PREP@UNM Competing Renewal

Project Summary/Abstract The University of New Mexico Postbaccalaureate Research and Education Program (PREP @ UNM) is a biomedical research training program, focused on individuals from minority and historically underrepresented groups who intend to enter a Ph.D. program. Based on a series of defined objectives we will: recruit well- qualified under-represented scholars to our program; create and realize individualized development plans to provide laboratory research experience and tailored skills for academic, professional, and personal growth; provide support for successful application of scholars to Ph.D. programs and careers in the biomedical research workforce; and investigate the parameters impacting graduate school retention and utilize these data to improve graduate training at UNM. We anticipate that this training will notably increase the number of well- trained under-represented individuals in the sciences.