Most of your time in the UAB PREP program involves full-time, hands-on research activities in the laboratory of a UAB faculty member. This will help you gain research experience crucial to entry into a top doctoral graduate program.
We will match you with an NIH-funded mentor. A list of potential mentors with links to their laboratory web pages is provided to each PREP Scholar prior to orientation, and we will help you choose a mentor who best matches your interests.
Some of the faculty members who have provided mentorship to our students are included below. A full list of possible mentors can be found on the Graduate Biomedical Sciences website.
![Shannon Bailey](/prep/images/photos/people/mentors/shannon-bailey.jpg)
Shannon Bailey
Professor, Pathology Research Interests: liver diseases, metabolism, circadian biology
The most rewarding aspects of being a PREP mentor are working with students who bring new perspectives and backgrounds into my laboratory and helping students fulfill their potential.
![Farah Lubin](/prep/images/photos/people/mentors/farah-lubin.jpg)
Farah Lubin
Associate Professor, Neurobiology Research Interests: the molecular and genetic basis of learning, memory, and its disorders
Mentoring PREP students has been a joy for me! I have had the pleasure of witnessing the increased confidence in my trainees while conducting research in my lab and celebrate with them once they are admitted into a pre-doctoral program. I remain in contact with my past scholars as they navigate graduate school and beyond!
![Jennifer Pollock](/prep/images/photos/people/mentors/jennifer-pollack.jpg)
Jennifer Pollock
Professor, Nephrology Research Interests: role of nitric oxide in vascular and renal function
![Laura Volpicelli-Daley](/prep/images/photos/people/mentors/laura-volpicelli-daley.jpg)
Laura Volpicelli-Daley
Associate Professor, Neurology Research Interests: learning, memory and synaptic plasticity; ion channels, synaptic function, neurodevelopment and developmental disabilities
Best part of mentorship? Helping them obtain their goals of going to graduate school. Seeing them be successful in graduate school.
![Scott Wilson](/prep/images/photos/people/mentors/scott-wilson.jpg)
Scott Wilson
Associated Professor, Neurobiology Research Interests: nervous system development, ubiquitin, protein degradation
![Jay Zhang](/prep/images/photos/people/mentors/jay-zhang.jpg)
Jay Zhang
Professor, Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering Research Interests: cardiovascular physiology and cell therapy