# Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program at the University of Minnesota Duluth

> **NIH NIH T34** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 2022 · $327,450

## Abstract

Project Summary
The mission of the Bridges to Biomedical Research Careers is to provide financial and
academic support for community college students emerging from underserved populations in
Minnesota and enable their pursuit of a baccalaureate degree by participating in quality
research experiences to increase the diversity of future biomedical scientists. The program is a
collaboration between the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) and the UM Medical School
Duluth Campus (UMMSD) to provide financial and academic resources to ten science students
enrolled at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC) in Cloquet, MN and Lake
Superior College (LSC) in Duluth, MN. Additionally, the program will provide career counseling,
faculty mentoring, and active learning projects to develop critical thinking and to engage in
bench research to learn the craft of a scientist. The Baccalaureate degree awarding institution
will be UMD, which provides academic, research, and community outreach to northern and
central Minnesota. Program objectives are: 1) Identify candidates with an aptitude for inquiry
based science; 2) Provide academic counseling to facilitate the trainees’ development; 3)
Provide quality mentoring that nurtures trainee participation in research; 4) Provide active
learning experiences to hone critical thinking; and 5) Provide experience in cutting-edge
research to learn the tools of biomedical science. The expected outcomes are to complete an
AA degree by three years and transfer to a university to complete a baccalaureate degree in a
biomedical-related discipline. The goal is to produce graduates who self-identity as a
biomedical scientist.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10459307
- **Project number:** 5T34GM137862-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **Principal Investigator:** Benjamin L Clarke
- **Activity code:** T34 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $327,450
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-08-01 → 2025-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10459307

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10459307, Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program at the University of Minnesota Duluth (5T34GM137862-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10459307. Licensed CC0.

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