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million grant from the that will be used to increase the numbe r of minorities and other disadvantageed individuals pursuingbiomedical careers. The progranm will recruit college undergraduatesand first-year medical students from populations that are under-represented nationally in health-related sciences. The studentas will undertake a 10-week period of hands-on laboratory experience during the summer at theMedicalp College. Under the guidance of Medical College the students will develop investigative knowledgeand skills, particularlyh in the areas of cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologix or sleep research.
The experience is intended to buildvaluablse skills, self-confidence and interest in the health sciences, and aid the successful entry into graduate school or medical Dr. Kenneth Simons, senior associate dean of academic affairs and professo of ophthalmologyand pathology, and Jeannette Vasquez-Vivar, associatwe professor of biophysics, will lead the program, callerd the Summer Research Education Program to Increase Diversitt in Health Related Research. “The goal is to work one-on-one with each studenft to help them map out a plan for advancing to the next step on theire academic path and providing them with the toolzs they need toget there,” Simonzs said.