PREP-ing for the Future — Dr. Myles Akabas has been awarded a $1.4 million grant over four years from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The grant will support the establishment of a Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) at Einstein. The racial and ethnic diversity of the American population is not reflected in the biomedical workforce or faculty at research universities and medical schools; PREP provides underrepresented minority college graduates with a year-long intensive research experience that will allow them to be competitive applicants to rigorous Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. programs. PREP will combine didactic and experiential learning components, community outreach through visits to local Bronx high schools and mentorship at all levels. Dr. Akabas is director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Einstein, as well as professor in the departments of physiology and biophysics, neuroscience and medicine. PREP is co-directed by Drs. Victoria Freedman, associate dean of graduate studies, and Genevieve Neal-Perry, associate dean for diversity mentoring.
Posted on: Wednesday, July 10, 2013