# Summer Scholars Program in Genome Sciences and Medicine

> **NIH NIH R25** · DUKE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $209,657

## Abstract

The overarching goal of this application is to provide a high quality mentored research experience for
promising students in the rapidly growing area of genome sciences and precision medicine. Students
interested in pursuing a career in genome sciences and medicine research will require a strong foundation of
core genome sciences technology and inter-disciplinary training. We propose a 10-week summer program that
will include a mentored research project in genome sciences and medicine, didactic and interactive training,
and interaction with academic and industry scientists. The program will be open to undergraduate students,
particularly under-represented minorities (URM), at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and Duke
University. Students will have a range of research opportunities to select from the pool of 34 mentors working
on projects in applied genome sciences, data sciences, translational genomic medicine, bioinformatics and
computational biology, engineering, and statistics. The summer program builds upon our rich experience in
undergraduate mentorship and training by the former Duke Institute of Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) and
currently administered by the Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology (GCB) and past
partnership with NCCU. Through these programs, we have accepted more than 150 students, 22% of whom
are from under-represented minorities and more than half of whom are women; several have successfully
continued their research throughout their undergraduate career and been accepted into leading graduate
programs and medical schools around the country. The research experience will be complemented by a series
of training lectures and interactive learning activities from the core GCB facilities (proteomics/ metabolomics,
sequencing, microarrays, and biostatistics), visits to NCCU and companies using genome sciences
technologies or data in their research in nearby Research Triangle Park, and science-related community
service activities. In addition, students will have the opportunity to consider broader issues impacted by their
research through a weekly discussion on the ethical, legal, social, and policy issues and gain important skills
such as critical reading a scientific paper, leading a discussion group, conducting literature reviews, and
making formal presentations. All students will be required to present their research at the conclusion of the
program. If needed to ensure a diverse student group each summer, we will expand our recruitment to other
schools in the region, including several Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBUCs) and establish
partnerships with other local institutions during the course of the award to expand the student pool. In
summary, students in this program will benefit from the rich and highly interdisciplinary resources available at
Duke for genome sciences and medicine research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10200109
- **Project number:** 5R25HG009644-05
- **Recipient organization:** DUKE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Susanne Haga
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $209,657
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-22 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10200109

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10200109, Summer Scholars Program in Genome Sciences and Medicine (5R25HG009644-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10200109. Licensed CC0.

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