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Program to Foster Next Generation of Minority Scientists

Thursday, December 5, 2019 10:51 AM EDT Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2019 01:52 PM EDT
Program to Foster Next Generation of Minority Scientists (Provided Photo/IUPUI)

IUPUI has launched a student-focused initiative to increase the numbers of underrepresented minorities and women in neuroscience research. Support for the  Neuroscience Experience and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program comes from a $1.2 million National Institutes of Health grant.

NEUROP aims to expose more undergraduate underrepresented minority students to neuroscience research. It’s also designed to serve graduate underrepresented with professional skills training and other opportunities. The main goal of the program is to build a solid foundation for the next generation of minority scientists.

AJ Baucum, an associate professor in the School of Science’s biology department and its neuroscience program is partnering with Steve Boehm, a professor of psychology, director of the undergraduate neuroscience program and primary faculty at the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Tabitha Hardy, assistant dean for student development and academic affairs and Ted Cummins, chair of the biology department in the School of Science to help guide the initiative.

“One of the aims of the grant is to particularly target underrepresented groups to give them exposure to these other careers and paths,” Baucum said. “We want to give students the opportunity to figure out what they want to be. If you want to go to medical school, into public policy or any of these different fields, these research experiences will help you do that.”

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