# Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research

> **NIH NIH R25** · BROWN UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $127,689

## Abstract

Project Summary
The goal of this short-term research training program is to utilize research training opportunities
in the areas of cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders to increase the
readiness and competitiveness of students traditionally underrepresented in these areas as they
train for and enter careers in the biomedical research workforce. The limited pool of qualified UR
groups applying to graduate programs points to a clear need for focused mentorship and
training for students from UR groups as they prepare for graduate training. To address this
need, Brown University requests a competitive renewal of NIH NHLBI funding for the
Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research to permit 17 UR
undergraduate students per year to participate in an intensive 9-week summer research training
experience with exposure to multidisciplinary research directly related to cardiovascular,
pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders.
 This will be achieved by creating immersive learning environments inside and outside
the lab. Selected students are paired with faculty sponsors for training in the lab and interact
with peer and faculty mentors in other academic settings. The specific aims of this program
are:
a) Enhance the scientific education and research skills of its participants;
b) Instill self-affirming practices in participants of this program who, in turn, will model this
 success to their peers;
c) Initiate the process by which participants become life-long learners by helping them to
 develop the skills and habits of scientists and scholars;
d) New Initiative: Foster a continuity of mentorship and training to support the progression
 of underrepresented students along PhD and MD-PhD training pathways and into the
 biomedical workforce;
e) New Initiative: Expose underrepresented students to research and role models to
 increase their competitiveness for PhD or MD-PhD training programs.
This project builds on our previous successes and fortifies efforts to increase the ranks of
underrepresented scholars in doctoral programs and the scientific workforce.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10873040
- **Project number:** 5R25HL088992-18
- **Recipient organization:** BROWN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Ruhul Abid
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $127,689
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2007-06-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10873040

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10873040, Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (5R25HL088992-18). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10873040. Licensed CC0.

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