JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY - THE NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI) PARTICIPATES IN THE NIH RESEARCH SUPPLEMENTS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN HEALTH-RELATED RESEARCH. THIS RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT APPLICATIONS. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT AND ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE BIOMEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, BIOMETRIC, CLINICAL, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND NURSING RESEARCH, BY PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, FROM AS EARLY AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO FACULTY LEVELS. THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE RESEARCH WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE BASIC OR CLINICAL RESEARCH INTERESTS AND SKILLS ARE GROUNDED IN THE ADVANCED METHODS AND EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES NEEDED TO SOLVE RESEARCH PROBLEMS.

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