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 with various lived-experiences to successfully pursue a career in Biomedical Science research.
Announcements
Applications for this year's cohort is now open. Download a flyer here (PDF). Go to the Apply tab for instructions and application form (or click here).
U-RISE Events: Seminars and Workshops
- Visiting Scientist seminar for Spring 2025 will be held on 16 April at 4 PM in MH-513. Our guest speaker is Dr. Matthew Marsden from the University of California, Irvine. Click here for details.
- Previous Visiting Scientist seminar events were held during the academic year 2023-24 and 2024-25. Click here for details.
- Professional development for faculty mentors were held in April 6, 2024 (Friday) 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM at Gordon Hall (GH) Rm 336 ( Click here for details) and in October 13, 2023 (Friday) from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Click here for details).
We recruit undergraduate students who are interested in Biomedical Research career (PhD or MD-PhD). If you are interested in applying to the program as part of the two-year cohort, we accept applications in early spring. If for example you have 1.5 years left instead of 2 years, you are also encouraged to submit an application. Please contact the U-RISE Director via email if you have any questions regarding the application process.
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