# Bridges to Doctorate Program between Fresno State and UC Davis

> **NIH NIH T32** · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO · 2022 · $268,839

## Abstract

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 with completing a Master's program in the biomedical sciences
before continuing and completing their Ph.D. program at the University of California, Davis. This proposal will
build on major research themes, activities and facilities including Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions
Program (RIMI) at Fresno State, the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Clinical and
Translational Science Center at UC Davis. Faculty members from the Colleges of Science and Mathematics 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 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 major aims include: 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; and 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 short- and long-range objectives are: To ensure
that 90% of the B2D Scholars submit a graduate school application, with half the students being accepted into
graduate Ph.D. programs in biomedical sciences in the first five years of the grant (short-range); Over the next
decade we expect to maximize (80%) our B2D Scholars to join a Ph.D. program and pursue a career in
biomedical research (long-range); and Over the next ten years, create a culture to expand and enhance the
biomedical science curriculum developed by the B2D-Scholars program by the institutionalization of these
practices (long-range). The Fresno-Davis B2D program will support the Scholars and lay the essential
groundwork required to face the rigors of graduate school education in a highly competitive atmosphere. 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 Bridge...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10454971
- **Project number:** 5T32GM137948-03
- **Recipient organization:** CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO
- **Principal Investigator:** Luis Guillermo Carvajal Carmona
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $268,839
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-08-01 → 2025-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10454971

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10454971, Bridges to Doctorate Program between Fresno State and UC Davis (5T32GM137948-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10454971. Licensed CC0.

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