Pathway to the PhD

Participants work with graduate students from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) at approximately a 3:1 ratio. The graduate students design experiments for the undergraduates that are based on the graduate students’ thesis or lab's research.

In previous years, undergraduates have worked on how heart failure affects the recruitment of immune cells to the heart and how glucose affects the ability of the causative agent of cholera to form bacterial biofilms.

Participants also learn how to:

• Think critically about their data and experimental set-up;
• Apply to summer research internships, post-baccalaureate programs, PhD, and MD/PhD programs;
• Present their work effectively;
• Prepare for careers in biomedical research.

For information on the P2P program, contact Aimee Shen, PhD, Program Director.

Information on the application process can be found here.

We are particularly interested in recruiting individuals from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. The NIH has reported that groups under-represented in biomedical or behavioral research include African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans or Latino/a, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Pacific Islanders, individuals from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, and disabled persons. First-generation college students are also encouraged to apply.

For information on the application process, contact Marlene Jreaswec, Program Manager or Kimberley Burke, Program Administrator.