View Program - 63rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is committed to the development of a biomedical research workforce that is representative of the diversity in American society. NINDS seeks to promote diversity in all of its training and research programs and to increase the participation of individuals from underrepresented populations. The Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity coordinates NINDS’s diversity activities, spanning the training pipeline from innovative neuroscience education outreach (grades K-12) to funding opportunities and important mentoring networks across critical career transition points (from undergraduate up to junior faculty). Some of the funding mechanisms that will be discussed in this session include the following: fellowships for graduate students and postdoctoral trainees, diversity supplements that add funds to an existing grant for mentoring and training individuals from high school to faculty stage, career development awards to assist transition to independent research careers, institutional research education awards to enhance professional development and career advancement of diverse researchers. The strategy to enhance the diversity of neuroscience researchers at NINDS includes interventions that connect programs across critical transition points and activities to assist trainees with the professional development skills and scientific networks to achieve their goals.

NINDS Strategies for Enhancing the Diversity of Neuroscience Researchers