# Introduction to Quantitative Genomic Analysis - A CUREs Approach

> **NIH NIH R25** · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO · 2020 · $81,984

## Abstract

Summary
 The RISE program at Fresno State has the primary goal to enhance the interest and improve the skills of
students and faculty members, and thus increase the competitiveness and develop a culture of sustained
biomedical research on campus. Increasing the diversity of the biomedical/behavioral research workforce will
have a positive impact on the health outcomes, particularly in the Central Valley, a region of California that has
a few research universities and yet serve a large student population reluctant to leave the area to seek
educational opportunities.
 The proposed RISE program has a designed pathway to increase the number of minority students pursuing
biomedical careers by involving them in a number of curricular, research and co-curricular activities. Fresno
State, both a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving
Institution (AANAPISI), serves a significant geographic area and enrolls large numbers of underrepresented
minority students. With strong enrollment, if URM students and an outstanding record of awarding large
numbers of baccalaureate and master's degrees to minority students, we are in a position to make a positive
impact on the mission of the NIH’s RISE program. Fresno State has committed to preparing underrepresented
students for Ph.D. programs and biomedical careers and has been competitive in developing a number of
federally funded minority enhancement programs in the biomedical sciences.
 We have identified and addressed a number of barriers that are uniquely faced by undergraduate and
graduate minority students, in commuting campuses such as Fresno State to meet their goals for a future in
the biomedical sciences and designed our program accordingly to improve the outcome. With an individual
development plan (IDP) for each RISE student consisting of clear and logically ordered activities are proposed
to meet the specific needs of students at various stages of their careers for undergraduates (research-active
upper division). Each of the planned activities systematically addresses the need and improvements in (a)
academic performance, (b) progress/achievement in educational programs, (c) development of required
scientific skills to increase the ability to perform research and (d) tools for preparation and acceptance of Ph.D.
or MD/Ph.D. programs.
 The Program Director has gathered a team of Faculty Mentors, senior administrators, an Advisory
Committee and staff members, who are committed to the successful development of the program. Addressing
our objectives will allow us to achieve our short- and long-range goals, which are:
 ? To ensure that 90% of the RISE students submit a graduate school application, with 60%
 (undergraduate students) to be accepted into graduate Ph.D. programs in biomedical sciences in the
 first three years of graduation (short range).
 ? Over the next decade, we expect that 75% (undergraduates) of our RISE students will enroll in a Ph.D.
 ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10145835
- **Project number:** 3R25GM131956-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO
- **Principal Investigator:** Viswanathan V Krishnan
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $81,984
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2019-05-01 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10145835

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10145835, Introduction to Quantitative Genomic Analysis - A CUREs Approach (3R25GM131956-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10145835. Licensed CC0.

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