# Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25)

> **NIH NIH R25** · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2020 · $409,463

## Abstract

Utilize holistic selection methods to identify 7 under-represented recent college graduates who show
promise to become PhD educated biomedical scientists per year to participate in a one year post-bac
program designed to help them enter and succeed in PhD study. 80% of the PREP post-bacs will meet
the criteria to receive a certificate of completion, based on performance in a laboratory, passing a
course in Molecular and Cellular Biology, improving standardized test scores, attending and participating
in required ethics and safety training, graduate school application workshops, weekly analytical
problems solving workshops (IGR), a writing course and skills building workshops. 75% of post-bascs will
enroll in a high quality Ph.D., DO/Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. program in a biomedical related science. 85% of
BCM SMART PREP alumni in Ph.D. programs will be retained and progress toward completion of the
Ph.D We will disseminate results of the SMART PREP through presentations, discussions and,
potentially, publications.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9854968
- **Project number:** 5R25GM069234-17
- **Recipient organization:** BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Fred A Pereira
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $409,463
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2003-08-01 → 2022-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9854968

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9854968, Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25) (5R25GM069234-17). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9854968. Licensed CC0.

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