About PREP : Details of the Michigan PREP
Up to ten participants will enter this one year program each July. During the first month of the program, PREP Directors will help students match with a faculty mentor whose lab is doing research of interest to them. Over 150 University of Michigan faculty members are available to mentor PREP students for one year research experiences, including providing guidance in the graduate school application process. All admitted students receive a full tuition scholarship, salary ($21,000) and benefits including health and dental insurance. In addition to research, PREP students have opportunities to participate, at no charge, in a variety of activities designed to enhance their preparation for graduate school applications, including:
- A preparation course for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
- Social activities
- Seminars and journal clubs
- Possibility to enhance the program with a UM class
- Opportunities to present research projects and discuss graduate school/career advice with faculty mentors
- “Preparing Future Faculty” and other career development events of interest to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars
In addition to structured and informal advising by the PREP faculty, the Association of Multicultural Scientists (AMS) and other graduate student organizations on campus will serve as peer mentors to interested PREP students, facilitating the process of successful application to graduate school.
Directors:
- Kate F. Barald, Ph.D., Program Director
Cell & Developmental Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience - David R. Engelke, Ph.D., Associate Program Director
Biological Chemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology - Lori L. Isom, Ph.D., Associate Program Director
Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Molecular & Integrative Physiology - Angela R. Dixon, Ph.D., Assistant Program Director
- Jeannie L. Hernandez, Ph.D., Assistant Program Director
