California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CPP), the lead institution for this grant, is partnering with the University of California, Riverside (UCR), the RO1 institution, in a Master’s of Science (MS) Bridges to PhD program (B2D). B2D is an NIH sponsored program. The overall program goal is to increase the number of MS students from underrepresented minority (URM) racial and ethnic groups, low socio-economic backgrounds and those with disabilities successfully transitioning to PhD programs in biomedical research.https://www.cpp.edu/sci/bridges-masters-to-phd/index.shtml
