Most strong graduate schools consider significant research experience an essential requirement for admission. Our goal is to recruit students who discover an interest in experimental science late in their undergraduate career, or even after graduation, and as a result have less extensive experience than other stronger applicants. In other cases, students may have adequate research experience, but have specific deficiencies in their academic background that weakens their graduate school application. In all cases, students will have the opportunity to complete additional needed coursework, while gaining additional research experience working in labs of our noted faculty.

The University of Michigan has initiated a Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP). The objective of the PREP is to provide individuals from underrepresented groups who have recently obtained their baccalaureate degrees with additional extensive academic enhancements and research experiences. This will strengthen their candidacy for admission to the nation's strongest PhD programs, and allow them to gain PhD degrees in biomedically relevant sciences. The program is funded by the NIH's division of Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE).