Doctoral Student Representative Precision Medicine Research

The California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM) is providing funding to support doctoral student representative research in California that uses a precision medicine framework and includes underrepresented populations. The goal of this funding opportunity is to support doctoral student research that reduces health disparities and promotes health innovation for all California communities. The applicant must be a current PhD, DrPH, MD-PhD, or other doctoral-level student conducting research at a non-profit California academic research institution and in good academic standing. The proposed research must include the creation of promotional materials that encourage participation of individuals from underrepresented populations in the research study. The funding will be provided through reimbursement to the sponsoring institution, with a maximum amount of $62,000 per year. • The applicant must be conducting research at a non-profit California academic research institution. • The research project must aim to make biomedical research more inclusive and applicable to all Californians. • The applicant must describe how their application will support representative research and incorporate a precision medicine approach to reduce health disparities. • The proposed research must include the creation of promotional materials that encourage participation of individuals from underrepresented populations in the research study. • The funding will be provided through reimbursement to the sponsoring institution, with a maximum amount of $62,000 per year.