RESEARCH INITIATIVE for SCIENTIFIC ENHANCEMENT (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. Many students rise to the MARC U*STAR program and continue to prepare for PhD programs in biomedical sciences.

The MBRS RISE program at Barry University offers support for unique student development activities, which includes an introductory Summer Research Beginnings workshop, on campus faculty mentored research experiences, summer research internships, professional presentations at Barry and at scientific meetings, tutoring workshops, and graduate school and GRE workshops.