# R25 Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge to the Biomedical PhD R25-BMP

> **NIH NIH R25** · FISK UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $345,690

## Abstract

The overall goal of the Fisk-Vanderbilt R25 Bridge to the Biomedical PhD Program (R25-BMP) is
to provide research experiences, coursework and professional development training to assure at
least 70% of trainees transition to PhD granting programs at Vanderbilt or other institutions
nationally, and more than 80% of those who transition to the PhD complete the degree. This
proposal adds a number of innovative strategies to the original R25 programming, based on
lessons learned, including: 1) direct linkage of the Biomedical Track in the Fisk Master’s phase to
Vanderbilt’s Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, specifically the embedded Vanderbilt Initiative
for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program, linked to 16 possible bio-medically
relevant PhD-granting programs; 2) embedding incoming Master’s trainees in IMSD student led
data/journal clubs the Fall of their first year; 3) participation in the Bio-regulation course, required
of all VU biomedical PhD programs, during year two of the Master’s for PhD-level credit for
students who earn a B or higher; 4) National Networking Liaisons at research focused institutions
where our Biomedical Bridge trainees have transitioned previously and/or whose research areas
align with the Master’s phase research, and 5) IMSD peer mentors connected to Master’s phase
trainees from the start of their first year.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10455045
- **Project number:** 5R25GM107754-09
- **Recipient organization:** FISK UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Lauren Campbell
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $345,690
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2013-09-15 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10455045

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10455045, R25 Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge to the Biomedical PhD R25-BMP (5R25GM107754-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10455045. Licensed CC0.

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