Welcome to the IMSD-MERGE Program

The Stony Brook University Initiative for Maximizing Student Development: Maximizing Excellence in Research for Graduate Education (IMSD-MERGE) Program aims to increase the number of underrepresented and disadvantaged students (URM) completing highly productive biological and biomedical science degrees at Stony Brook University, and prepare them for seamless advancement into successful research careers. IMSD-MERGE has an undergraduate track (for students interested in pursuing a PhD degree) and a graduate track (for students in a biological and biomedical doctoral program at Stony Brook). IMSD-MERGE is one of the many programs coordinated by the Center for Inclusive Education at Stony Brook University and is funded by the  National Institutes of Health (NIH).