NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our students, read more about them:
- Eric Curiel-Lares, IMSD student " Think Globally, Act Locally."
- Juan Ledesma, CAMP student "Uncommon People / Juan Ledesma: Persistence and faith."
- Xochitl Rios, IMSD student " I promised my self."
MARC
The MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers) Program offers research training to participating students to help prepare them to compete successfully for entry into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in the biomedical sciences. Providing Academic Research Training to Undergraduates. Funded by NIH, the goals of the MARC program is to increase the numbers and capabilities of minority scientist and science professionals and to prepare students for careers in biomedical research.
MARC Faculty Director
Alan M. Zahler, Ph.D, Professor
Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
IMSD
The Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) also known as the Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) program, provides participating students with the opportunity to receive an in-depth experience in the academic and experimental aspects of biological research. Funded through the National Institutes of Health, the program consists of a laboratory-training program during the summer and laboratory research projects during the academic year.
IMSD Faculty Director
Barry Bowman, Ph.D, Professor
Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
CAMP
The California Alliance for Minority Participation is a statewide initiative that aims to support and retain underrepresented undergraduates to achieve their degrees in the biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. CAMP is one of 42 national Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation, funded by the National Science Foundation. The program has served URM STEM majors since 1991.
CAMP Faculty Director
Theodore Holman, Ph.D Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
UC LEADS
The goal of the University of California Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS) program is to educate California's future leaders by preparing promising students for advanced education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The program is designed to identify upper-division undergraduate students with the potential to succeed in these disciplines, but who have experienced situations or conditions that have adversely impacted their advancement in their field of study.
UC LEADS Program Director
Malika Bell
Malika@ucsc.edu
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
STEM Diversity Courses for Fall 2013:
Bio 15: Wednesdays 12:30-1:45pm in Jack Baskin Engineering
Journal Club:
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Xochitl Rios, IMSD student read about her story
- Eric Curiel-Lares, IMSD student " Think Globally, Act Locally."