# NIDA-UMBC Research Training Pilot Year 2

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY · 2021 · $77,524

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMARY ABSTRACT
There is a need to train undergraduate students in the scientific process so that they will
be equipped with confidence to seek further education beyond an undergraduate
degree and the skills necessary to succeed in graduate school and beyond. Reaching
students earlier in the pipeline is critical to ensure the pipeline does not lose the vital
voices that can bring richness in thought and excellence in approach to the scientific
process required to address the public health needs of the Nation. NIDA UMBC
Research Training Pilot (RTP) aims to further train, mentor, and prepare current UMBC
students with strong interests in STEM for a career in addiction research. This will be
facilitated by hands-on research internships and mentoring by NIDA's distinguished IRP
scientists with the objective of fostering a deep drive and passion for addiction science
in students that will bridge their future education and career choices. The internship may
include laboratory experiments, data collection, data analysis, participation in lab
meetings, interaction with research participants, manuscript preparation, literature
reviews, and other laboratory duties. In addition, it is expected that interns will deliver a
formal presentation on their research project two times during the academic year.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10398278
- **Project number:** 3R25DA051338-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY
- **Principal Investigator:** William Richard LaCourse
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $77,524
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-06-01 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10398278

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10398278, NIDA-UMBC Research Training Pilot Year 2 (3R25DA051338-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10398278. Licensed CC0.

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