Grants

MARC U*STAR

This renewable grant has been awarded to Barry University by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, and National Institutes of Health since 1983. Underepresented minority students (African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asians, and Pacific Islanders) enter this two-year program as juniors. Visit the MARC U*STAR site for more information.

MBRS RISE

The MBRS RISE Program was created by the National Institutes of Health-National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to enhance the research environment at minority-serving institutions. The overall goal is to increase the interest, skills, and competitiveness of biology and chemistry majors in pursuit of biomedical research careers. Visit the RISE site for more information.

Barry University professor Dr. Leticia Vega has been awarded a Support of Continuous Research Excellence (SCORE) Grant in the amount of $300,000. The SCORE Grant is sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

NSF / DOE Grant

In February 2008, Dr. Zuzana Zajickova received a 3 year appointment to the Department of Energy (DOE)/ National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty and Student Team Program (FaST) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA. This program provides funds for a 10 week summer research experience for her and 3 undergraduate Barry research students. The team will conduct research with Dr. Frantisek Svec, a director of the Organic and Macromolecular Synthesis facility at the LBNL. The research project is devoted to preparation and modification of inorganic monolithic materials.