TRAINING PROGRAMS | CPTR

The CPTR promotes local workforce development through a multi-tiered training program from undergraduate students to faculty.

The program supports community outreach through biannual STEM events that bring students from north Louisiana to the LSU Health Shreveport campus to showcase careers in research.

As part of the Administration Core, the Training Program Sub-Core, led by Dr. Karen Stokes, will coordinate the enhanced graduate training, the summer research program, and the STEM Immersion Days.

From the summer research program to enhanced graduate education and faculty development, trainees will receive hands-on instruction, career development training, and personalized mentorship that includes peer, near-peer, and senior faculty levels.

SUMMIT   

Summer Undergraduate Mentorship in Metabolism, Innovation, and Transcriptomics

CPTR’s Summer Research Program and partnerships with regional schools will broaden participation by recruiting students from rural parishes with limited exposure to biomedical research. Graduate students will lead hands-on outreach demonstrations, sharing their research experiences to demystify scientific careers. Collaborations with EPSCoR-funded institutions and biannual K–12 STEM Immersion Events will amplify our reach, while follow-up surveys will measure shifts in participant awareness, enthusiasm, and intent to pursue STEM pathways.