# MARC at Colorado State University

> **NIH NIH T34** · COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $156,465

## Abstract

MARC at Colorado State Univeristy
The training mission of the MARC at Colorado State University is to identify promising
underrepresented (UR) biomedical science students and provide them with rigorous, evidence-
based courses, mentored research laboratory experiences, synergistic social networks, stable
financial support and structured individualized training activities to develop a cohort of highly
qualified trainees who will matriculate into advanced biomedical sciences degree programs. To
achieve this, we will conduct strategic outreach and engagement to recruit students who represent
the diversity of our national population. Individualized academic success plans will ensure
academic preparedness to attain 90% retention and graduation rates of MARC students. We will
reach this goal by creating cohorts with a sense of empowered community in a supportive training
environment. All MARC students will engage in hypothesis-driven laboratory research for 3
academic years and will complete two summer research experiences. Each trainee will be
supported by synergistic Mentoring Teams of faculty and peers. Oral and written communication
skills will be developed and success will be evidenced through participation in scientific meetings,
outreach to the lay public, manuscript publication and funded fellowship proposals. The MARC at
CSU program will cultivate career-long professional development, guided by an Individual
Development Plan and Mentoring Plan. Collaborative mentors who are committed to diversity and
inclusion will encourage, critique and help trainees to think critically; identify important biomedical
research questions; and design and perform research ethically, responsibly and with rigor. The
CSU Institute for Research in the Social Sciences will evaluate the MARC program’s Context,
Input, Process and Product (CIPP model), to provide evidence-based assessment that will guide
decision-making and program improvement. Our overarching goal is for 70% of MARC at CSU
students to matriculate into advanced research training programs and continue on to careers in
biomedical research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10411535
- **Project number:** 1T34GM140958-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Gregg A Dean
- **Activity code:** T34 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $156,465
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-06-01 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10411535

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10411535, MARC at Colorado State University (1T34GM140958-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10411535. Licensed CC0.

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