# Administrative Supplement for the U-RISE Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County  to Enhance Undergraduate Biomedical Research Training By Instruction In The Use Of  Electronic Laborato

> **NIH NIH T34** · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY · 2020 · $45,160

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
This is an application for an Administrative Supplement to the University of
Maryland Baltimore County ‘s (UMBC) Undergraduate Research Training Initiative
for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) grant to purchase for UMBC U-RISE scholars a
software site license for LabArchives’ electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs) and
the computer tablets required to run the software. This initiative will enhance our U-
RISE undergraduates’ biomedical research training by adding instruction in the use of
ELNs, the laboratory notebook of the 21st century. UMBC is a young (founded in 1966),
mid-size public research university with an enrollment of 13,767 students. UMBC has
developed from a commuter campus into a strong public research university whose
vision “redefines excellence in higher education through an inclusive culture that
connects innovative teaching and learning, research across disciplines, and civic
engagement” (UMBC Mission Statement). It has built a reputation as a national
“powerhouse in fostering diversity in the sciences” (Keeley, J. 2014). A key component
contributing to this strength has been UMBC’s partnership with NIH/NIGMS to provide
academic research training programs for underrepresented groups (URGs) via the
MARC U*STAR Program (Maximizing Access to Research Careers Undergraduate
Student Training in Academic Research), from 1997 – 2020, and the U-RISE Program
(funded 4/2020). In its 23 years of operation, the MARC U*STAR Program trained over
450 undergraduates with 66% enrolling in Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. programs. Almost 150 of
the program alumni have earned a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. to date. The new U-RISE
Program incorporates the successful elements of UMBC’s MARC U*STAR Program, as
well as, new innovative additions such as a unit on rigor and reproducibility and a mentor
training workshop that reflect the evolving nature of biomedical sciences and the
imperative to meet the needs of URG students. This supplement aims to add another
innovative element to the research-training environment for UMBC’s U-RISE Scholars,
augmenting their technical, operational and professional development.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10193327
- **Project number:** 3T34GM136497-01S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY
- **Principal Investigator:** PHYLLIS R ROBINSON
- **Activity code:** T34 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $45,160
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-06-01 → 2021-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10193327

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10193327, Administrative Supplement for the U-RISE Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County  to Enhance Undergraduate Biomedical Research Training By Instruction In The Use Of  Electronic Laborato (3T34GM136497-01S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10193327. Licensed CC0.

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