Conduct Your Own Research
Joyce Faraj@ School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) Conference
MIT Path to the Professorship - November 2014
Charisse Pickron and Lissa Scott PhD @ NSB Conference
SACNAS 2014: (L-R): Daniel Acevedo, Cornelius Taabazuing, Lofti Bassa, Anesia Burns
Built In Support System of Other Students in the Program
Monthly Dinners With Students and Faculty
What We Offer
Solid academic support, specialized mentoring, and professional training for underrepresented minorities.
Is IMSD for Me?
If you intend to enter a Ph.D. program and know the importance of mentoring and the value of diversity in science.
Is My Major Supported?
Find out what majors are currently supported by the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development.
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The Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) is funded by the national Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to IMSD Faculty Principal Investigators: Drs. Sandra Petersen (VASCI), Barry Braun (KIN), Surita Bhatia (ECS), Donald Fisher (ECS) and Sally Powers (PSYCH)