# G-RISE at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · 2024 · $1,425,478

## Abstract

The G-RISE at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (UPR-MSC) program will support
the biomedical Ph.D. programs of the UPR School of Medicine Division of Biomedical Sciences (DBS) and
the School of Pharmacy. The goals of the G-RISE at the UPR MSC program are to provide support to pre-
doctoral students from underrepresented groups in mentored biomedical and behavioral research, enrich
the research environment at the UPR-MSC and enhance the academic offerings of the Ph.D. Programs of
the Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy. These goals will be pursued using the following objectives: to
develop trainees’ technical and professional skills required to conduct research in a responsible and
rigorous manner; to provide training to G-RISE faculty that will help them become more reflective mentors
and develop better mentoring strategies; to provide broad didactic opportunities through a dynamic
seminar series across biomedical fields that will allow trainees and faculty to acquire state-of-the-art,
forefront knowledge needed to advance their chosen field; to provide a strong foundation and operational
skills on scientific reasoning, rigorous research design, experimental methods, quantitative and
computational approaches, and data analysis and interpretation; to ensure trainees retention, degree
completion and transition to research careers. Innovative activities are included, such as a course in Data
Rigor and Reproducibility for Biomedical Translational Scientists, fellowship proposal and teaching skills
courses. In addition to the activities designed to address the specific objectives we have established to
achieve the above stated goals, participating Ph.D. students will attend seminars and/or workshops or
courses developed in the DBS that provide instruction in Responsible Conduct in Research during their
predoctoral training at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. The RISE Program will
ensure that any material developed under the auspices of its research education program be disseminated
broadly, on campus or on the internet.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10806130
- **Project number:** 5T32GM148406-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Jennifer Luz Barreto Estrada
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $1,425,478
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2023-05-01 → 2025-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10806130

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10806130, G-RISE at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (5T32GM148406-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10806130. Licensed CC0.

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