# Biomedical Research Training for Minority Honors Students

> **NIH NIH T34** · BROOKLYN COLLEGE · 2020 · $365,814

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract:
The specific goals and objectives for Brooklyn College’s MARC USTAR program will prepare
high achieving UR MARC Fellows to enter and complete doctoral programs in the biomedical
and behavioral sciences. Our goals and objectives flow from both the NIH’s goals for all MARC
programs, as well as from the history of achievements and progression in doctoral programs by
previous cohorts of our college’s MARC Fellows. Our goals include increasing rates of
application, acceptance and completion of doctoral programs and improving the effectiveness of
Fellow involvement in associated support activities designed to support Fellows preparation for
these goals. Program activities will continue to provide academic and professional development
support to our pool of academically strong UR Fellows in defined areas of biomedical and
behavioral sciences. Our Fellows’ levels of performance, particularly in our last full cycle of the
program, shows that we are meeting or exceeding the NIGMS goals for MARC programs, but
there is more we can be doing to improve on these outcomes.
The following activities will support the attainment of these goals through (among other things):
 Consistent use of undergraduate Individual Development Plans (IDPs) on 5-, 10- and 15-year
 time frames, to keep Fellows thinking in future oriented terms that define the elements of
 successful transitioning to the Ph.D. and careers beyond it.
 Multiple quality research experiences at Brooklyn College and at other institutions
 Workshops and activities to improve written and oral communication skills, critical reading of
 the research literature, and computational skills, among other professional competencies.
 Activities to develop psychological awareness of factors such as stereotype threat and micro-
 aggressions that underrepresented students may encounter in graduate programs.
 Discussions and activities to foster personal and social techniques to manage stress and
 develop each Fellow’s self-efficacy and self-confidence about the Fellow’s ability to succeed
 in college, graduate school and post-doctoral study.
 Experiences such as shadowing doctoral recipients in different types of jobs/professional
 settings and other discussions about STEM career options to inform Fellows about options
 for employment after the Fellow completes his/her training.
 Support for faculty to become more effective research advisors and mentors.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9930635
- **Project number:** 5T34GM008078-31
- **Recipient organization:** BROOKLYN COLLEGE
- **Principal Investigator:** LOUISE HAINLINE
- **Activity code:** T34 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $365,814
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1984-07-01 → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9930635

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9930635, Biomedical Research Training for Minority Honors Students (5T34GM008078-31). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9930635. Licensed CC0.

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