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 ENDURE Programs

The Blueprint initiative "Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences (ENDURE)" aims to raise interest and opportunities in neuroscience research for individuals who are typically underrepresented in the field.

The goal is to provide such individuals with training at the undergraduate level, so that they are prepared to enter and successfully complete neuroscience Ph.D. programs.  ENDURE will provide this undergraduate training through partnerships between research-intensive institutions and institutions with a substantial enrollment of neuroscience majors from diverse groups.  This includes individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups; individuals with disabilities; and individuals from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

ENDURE undergraduate training programs will support a range of activities to increase student interest and involvement in the neurosciences, including research experiences, core and advanced neuroscience courses, seminars, and journal clubs.

ENDURE Undergraduate Training Sites

The following grantees and partner institutions received ENDURE awards in 2010:

• Georgia State University
  Principal investigator:  Dr. Kyle J. Frantz
  Partner institutions: Emory University, Agnes Scott College and Spelman College
  
  
• Hunter College, New York
  Principal investigator: Dr. Vanya Quinones-Jenab
  Partner Institution:  New York University
  
  
• University of Colorado, Denver
  Principal investigator: Dr. Diego Restrepo
  Partner Institution:  New Mexico State University
  
  
• University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
  Principal investigator: Dr. Jose Garcia-Arraras
  Partner Institutions:  Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Campus and Universidad el Este
  
  
• University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
  Principal investigator: Dr. Alan Frazer
  Partner Institutions:  University of Texas, San Antonio; Lady of the Lake University; St. Mary’s University; Trinity University; and University of the Incarnate Word
  
  

 

 

More Information

• View the 2012 ENDURE Program Booklet (PDF)
  
  
• View the 2011 ENDURE Program Booklet (PDF)
  
  
• View the press release announcing the ENDURE award recipients.
  
  
• For more information please contact:
  Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D.  
  Office of Training, Career Development and Workforce Diversity
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  (301) 451-7966
  

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