The role of research partner institutions is to provide world-class research experiences for UTEP faculty and students, as well as for our pipeline partners, through programs such as the BUILDing SCHOLARS Scholarship, Summer Research Program, and additional enrichment opportunities throughout the year.
Research partners are also committed to involving their participating faculty in mentoring training. Several research partners have also committed to reserving a set number of graduate school slots for graduates from the BUILDing SCHOLARS Center.
Arizona State University
Principal Investigator: Swapna Reddy, JD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Health Solutions
Email: Swapna.Reddy@asu.edu
Baylor College of Medicine
Principal Investigator: Laurie Connor, Ph.D.
Director, Summer Undergraduate Research (SMART)
Development (IMSD & PREP)
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Email: lconnor@bcm.edu
Clemson University
Principal Investigator: Narendra Vyavahare, Ph.D.
Director, South Carolina COBRE Center of Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration
Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Email: narenv@clemson.edu
Mayo Clinic
Principal Investigator: Luis Lujan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurologic Surgery
Rice University
Principal Investigator: Jane Grande-Allen, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Email: grande@rice.edu
University of Arizona
Principal Investigator: Frans Tax, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Email: fetax@email.arizona.edu
University of Connecticut
Principal Investigator: Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, The Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering
Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Email: laurencin@uchc.edu
University of Texas at Austin
Principal Investigator: Mia Markey, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Email: mia.markey@utexas.edu
University of Texas Southwestern
Principal Investigator: Nancy Street, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Graduate School Professor, Department of Microbiology
Email: nancy.street@utsouthwestern.edu
University of Utah
Principal Investigator: Sara Grineski, Ph.D.
Professor, Sociology Department