# MU PREP Scholars

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · 2021 · $342,313

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) proposes to identify, provide financial support, and train
a total of 28 students from groups dramatically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences in
order to prepare them to successfully enter and complete a PhD program in a biomedical or
biomedical-related discipline at MU or any other highly competitive research-intensive institution.
This proposal presents a coordinated plan to strengthen the research, academic, and personal
interaction skills of promising and talented baccalaureate graduates by immersing each Scholar in
an independent research project with a faculty mentor and providing a coordinated academic and
personal support system. Specific MU PREP components include: design and completion of an
independent research project; strong research mentoring by committed faculty, aided by prior
training of faculty mentors; training in responsible conduct of research and scientific expression;
training in critical thinking and analysis; peer and group mentoring; and presentation of their
research results at national/international meetings in the discipline. PREP Scholars should thus
begin their PhD programs with advanced research skills, with a faculty and peer mentoring
system in place, with connections to a broader discipline beyond MU, and with lasting friendships
with other graduate students in the life sciences.
The MU PREP program will be carefully coordinated with MU's other undergraduate and PhD
programs for underrepresented students thereby advancing MU's comprehensive effort to
increase the number of scholars from underrepresented populations in the biomedical sciences.
Successful parts of this program will be institutionalized and disseminated as a model for other
institutions.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10252867
- **Project number:** 5R25GM064120-18
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA
- **Principal Investigator:** JOHN D DAVID
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $342,313
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2002-08-15 → 2023-02-07

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10252867

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10252867, MU PREP Scholars (5R25GM064120-18). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10252867. Licensed CC0.

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