STEM disciplines; 2) increase participation and
persistence of UR students in biomedical or STEM majors at the 2-year institution and
increase transfer rates of these students to 4-year institutions; and 3) increase retention
and graduation rates of UR students at the 4-year institution with biomedical or STEM
bachelor degrees and beyond. In the past twenty-five years, we have encouraged over
450 UR students from our partner community colleges to pursue and obtain science and
biomedical-related education and career paths. The BioPREP program at Stony Brook
University is one of the longest running Bridges to the Baccalaureate programs in the
nation and has made a great impact on our participants and the institutions that we partner
with. A remarkable 85% of BioPREP participants pursue and obtain a bachelor degree
with more than 80% of these degrees in biomedical or STEM disciplines. Astonishingly
more than 50% of our participants who obtained a bachelor degree pursue and achieve
advanced graduate and professional degrees in science and medicine.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10000104
- **Project number:** 5R25GM050070-19
- **Recipient organization:** STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK
- **Principal Investigator:** Denise Deal
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $305,449
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1993-09-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10000104

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10000104, BioPREP: Biology Partnership in Research and Education Program (5R25GM050070-19). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10000104. Licensed CC0.

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