# ASCEND Training Model to Increase Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce

> **NIH NIH UL1** · MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $1,265,619

## Abstract

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Overall Project Summary
This application is to request the renewal of ASCEND, Morgan State University's (MSU's) BUILD program. The
primary goal of the first phase of ASCEND was to enhance the diversity of the biomedical research workforce
by implementing and testing an entrepreneurial training model for undergraduate research. Another major
goal was to enhance the research capacity of MSU and its faculty so that ASCEND's interventions can be
sustained beyond the funding period. Over its first phase, ASCEND has implemented its interventions,
conducted formative and summative evaluations, and presented the results at various forums. The results
obtained thus far show considerable success. The implementation of the ASCEND entrepreneurial model at
MSU has led to a substantial increase in the number of undergraduate students engaged in biomedical
research. Among ASCEND students, there is increased sense of science identity, peer support, and social,
academic and research self-efficacy. Faculty publications and external grant submissions have increased. For
the second phase, ASCEND investigators plan to continue these efforts, but, based on results obtained from the
first phase, some of the interventions will be modified to become more effective, efficient, sustainable, and
scalable.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10447602
- **Project number:** 5UL1GM118973-09
- **Recipient organization:** MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** CHRISTINE F HOHMANN
- **Activity code:** UL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $1,265,619
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2014-09-26 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10447602

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10447602, ASCEND Training Model to Increase Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce (5UL1GM118973-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10447602. Licensed CC0.

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