# Undergraduate Research Training for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) at Cal State LA

> **NIH NIH T34** · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES · 2024 · $845,683

## Abstract

U-RISE SUMMARY
The new Cal State LA U-RISE program is designed to build on our 50 years of experience in
preparing undergraduate scientists for PhD-level careers in biomedical research. Historically
centered in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences within the
College of Natural and Social Sciences, biomedical research training program has expanded to
include faculty and students from two additional colleges and eight more departments on our
campus. In total, we will be able to choose student participants from over 4600 eligible
undergraduates, who create one of the most diverse campuses in the nation. In the past five
years, 77% of Cal State LA undergraduates that participated in our RISE or MARC training
programs enrolled in PhD programs throughout our country.
The U-RISE program is designed to develop student technical, operational, and professional
skills. This is done in a way that intentionally creates a sustainable infrastructure for inclusive
research training at Cal State LA. U-RISE trainees will participate in year-long, authentic
research experiences on and off campus, weekly scientific seminars, and scientific conferences.
They will learn how to conduct research responsibly and ethically, present their research
findings professionally, and create successful PhD program applications. Innovations in the new
U-RISE proposal include the development of new elective research training courses open to all
Cal State LA students. These courses will broaden participation in research by allowing
students to explore scientific research while earning credit towards their degree programs. We
believe these innovations will help spread the culture of research from our U-RISE program to
other parts of the campus.
U-RISE trainees will build their own scientific identities while making a difference in communities
that matter to them. They will experience expanded opportunities for research training
experiences with investigators trained in the best practices of mentoring for inclusivity. The
grant will serve 20-35 students annually, and includes over 40 participating faculty in ten
departments within the Colleges of Natural and Social Sciences, Health and Human Services
and Engineering, Computer Science and Technology. Following completion of the program, at
least 85% of our U-RISE trainees will successfully enroll in PhD programs. At least 80% of U-
RISE alumni in PhD programs will successfully complete these. These students will join the 63
Cal State LA students from NIH supported research training programs that have completed or
are currently enrolled in PhD programs in the past 15-years.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10798217
- **Project number:** 5T34GM145503-03
- **Recipient organization:** CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES
- **Principal Investigator:** KRISHNA L FOSTER
- **Activity code:** T34 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $845,683
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2022-04-01 → 2027-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10798217

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10798217, Undergraduate Research Training for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) at Cal State LA (5T34GM145503-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10798217. Licensed CC0.

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