NIH U-RISE Program

U-RISE, Undergraduate Research Training for Student Enhancement at  Cal State LA, is part of a NIH-funded initiative to enhance the scientific enterprise by training future investigators for service in leadership positions. The U-RISE program at Cal State LA will significantly increase the participation of undergraduate students in biomedical research leadership positions. The project will identify and develop creativity and intellectual talents of motivated trainees with interests in biomedical research and strengthen their academic and research credentials through 1) mentored research, 2) entering research curriculum, 3) faculty mentor training in inclusivity, and 4) building scientific identity with community, so that they are highly competitive for admission to and success in top Ph.D. programs.