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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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About

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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Latest Headlines

  • A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve
    Merkel cells in fingertips were known to turn mechanical force into an electrical signal, but how that signal transferred to the nerve across the synapse was unknown.
  • UAB CNBCI set to host research symposium, NeuroGateways 2024
    This conference will feature research presentations from leading national and local experts in neuroengineering and neurotechnology.
  • Lacey Johnson wins 2024 Miss UAB Scholarship Competition
    The competition is an official preliminary to the Miss Alabama and Miss America competitions. Johnson, captain of the UAB Blazerettes, also won the Spirit Award.

Diversity Support

On Campus:  
DSS (Disability Support Services)
UAB Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
UAB Student Multicultural & Diversity Programs
UAB School of Medicine Office for Diversity & Inclusion

Resources:
Inclusive Language Guide
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Campus and Community Engagement Resources
UAB Diversity Dashboard
Heersink SOM Diversity Dashboard

Student Organizations at UAB: 
AISES at UAB (American Indian Science and Engineering Society)
BGSA
 (UAB Black Graduate Student Association)
Black Student Awareness Committee
GRADient at UAB
Spanish And Latino Student Association (S.A.L.S.A.)
UAB AAWSM (Association of Advocates for Women in Science and Medicine)

National Organizations:
AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society)
Black in Neuro
SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science)

Mental Health Resources

On Campus:
UAB Student Counseling Services
GROW - Graduate Resilience, Outreach, and Wellness
UAB Cares

Off Campus:
Birmingham Crisis Center
National Grad Student Crisis Line: (877) GRAD-HLP
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline): dial 988

Academic Programs and Departments

Graduate Biomedical Sciences Neuroscience Theme
Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Program
Vision Science Graduate Program
Department of Neurobiology
Department of Neurology
Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Psychology
Undergraduate Neuroscience Major

Research Centers

UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center
Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics (CNET)
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Civitan International Research Center
Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)
Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center
Vision Science Research Center
More centers can be found here