STEP UP

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases provides research education grants to seven U.S. institutions for the development, support, and national coordination of the STEP-UP High school and Undergraduate programs. The three institutions coordinating the High School Programs are: Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, The University of Hawaii at Manoa, and the University of California, San Francisco. The four institutions coordinating the Undergraduate Programs are: Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles; Pennsylvania State University; the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and Virginia Commonwealth University.

The STEP-UP Director at each institution is responsible for establishing the STEP-UP Program at his/her institution and directs, evaluates, and monitors the program to ensure that it effectively meets NIH standards and goals. The STEP-UP Directors are active research scientists engaged in their own projects. They mentor students locally in their labs, assist in student placement off-site and interact regularly with the Program Participants, the Program Coordinators and the NIH staff to ensure a successful summer research experience for their STEP-UP students.

The STEP-UP Coordinator at each institution functions as the STEP-UP students’ advocate and serves as their primary contact for any administrative or programmatic needs during the summer research experience. The Coordinator will provide direct oversight for all student activities. After a student has been admitted into the STEP-UP summer program, they will be assigned a Program Coordinator.

HIGH SCHOOL

UNDERGRADUATE

NIDDK STEP-UP HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM CONTACTS

University of California, San Francisco

Dr. Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher
Director
STEP-UP High School Program

Ms. Malena Ramos
Program Coordinator
STEP-UP High School Program
UCSF Biomedical and Health Sciences
Internship for High School Students
STEP-UP Program Coordinator
3333 California Street Suite 245
San Francisco, CA 94118
TEL: (415) 476-4575
E-MAIL: malena.ramos@ucsf.edu

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Dr. George Hui
Director
STEP-UP High School Program

Ms. Kae Pusic
Program Coordinator
STEP-UP High School Program
Dept. Tropical Medicine
Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology
John A. Burns School of Medicine
651 Ilalo St., BSB 320
Honolulu, HI 96813
TEL: (808) 692-1627
FAX: (808) 692-1979
E-MAIL: kae@hawaii.edu

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Dr. Keith Norris
Director
STEP-UP High School Program

Ms. Emma Taylor
Program Coordinator
STEP-UP High School Program
11705 Deputy Yamamoto Place Suite B
Lynwood, CA 90262
TEL: (323) 249-5704
FAX: (323) 357-3795
E-MAIL: emmataylor@cdrewu.edu

NIDDK STEP-UP UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM CONTACTS

Virginia Commonwealth University

Dr. Suzanne Barbour
Director
STEP-UP Undergraduate Program

Ms. Maura Murphy
Program Coordinator
Health Careers/Education and Special Services
Virginia Commonwealth University - MCV Campus
VMI Building, Suite 203C
P.O. Box 980124
Richmond, VA 23298-0124
Phone: (804) 827-2074
Email: murphyma2@vcu.edu

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Dr. Charles Bieberich
Director
STEP-UP Undergraduate Program

Ms. Cynthia Hollis
Program Coordinator
STEP-UP Undergraduate Program
Department of Biological Sciences, BS #477
University of Maryland Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Email: chollis1@umbc.edu
Phone: 410-455-8071

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Dr. Emil Bogenmann
Director
STEP-UP Undergraduate Program

Research Education Office
STEP-UP Undergraduate Program
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Dept. of Pediatrics & Molecular Microbiology/Immunology
University of Southern California
4650 Sunset Blvd, MS 84
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323 361 8615
EMAIL: ebogenmann@chla.usc.edu

Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Judith Bond
Director
STEP-UP Undergraduate Program

Dr. Gail Matters
Program Coordinator
STEP-UP Undergraduate Program
Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, H171
Penn State College of Medicine
500 University Dr
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: (717) 531-4098
Email: gmatters@psu.edu