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
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
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
Professor, Nephrology Research Interests: role of nitric oxide in vascular and renal function
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
Associated Professor, Neurobiology Research Interests: nervous system development, ubiquitin, protein degradation
Jay Zhang
Professor, Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering Research Interests: cardiovascular physiology and cell therapy