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ALABAMA
Jeffrey A. Engler, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1530 Third Ave. South
HUC 504F
Birmingham, AL 35294-1150
Tel: 205-934-4734
Fax: 205-996-4409
Email: engler@uab.edu
http://www.uab.edu/prep 
ARIZONA
Brenda Hogue, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Biodesign Institute
P.O. Box 875401
Tempe, AZ 85287-5401
Tel: 480-965-9478
Email: brenda.hogue@asu.edu
https://graduate.asu.edu/prep
Margaret M. Briehl, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Department of Pathology
1501 N. Campbell Ave., LSN 548
Tucson, AZ 85724
Tel: 520-626-6827
Email: mmbriehl@pathology.arizona.edu
CALIFORNIA
Daniel A. Starr, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
1 Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 95616
Tel: 530-754-6083
Email: dastarr@ucdavis.edu
http://prep.ucdavis.edu
William Sullivan, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Cruz
Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
317 Sinsheimer Laboratories
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95066
Tel: 831-459-4295
Email: wtsulliv@ucsc.edu
http://stemdiv.ucsc.edu/prep
CONNECTICUT
Michelle D. Nearon, Ph.D.
Anton Bennett, Ph.D.
Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
320 York St.
New Haven, CT 06520-8236
Tel: 203-436-1301
Fax: 203-432-7765
Email: michelle.nearon@yale.edu and anton.bennett@yale.edu
http://gsas.yale.edu/diversity/programs/post-baccalaureate-research-education-programs
GEORGIA
Julie M. Moore, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
500 DW Brooks Drive, Rm N330C
Athens, GA 30602
Tel: 706-542-5789
Fax: 706-542-3582
Email: julmoore@uga.edu
http://prep.uga.edu
IOWA
Donna Hammond, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Department of Pharmacology, Carver College of Medicine
451 Newton Road, 234 CMAB
Iowa City, IA 52242
Tel: 319-384-2952
Email: donna-hammond@uiowa.edu
http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/prep
ILLINOIS
John Disterhoft, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Department of Physiology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Ward 7-158
303 E. Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 312-503-7982
Email: jdisterhoft@northwestern.edu
http://www.nuin.northwestern.edu/postbac-program
Nancy Schwartz, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Department of Pediatrics
5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 5058
Room C-503
Chicago, IL 60637
Tel: 773-702-9234
Email: n-schwartz@uchicago.edu
http://bsdprep.uchicago.edu
Karen Colley, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Graduate College
601 S. Morgan Street, MC 192
Room 628
Chicago, IL 60607
Tel: 312-413-2540
Email: pbrcprep@uic.edu
https://pbrc-prep.uic.edu
INDIANA
David B. Burr, Ph.D., FAAA
Indiana University School of Medicine
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, MS 5035
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tel: 317-274-7434
Fax: 317-278-2040
Email: dburr@iupui.edu
http://iprep.iupui.edu
KANSAS
Estela Gavosto, Ph.D.
University of Kansas, Lawrence
Department of Molecular Biosciences
2045 Haworth Hall
1200 Sunnyside Ave.
Lawrence, KS 66045-7563
Tel: 785-864-7316
Email: gavosto@ku.edu
http://www2.ku.edu/~prep
LOUISIANA
Lisa M. Harrison-Bernard, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University Health New Orleans
1901 Perdido Street, Box P7-3, Rm 7213
New Orleans, LA 70112
Tel: 504-568-6175
Fax: 504-568-6158
Email: PREP@lsuhsc.edu
http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/prep
MARYLAND
Katherine L. Wilson, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Cell Biology
725 N. Wolfe St., G10 WBSB
Baltimore, MD 21205
Tel: 410-955-1801
Email: klwilson@jhmi.edu
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/graduateprograms/prep.cfm
Eduardo Davila, Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
655 W. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Email: EDavila@som.umaryland.edu
http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/STAR-PREP
MASSACHUSETTS
Sheila M. Thomas, Ph.D.
Harvard University
1350 Massachusetts Ave.
Suite 350
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617-495-5315
Fax: 617-495-5333
Email: sthomas@fas.harvard.edu
https://gsas.harvard.edu/diversity/research-scholar-initiative
Henry H. Wortis, Ph.D.
Tufts University
Department of Pathology
136 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02111
Tel: 617-636-2990
Email: sackler-school@tufts.edu
http://sackler.tufts.edu/Admissions/Apply-to-Non-Degree-Programs/Post-Baccalaureate-Internship
Sandra L. Petersen, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Department of Biology
Morrill Science Center
Amherst, MA 01003-5810
Tel: 413-545-1808
Email: spetersen@vasci.umass.edu
http://www.umass.edu/prep
Brian Lewis, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
55 Lake Avenue North, S1-824
Worcester, MA 01655
Tel: 508-856-4325
Email: Brian.Lewis@umassmed.edu
https://www.umassmed.edu/gsbs/prospective-students/pathway-to-graduate-study-program/program-overview/
MICHIGAN
Kate F. Barald, Ph.D.
University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
3053 BSRB
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200
Tel: 734-647-3376
Fax: 734-763-1166
Email: kfbarald@gmail.com
http://www.med.umich.edu/prep
MINNESOTA
Jim Maher, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Guggenheim 1611C
200 First St., SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Tel: 507-284-9041
Fax: 507-284-2053
Email: maher@mayo.edu
http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/programs/postbaccalaureate-research-education-program-prep
MISSOURI
John D. David, Ph.D.
University of Missouri, Columbia
Department of Biological Sciences
105 Tucker Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Tel: 573-882-0123
Email: davidj@missouri.edu
http://www.prepscholars.missouri.edu
NEW MEXICO
Richard Cripps, Ph.D.
University of New Mexico
Biology Department, College of Arts and Sciences
MSC03 2020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Tel: 505-277-2822
Email: rcripps@unm.edu
http://biology.unm.edu
NEW YORK
Myles Akabas, M.D., Ph.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Ave.
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718-430-8693
Email: myles.akabas@einstein.yu.edu
http://www.einstein.yu.edu/education/phd/prep-program
Terry A. Krulwich, Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry
1 Gustave L. Levy Place
Box 1022
New York, NY 10029-6574
Tel: 212-241-7280
Email: terry.krulwich@mssm.edu
http://www.mssm.edu/gradschool/prep
Jacques Robert, Ph.D.
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
601 Elmwood Ave., Box 672
Rochester, NY 14642
Tel: 585-276-3000
Email: jacques_robert@urmc.rochester.edu
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate/prep-program.aspx
NORTH CAROLINA
Debra I. Diz, Ph.D.
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Tel: 336-716-2150
Email: ddiz@wakehealth.edu
http://www.wakehealth.edu/School/Hypertension-and-Vascular-Research-Center/PREP-Program
Jeanette Cook, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics
CB #7260, 3010 Genetic Medicine Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7260
Tel: 919-843-7882
Fax: 919-843-6501
Email: prep@unc.edu
http://med.unc.edu/prep
OHIO
Paul N. MacDonald, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Office of Graduate Education
Room TG1 10900 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106
Tel: 216-368-5655
Email: paul.macdonald@case.edu
http://case.edu/medicine/prep
Candice Askwith, Ph.D.
Ohio State University
Integrated Biomedical Science Graduate Program
1178 Graves Hall
333 W. 10th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: 614-292-0857
Fax: 614-292-6226
Email: discovery.prep@osumc.edu
http://www.go.osu.edu/prep
PENNSYLVANIA
Arnaldo J. Diaz Vazquez, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Office of Research and Diversity Training
3620 Hamilton Walk RM 267
Anatomy-Chem Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fax: 215-898-2671
Email: diaza@mail.med.upenn.edu
http://www.med.upenn.edu/prep
RHODE ISLAND
Medeva Ghee, Ph.D.
Executive Director, the Leadership Alliance
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Email: Medeva_Ghee@brown.edu
Carlos Aizenman
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Email: Carlos_Aizenman@brown.edu
Brown University
Department of Neuroscience
Box G-LN
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-6015 (MG), 401-863-6015 (CA)
https://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/academics-research/
post-baccalaureate-research-education-program-prep
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bert E. Ely, Ph.D.
University of South CarolinaDepartment of Biological Sciences
Coker Life Science Building 701
Columbia, SC 29208
Tel: 803-777-2768
Email: ely@sc.edu
http://biomedical.med.sc.edu/prep1.asp
Laura M. Kasman, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
68 President St., BE 101
MSC 501
Charleston, SC 29425
Tel: 843-792-8117
Fax: 843-876-2416
Email: Prep@musc.edu
http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/grad/programs/prep
TEXAS
Gayle R. Slaughter, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713-798-6644
Email: gayles@bcm.tmc.edu
https://www.bcm.edu/education/schools/graduate-school-of-biomedical-sciences/programs/diversity/bcm-prep
Gracie Vargas, Ph.D.
University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-1019
Tel: 409-772-2324
Email: grvargas@utmb.edu
https://gsbs.utmb.edu/prep/prep-home
VIRGINIA
Joyce A. Lloyd, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 980035
Richmond, VA 23298-0035
Tel: 804-628-2182
Email: jlloyd@vcu.edu
Web: http://www.healthdisparities.vcu.edu/?id=1343&sid=10
Edward J. Smith, Ph.D.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2250 Litton-Reaves Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Tel: 540-231-6797
Email: esmith@vt.edu
Web: http://www.apsc.vt.edu/
WASHINGTON
Gabriele Varani, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Seattle WA 98195-1700
Tel: 206-543-7113
Email: varani@chem.washington.edu
https://depts.washington.edu/uwprep