# U-RISE at PVAMU

> **NIH NIH T34** · PRAIRIE VIEW AGRI & MECH UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $437,258

## Abstract

URISE at PVAMU PI/PD: Regisford
 The increasing need for a well-trained STEM workforce, made more poignant during this COVID-19 pandemic,
also requires a diverse population to meet the future needs and challenges in the biomedical sciences. An
Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) program will reach a large racial
and ethnic underrepresented (UR) population with disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds and first-generation
college students at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), a historically black university. Moreover, PVAMU's
promotion of undergraduate engagement in research, and its established collaborations with surrounding research-
intensive universities, provide a robust learning environment that will strongly support a U-RISE program.
Although student enrollment in biomedical science disciplines such as Biology and Chemistry are relatively high,
less than 10% declare an interest in graduate school; a conundrum that may be due to lack of exposure and
preparation for the rigors of graduate school. Therefore, the overarching goal of this proposed U-RISE program
is to enhance student participation and preparation in the biomedical sciences for matriculation into highly
competitive PhD programs and ultimately, a biomedical science research career. This goal will be
accomplished by the following specific objectives: (1) Provide an enriched interdisciplinary research culture that
exposes all U-RISE trainees to hands-on research for three consecutive years; (2) Enhance the academic
curriculum that fosters advancement of 80% of U-RISE at PVAMU trainees to a biomedical science graduate
program and (3) Create a nurturing learning community by engaging U-RISE at PVAMU trainees in a
multidimensional mentoring program, that will lead to improved retention (90% of U-RISE trainees) and
graduation rate (90% of U-RISE trainees). Program elements will include professional skills development of all U-
RISE trainees to enhance their competitiveness. We have built a multidisciplinary team of faculty, research
professors/scientists, and external collaborators to create a nurturing and stimulating culture that will evoke
evidence-based student support and motivation practices. Each year, four sophomores will be selected to join the
U-RISE at PVAMU program. Selection of U-RISE trainees will be based on the following criteria: the students'
academic record, member of a racial and ethnic UR population, a declared major in a biomedical science discipline,
and a desire to attend graduate school in the biomedical sciences. The expected outcomes are (1) an increase in the
number of students who become engaged in biomedical science research; (2) an extensive academic preparation of
U-RISE at PVAMU trainees for matriculation into a competitive graduate program within one year after graduation;
and (3) the creation of a replicable, transportable, evidence-based model that promotes preparation of
undergraduates from UR populations fo...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10830274
- **Project number:** 5T34GM145505-03
- **Recipient organization:** PRAIRIE VIEW AGRI & MECH UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** E GLORIA CLAUDETTE REGISFORD
- **Activity code:** T34 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $437,258
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2022-04-01 → 2025-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10830274

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10830274, U-RISE at PVAMU (5T34GM145505-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10830274. Licensed CC0.

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