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Advance your faculty career in the neurosciences with research training and mentorship from world-renowned researchers!

Apply now to UC San Diego Leading the Advancement of Underrepresented Neuroscientists for Change (LAUNCH), an all-expense-paid research and mentoring training program sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). LAUNCH includes in-depth training in grant writing to enhance faculty career and funding success.

This one-year commitment begins with an in-depth, online Grant Writing Course in June 2023. This is followed by an in-person Summer Institute held in July 2023, 2-day Mid-Year Meeting in January of 2024, and a second Summer Institute in July 2024, all in San Diego. Participants will choose one of three research tracks: Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementias; Cellular, Developmental and Molecular Neuroscience; Computational and Systems Neuroscience. The program is designed for early-career junior faculty and transitioning postdoctoral scholars who have scientific expertise in the neurosciences and are from groups underrepresented in the biomedical workforce, including women, persons with disabilities, underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Deadline to apply is February 28, 2023

LAUNCH will employ evidence-based strategies to enhance professional development and effective mentorship of participants by: 

  • Developing a Faculty Research and Career Advancement Plan (RCAP) to help mentees identify short- and long-term research and career goals
  • Engaging participant mentees in effective mentorship with a mentoring team consisting of a UC San Diego research faculty mentor, a UC San Diego career faculty mentor, and a mentor from the trainee’s home institution
  • Improving participant mentees’ knowledge and skills in areas important for research success in neuroscience

LAUNCH will enhance self-efficacy in research knowledge, skills, and strategies to successfully obtain NIH or equivalent grant funding by:

  • Immersing participants in effective strategies to develop research program plans
  • Facilitating the development of skills in writing effective grant proposals and manuscripts
  • Providing important tips on navigating pathways for academic advancement as well as submission and review of grants

 

If you have any questions about the LAUNCH program, please email hsfacaffairs@health.ucsd.edu.