# Outreach/Diversity/Pipeline Project

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · 2020 · $1,570,650

## Abstract

Outreach / Diversity / Pipeline Program - Abstract
The Outreach / Diversity / Pipeline will support the INBRE mission to strengthen and increase research
capacity in Cell Growth and Differentiation by training the diverse workforce needed to be the next generation
of biomedical and bioinformatics specialists in Nevada. Undergraduate students from underserved
communities will experience intensive summer workshops, hands-on training, mentoring and engagement in
research to increase their success along the pathway to careers in biomedical and bioinformatics research.
We will increase the awareness, understanding of, and engagement in educational pathways in biomedical
science of undergraduates at our Outreach Institutions: Truckee Meadows Community College, College of
Southern Nevada, Great Basin College, Western Nevada College, Nevada State College, and Sierra Nevada
College. Outreach Institutions are the teaching-centered, academic entry points for many underrepresented
students. We will increase student preparedness in these educational pathways through Bridge Workshops,
hands-on training, mentoring, and participation in undergraduate research, including creative curriculum-based
experiences and traditional mentored research. We will increase the retention, persistence, transfer, and
graduation rates of students from Outreach Institutions in these educational pathways, particularly students
from demographic backgrounds underrepresented in the biomedical field. We will increase the quantity and
quality of research engagements provided to students at Outreach Institutions through faculty professional
development and curricular enhancements focused on authentic research experiences for undergraduates. We
will increase the networking opportunities for students from Outreach Institutions and their research and
transition connections with universities, graduate programs, industry, and other research entities via mentoring,
peer advisement, job and internship placements, and post-Baccalaureate programs. We will increase the
culture of research and the supportive institutional infrastructure at Outreach Institutions by supporting
grantsmanship efforts, campus forums and clubs, authentic research experiences for students in and out of the
classroom, and student presentations at local and regional scientific conferences. The Outreach / Diversity /
Pipeline (ODP) Program will provide the training and the supportive infrastructure needed to prepare
underrepresented undergraduate students to engage in research and will link prepared students with research
opportunities so they can become the next generation of biomedical researchers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9922306
- **Project number:** 5P20GM103440-18
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO
- **Principal Investigator:** Julie Ann Ellsworth
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,570,650
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2021-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9922306

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9922306, Outreach/Diversity/Pipeline Project (5P20GM103440-18). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9922306. Licensed CC0.

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