Application Deadline

April 28, 2009

Every year, UTSA’s Center for Research and Training in the Sciences offers minority UTSA juniors and seniors the opportunity to conduct biomedical and related research through its MARC-U*STAR (Minority Access to Research Careers – Undergraduate Student Training for Academic Research) Research Training Program.

The program, funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, helps outstanding UTSA juniors and seniors majoring in biology, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, computer science and engineering fine-tune their research skills to prepare for success in doctoral programs of study.

“We’ve offered the program to our students for over 25 years at UTSA, and it’s been highly successful.  We have 17 past participants currently in doctoral programs, three more who will start programs in Fall 2009 and 22 who have earned their doctorates,” said Gail Taylor, Ph.D., assistant director of UTSA’s MARC-U*STAR and MBRS-RISE programs. “Many of our students have told us that they felt well-prepared for graduate education because of the training and opportunities offered by MARC.”

The MARC-U*STAR program introduces participants to a broad range of scientific disciplines, offers them networking opportunities and assists them in developing the skills they need to successfully complete graduate-level training.  Program participants perform original scientific research while in the program and present their findings at scientific meetings.  In addition, they take courses throughout the program, participate in activities designed to enhance their qualifications at their particular level of career development and attend an off-campus summer research program.

Those who are selected to participate in the 2009 MARC-U*STAR program will begin their research on June 1, 2009.

To learn more about UTSA’s MARC U*STAR Research Training Program or for a full list of eligibility criteria, please visit http://www.utsa.edu/marc/. To ask additional questions about the program, please contact Gail Taylor at gail.taylor@utsa.edu or (210) 458-5761.