# Genomics STEP-UP High School Coordinating Center Region A; Increasing Diversity Through Genomics Research Experiences

> **NIH NIH R25** · COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY · 2024 · $234,484

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The project will create a coordinating center to deliver mentoring and research experiences in STEM for high
school students from groups historically excluded in the sciences (e.g., ethnic and gender minorities, rural
students, economically disadvantaged) across Department of Health & Human Services Region A. This will be
done by training mentors (from minority serving and predominantly undergraduate institutions, as well as state
schools) in advanced genomics techniques and inclusive pedagogy. Mentors from across the region will be
trained and equipped by the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center to bring advanced genomics
into their mentoring and teaching. An extensive outreach effort will select high school students to be paired with
regional mentors for an eight-week summer research experience, concluding with a research symposium
presentation at NIH. Students will then continue into an extended nine-month mentoring program where they will
continue their research work, data science skill building, and exposure to STEM career opportunities, especially
in genomics areas relevant to NIKDD mission areas. Ultimately, a sustainable network of mentors and students
will create new, inclusive opportunities that diversify the nation’s STEM workforce.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10817116
- **Project number:** 5R25DK132965-03
- **Recipient organization:** COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
- **Principal Investigator:** JASON WILLIAMS
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $234,484
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2022-05-15 → 2025-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10817116

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10817116, Genomics STEP-UP High School Coordinating Center Region A; Increasing Diversity Through Genomics Research Experiences (5R25DK132965-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10817116. Licensed CC0.

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