# Brown University Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

> **NIH NIH R25** · BROWN UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $317,897

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
This proposal seeks continued support for the Postbaccalaueate program at Brown University (renamed
‘PREP@Brown) to advance our work in developing a diverse pool of knowledgeable and well-trained individuals
who go on to pursue Ph.D. degree training and careers in the biomedical sciences. This work responds to the
need to expand and diversify the U.S. STEM workforce. Informed by best practices and lessons learned from
our early work and relationships with our IMSD program and the Leadership Alliance, we describe an innovative
program characterized by a comprehensive and customizable set of interventions to support and advance
underrepresented students' academic and career development and success.
Each year, our program will recruit and support six research-oriented baccalaureate graduates from
underrepresented backgrounds (The Scholars) and provide them with interdisciplinary research experiences,
individualized academic planning, professional development, and skill-building activities to increase their
competitiveness and readiness for high-caliber doctoral programs. Participating departments for Brown's
PREP@Brown program are those in the Life and Medical Sciences Division and include biology, neuroscience,
molecular microbiology and immunology, pathobiology, public health, and cognitive, linguistic, and psychological
sciences. In addition to intensive interdisciplinary research experiences and knowledge development, multiple
mentorship and community-building opportunities permeate the activities of PREP@Brown. This will create a
community of scholars that will help Participants successfully navigate training needed for readiness for graduate
studies. The use of Individual Development Plans (IDP) will ensure that PREP@Brown research, educational
and professional development activities are tailored to address each Scholar’s academic and career goals. The
PREP@Brown Program will also create opportunities for faculty to engage in conversations about the importance
of developing a diverse workforce in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. We have developed a
comprehensive evaluation plan to assess outcomes and progress toward meeting the overall goal and aims of
this project and monitor quality assurance across the proposed interventions.
As designed, PREP@Brown has begun to, and will continue to increase the production of underrepresented
students who obtain a doctoral degree in the biomedical sciences; institutionalize best practices on training and
mentoring of diverse scholars – practices that can be shared among the Brown community and beyond.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10767783
- **Project number:** 5R25GM125500-07
- **Recipient organization:** BROWN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** CARLOS D AIZENMAN
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $317,897
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-01-01 → 2028-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10767783

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10767783, Brown University Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (5R25GM125500-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10767783. Licensed CC0.

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