Welcome to the U-RISE Program

Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE)

Mission

The U-RISE Program at Cal State Fullerton aims to recruit, retain, and prepare promising undergraduate students from under-represented groups (ethnicity, race, gender/LGBTQ+) or economically-disadvantaged background, and individuals with physical disability or neurodiverse, to successfully pursue a career in Biomedical Science research.

Announcements

We are recruiting six undergraduate students who are interested in Biomedical Research career (PhD or MD-PhD). If you are interested in applying to the program, we have a rolling deadline until the position is filled and we will evaluate the application as we receive them. Applications submitted after May 19, 2024 will not be considered. Please go to the Apply tab for instructions and to obtain an application form.

U-RISE program

U-RISE Events: Seminars and Workshops

Our Visiting Scientist seminars were held in the fall and spring of 2023. Click here for seminar details. The next seminar will be in fall 2024.

Faculty Mentor Development workshop for spring is scheduled on Apriil 26, 2024 (Friday) from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM at Gordon Hall (GH) Rm 336. Click here for details.

Faculty Mentor Development workshop for fall was held on October 13, 2023 (Friday) from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Click here for details.

Mentor workshop

Scholar Spotlight

Alberto Arce (Department of Biological Science)

Mentor Spotlight

Nikolas Nikolaidis

Nikolas Nikolaidis, Ph.D. (Department of Biological Science)

For inquiries about the program, please email us: urise@fullerton.edu

The U-RISE at Cal State Fullerton is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant number 5T34 GM149493-02

Institutional support is provided by the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, and the colleges of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Engineering & Computer Science, and Health & Human Development