UPR/MSC CURRENT PROJECTS

AND ACTIVITIES

Selected Campus Projects Relevant to Women's Health

The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) is dedicated to increasing the number of scientists who are members of minority groups currently underrepresented in biomedical research, including: Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Towards this end, NIGMS sponsors minority research through the MBRS program. The program awards grants to educational institutions with substantial minority enrollments in order to support research by faculty members, strengthen the institution's biomedical research capabilities, and provide work opportunities for students as part of a research team. To be eligible for the program, schools must have either a 50 percent or higher minority student enrollment or, if the minority student population is significant but less than 50 percent, a demonstrated commitment to the special encouragement and assistance of minority students and faculty. The Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico is currently a grantee institution.