# SFSU MBRS - RISE

> **NIH NIH R25** · SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $80,533

## Abstract

Abstract: The overall goal of the MBRS-RISE program is to increase the interest, skills, and
competitiveness of students and faculty in pursuit of biomedical research careers. The goal of
our proposed RISE program is to increase significantly the number of minority students pursuing
biomedical careers by involving them in a number of curricular, research and co-curricular
activities. SFSU enrolls large numbers of underrepresented minority students, with strong
enrollment in each major ethnic category, and has an outstanding record of awarding significant
numbers of baccalaureate and Masters degrees to minority students. A significant number have
gone on to enter biomedical research at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level. While many
earn PhD degrees, others enter medical, dental, and veterinary schools and later participate in
clinical research. San Francisco State University (SFSU) has a proven commitment to preparing
under represented students for PhD programs and biomedical careers and has developed a
number of federally funded minority enhancement programs in the biomedical sciences. We
have identified and addressed a number of barriers, which these undergraduate and graduate
minority students face in meeting their goals for a future in the biomedical sciences. Continued
funding of the MBRS RISE program at SFSU will allow us, in combination with our other funded
programs (e.g. MARC, MS/PhD Bridge, SCORE, RIMI, SFSU/UCSF Cancer Center
Collaborative), to provide the type of infrastructure and activities necessary to help significant
numbers of students overcome these barriers. A set of well-defined and logically ordered
activities has been developed to meet the specific needs of students at various stages of their
careers (upper-division Research-Active and Masters degree students). Each activity
addresses: 1) achievement of academic program, 2) academic performance, 3) development of
scientific and research skills and abilities, 4) preparation for acceptance to a PhD program. The
outcomes of these activities will be critically evaluated by SageFox Associates. The MBRS-
RISE program at San Francisco State University is in the fourth year of our third 5-year cycle.
Based on the successful placement of 137 RISE students (BS + MS) into PhD programs and 89
past of these RISE students completing PhD degrees (27 BS + 62 MS) over the past 2 and
current cycles, we consider the program to be highly successful. In this application, we propose
to expand the number of MS students from 20 to 30/year on the RISE grant. Given the success
of our MS students, we have a growing number of mentors both at SFSU and at the University
of California San Francisco interested in mentoring our RISE students in their research
laboratories to conduct MS thesis research. The inclusion of additional high quality biomedical
research mentors from UCSF in the past has developed into a strong and productive
partnership. The experienced leadership team along with the 55 fa...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10146173
- **Project number:** 3R25GM059298-22S1
- **Recipient organization:** SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Teaster T Baird
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $80,533
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1999-03-01 → 2022-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10146173

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10146173, SFSU MBRS - RISE (3R25GM059298-22S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10146173. Licensed CC0.

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