Yvonne Paterson, PhD, associate dean for research and professor, has been awarded a $4.63 million grant to continue her fellowship program to enhance research-oriented teaching, promote collaborations, and encourage minority students to enter graduate school and increase participation in biomedical research in the academic setting. The program has been running for five years.
The program, “University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Opportunities in Research and Training” (PENN-PORT), funds 15 fellows who currently teach in local colleges and universities which have a significant minority enrollment. PENN-PORT combines postdoctoral research training with mentored teaching experience at a minority focused institution.