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Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)

The mission of the Haskell RISE program is to increase opportunities for American Indian students at Haskell Indian Nations University to achieve biomedically relevant research careers and thereby increase the number of students who complete degrees in the biomedical sciences

This site was made possible by NIH Grant #2R25GM062881-06A2 from the National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIH.


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