# Development of Research And Writing Skills (DRAWS): A tool for broader assessment to enhance research and research training

> **NIH NIH T32** · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO · 2021 · $6,667

## Abstract

Summary
 A Bridges to the Doctorate program between the two major Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) in
California's Central Valley is proposed. This program will assist under-represented minority (URM) students
from the California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) with completing a Master's program in the
biomedical sciences before continuing and completing their Ph.D. program at the University of California, Davis
(UC Davis), a research-intensive institution. This proposal will build on major research themes, activities and
facilities at the two institutions including Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions Program (RIMI) at
Fresno State, the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Clinical and Translational Science Center
(CTSC) at UC Davis. Faculty members from the Colleges of Science and Mathematics (CSM) at Fresno State
and biomedical research focused graduate groups at UC Davis will create a highly interactive training program.
 The overall aim of the Fresno State Bridges to Doctorate (B2D) program is to increase the number of
URM graduate students entering and earning doctoral degrees in biomedical sciences. The program will recruit
five graduate students each year with potential interests in pursuing research as a career and provide
individually designed academic and research training plans to each. The B2D program consists of the
following specific goals:
 • Enhance educational capabilities by developing their ability to read and critically analyze scientific
 literature, especially peer-reviewed papers;
 • Develop the appreciation for and understanding of the scientific method by demonstrating the capacity
 to propose hypothesis-driven, experimental protocols with appropriate controls that solve problems in a
 logical, stepwise fashion;
 • Refine professional skill sets through multiple opportunities to practice their oral and written skills and to
 network with other peers; actively participate and present at national/international research conferences
 to improve identification as a researcher and increase self-efficacy and science identity.
 • Develop an understanding of and appreciation for their responsible conduct in research through
 supplemental responsible conduct in research (RCR) training course as well as for instructions on
 enhancing scientific reproducibility;
 • Strengthening and improving science literacy by providing additional writing instruction, mentorship,
 and grantsmanship skills that will result in direct benefits in critical and analytical thinking. Finally,
 • Provide summer research at research-intensive labs at UC Davis for the B2D students to integrate
 research experience that mirrors what they will experience in graduate school.
 The Program Directors from both campuses have gathered a team of Faculty Mentors, an Advisory
Committee and staff members, who are committed to the successful development of the program. All
components of the Fresno-Davis Bridges program will be rigorously ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10393926
- **Project number:** 3T32GM137948-01S1
- **Recipient organization:** CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO
- **Principal Investigator:** Luis Guillermo Carvajal Carmona
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $6,667
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-08-01 → 2025-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10393926

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10393926, Development of Research And Writing Skills (DRAWS): A tool for broader assessment to enhance research and research training (3T32GM137948-01S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10393926. Licensed CC0.

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