MORE Staff Contacts
For general information on program policies, applications, and submission requirements, contact the MORE staff indicated on the specific funding opportunity announcement. For information about existing awards on the following institutional grants: MARC U-STAR; MBRS IMSD, RISE, and SCORE; and Bridges to the Future Programs, contact the program staff listed below (in alphabetical order assigned by state).
| Program Director |
Contact Information |
Assigned States
(for existing awards) |
Assigned Programs (for specific program policies) |
| Shawn Drew, Ph.D. |
E-mail: drewl@nigms.nih.gov
Tel: 301-594-3900 |
Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina |
NIGMS Individual Predoctoral Kirschstein-NRSA Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) Awards |
| Clifton A. Poodry, Ph.D. |
E-mail: poodryc@nigms.nih.gov
Tel: 301-594-3900 |
Alaska, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Utah, Washington |
Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA)
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) |
| Alberto Rivera-Rentas, Ph.D. |
E-mail: riverara@nigms.nih.gov
Tel: 301-594-3900 |
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, Wisconsin |
MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program
MBRS Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) Program |
| Shiva P. Singh, Ph.D. |
E-mail: singhs@nigms.nih.gov
Tel: 301-594-3900 |
California |
Research on Interventions that Promote Research Careers
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program
|
| Adolphus Toliver, Ph.D. |
E-mail: tolivera@nigms.nih.gov
Tel: 301-594-3900 |
Colorado, District of Columbia, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico (Medical Sciences Campus, Ponce Medical School, UPR Cayey, Pontifical Catholic University, Universidad Central del Caribe, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico) |
MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) Awards
MARC Predoctoral Fellowships
MARC Faculty Senior Fellowships
MARC Ancillary Training Activities Grants |
| Jermelina Tupas, Ph.D. |
E-mail: tupasjer@nigms.nih.gov
Tel: 301-594-3900 |
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia |
Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
Bridges to the Doctorate Program
|
| Hinda Zlotnik, Ph.D. |
E-mail: zlotnikh@nigms.nih.gov
Tel: 301-594-3900 |
Arizona, Connecticut, New Jersey, Puerto Rico (UPR Humacao, Mayaguez, and Rio Piedras; Universidad del Este), Tennessee, Virgin Islands |
MBRS Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Program
Kentucky Grant Writing Program |
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