MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES IN RESEARCH NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES Division of Minority Opportunities in Research Shiva P. Singh, Ph.D. July 27, 2006

1
MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES INRESEARCHNATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
GENERALMEDICAL SCIENCESDivision of Minority
Opportunities in Research Shiva P. Singh,
Ph.D.July 27, 2006
2
National Institute of General Medical
Sciences (NIGMS)NIGMS primarily supports basic
biomedicalresearch and training.

• Cell Biology and Biophysics
• Genetics and Developmental Biology
• Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological
• Chemistry
• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
• Minority Opportunities in Research

3
MORE MISSION
To increase the number of persons from
underrepresented groups engaged in biomedical or
behavioral research.
4
HOW CAN MORE HELP YOU
Faculty Development Research Support
Student Training
5
NIGMS
NIGMS
MORE PROGRAMS (Div. of Minority Opportunities in
Research)
MORE
MBRS (Minority Biomedical Research Support)
MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers)
SPECIAL INITIATIVES
6
MORE Programs
Faculty
SCORE, Fellowships
Post-Doc
Grad Student
IRACDA
Senior
Fellowships
Junior
PREP
Sophomore
MARC U-STAR
Freshman
BRIDGES
BRIDGES
7
NIGMS
RISE Program Overview
2-yr, 4-yr, Graduate Students
Student Development Activities research
experiences, workshops special courses,
seminars, scientific meetings, etc.
Increase the number of URMs engaged in
biomedical or behavioral research
8
NIGMS
IMSD Program Overview (Initiative for Maximizing
Student Diversity)

• Undergraduate and Graduate Students at Research
  Institutions
• Student Development Activities research
  experiences, workshops, seminars, special
  courses, scientific meetings, etc.
• Enhance academic competitiveness for the next
  step towards a research career

IMSD Students
All students from groups underrepresented in
biomedical or behavioral research
IMSD Students
9
NIGMS
USTAR Overview(Undergraduate Student Training
in Academic Research)
Honors Program Juniors/senior majors in
biomedical sciences Student Institutional
Activities research experiences, workshops,
courses curricula, seminars, scientific
meetings, etc.
Increase number of competitively trained
URMs enrolling in Ph.D. Programs
10
NIGMS
PREP Overview
College Graduates with B.S. Degree in
Sciences Mentored Research at Graduate
Institutions, 2 year-support (Apprentice
Scientists) Application to Ph.D. Programs
Increase the number of competitively trained
URMs enrolling in Ph.D. Programs
11
NIGMS
SCORE Program Overview

Development of Research Competence
Other External Support
Research Advancement Award (SC1)
Research Continuance Award (SC3)
Pilot Project Award (SC2)
Institutional Development Award (S06)
12
FELLOWSHIPS, DEVELOPMENT AWARDS RESEARCH
SUPPLEMENTS FOR FACULTY STUDENTS
13
GRAD. STUDENT PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS (F31)

• Encourages students from minority groups
  underrepresented in the biomedical sciences to
  seek the research doctorate.
• Students must already be enrolled in a Ph.D.
  program.
• Students must identify a sponsor for mentored
  research.
• Up to 5 years of support (stipend, tuition
  fees).

14
FACULTY PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHPS (F34)

• Provides an opportunity for eligible faculty who
  lack
• the Ph.D. degree to obtain the research
  doctorate.
• Faculty must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program.
• Faculty must intend to return to the minority
  serving
• institution after the training period.
• Five-Year max. support stipendup to 37,476
• tuition/fees/institutional allowance.

15
MORE Faculty Development Awards (K01)

• Offers faculty (with Ph.D. degree) an opportunity
  to
• update their research skills through high
  quality research
• experiences.
• Support for eligible faculty to spend the summer
  (or one
• academic term) every year for 2 to 5 years in a
  research
• intensive lab.
• Ideally, experience should lead to long-term
  collaborations.
• Provides salary supplies, equipment, travel.
  Direct cost
• up to 50,000/year.

16
MARC SENIOR FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS (F33)

• Provides an opportunity to eligible faculty to
  update their research skills and/or move into new
  areas of research through intensive research in a
  state-of-the-art research environment.
• Candidate must have received the Ph.D. at least 7
  yrs. before, and be a full-time faculty in
  biomedical sciences or mathematics for at least 3
  yrs.
• Candidate must intend to return to the minority
  institution after the training period.
• Two-Year max. support stipendup to 51,036,
  plus institutional allowance.

17
NIGMS
OTHER SUPPORT FROM NIGMS NIH
18
NIGMS
BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE PROGRAMS (NIGMS
Partnership with NCMHD)

• Institutional support to help URM students make
  the transition from 2-
• year community college to 4-year
  baccalaureate program, and from MS degree
  programs to Ph.D. programs in biomedical
  sciences.
• BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM A partnership between
  2-year colleges
• that award the Associates degree and
  institutions awarding the
• Baccalaureate degree in biomedical sciences.
• DOCTORATE PROGRAM A partnership between M.S.
  degree programs and institutions awarding the
  Ph.D. degree in biomedical sciences.
• Provides tuition remission, salary, supplies.

19
Research Supplements for Underrepresented
Minorities

• This is a NIH-wide program principal
  investigators holding
• NIH research grants may request supplemental
  funds to
• support minority scientists and students.
• The types of supplements available are
• High School Students
• Undergraduate Students
• Graduate Research Assistants
• Postdoctoral Training
• Investigators

20
Advance your research career. Increase the
no. of URMs in biomedical behavioral research.
Improve the academic research training
environment of your institution.
Challenges Opportunities
21
Websites of Interest

• NIGMS www.nigms.nih.gov/
• MORE www.nigms.nih.gov/minority/
• MBRS www.nigms.nih.gov/minority/mbrs.html
• MARC www.nigms.nih.gov/minority/marc.html
• Bridges www.nigms.nih.gov/minority/bridges.html
• Fellowships, Career Development Research
  Supplements www.nigms.nih.gov/Minority/Fellowship
  sCareers.htm

22
NIGMS
Contact Information
Shiva P. Singh, Ph.D. MBRS Program
Director 301-594-3900 singhs_at_nigms.nih.gov