<div dir="ltr"><div><span class="gmail-im"><div>Dear Colleagues,</div><p>UCR is preparing a new NIH Institutional Biomedical Undergraduate Research Training (BURT) grant application, with Ernest Martinez as the Primary Principal Investigator. Participation in this program will help support <strong>funded undergraduate research opportunities</strong>, including structured training and mentored research experiences for undergraduate students. </p><p>If you are willing to be considered as participating faculty, please complete the short form below. The form collects standard NIH-required information (department, research area, and current/recent research support) and takes approximately 10–15 minutes.</p><p>Faculty Information Form:<br><a href="https://forms.gle/9RpGWECodA2yTCVHA" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/9RpGWECodA2yTCVHA</a></p><p>Separately, participating faculty will also need to submit an up-to-date <strong>NIH SciENcv biosketch</strong>; additional details on biosketch requirements and submission are included in the form. </p><p>We kindly ask that <font color="#000000">you please complete the form and biosketch by <strong>February 6, 2026</strong> (proposal submission deadline: February 25, 2026).</font></p></span><p><font color="#000000">Please don't hesitate to contact me (<a href="mailto:sboba001@ucr.edu" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">sboba001@ucr.edu</a>) or Rebecca Brown (</font><a href="mailto:rebecca.brown@ucr.edu" target="_blank">rebecca.brown@ucr.edu</a>)<font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"> with any questions. </span></font></p><div class="gmail-adL"><div class="gmail-adm" style="margin:5px 0px"></div><div class="gmail-im" style="color:inherit"><p><font color="#000000">Thank you for your time and for supporting undergraduate research training at UCR.</font></p><p>Best regards,</p></div></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Selene Bobadilla <div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"><i>Assistant Professor of Teaching in Biochemistry</i></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1">Dept. of Biochemistry  |  College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1">University of California, Riverside</font></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4z24UusJWX0MW3Dl8bGDfnrISR9bA8MaQpNR4TWuJyQCIWn1bSUlDbeqO9bvKdqet0tyyvpAJNK9yD5"><br></font></div></div></div></div>