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Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars Program

Striving to enhance engagement and retention of underrepresented graduate trainees in the neurosciences

There is a deficit in diversity of talented trainees that leads to a lack of competitiveness and innovation in neuroscience research. The UAB Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars Program meets this need by providing the necessary tools to succeed with the support of the National Institutes of Health.

The Roadmap

Plan lunch meetings, career coach mentoring, social & networking events

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NEURAL Conference

The National Enhancement of UnderRepresented Academic Leaders

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The program is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NINDS R25 N)

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UAB Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars Program

Our goal is to enhance and support the graduate experience, and the scholars' respective graduate program, throughout the span of their Ph.D. studies.

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