UTSA Minority Basic Research Support Rise program awarded $519,000

Funding will assist underrepresented minorities to pursue degrees in science

Margarita Hernandez, a biology major in the University of Texas at San Antonio Minority Basic Research Support Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (MBRS/RISE) program. Click here for more information.

The University of Texas at San Antonio Minority Basic Research Support Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (MBRS/RISE) program has been awarded a $519,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to assist underrepresented minorities to pursue careers in science.

MBRS programs support research by faculty members and minority serving institutions, strengthen the institutions' biomedical research capabilities, and provide opportunities for students to work as part of a research team.

"We put students in a freshman type boot camp for scientists to learn basic laboratory skills and how to make their own poster presentations," said Edwin Barea-Rodriguez, MBRS/RISE Program Director. "We want to develop them personally and scientifically and also to provide funding so they don't have to go outside to look for jobs," said Barea-Rodriguez.