Advancing the Diversity of Neuroscientists in the Biomedical Research Workforce

UC San Diego Leading the Advancement of Underrepresented Neuroscientists for Change (LAUNCH) program is a faculty development program for underrepresented minority (URM)  junior faculty in the neurosciences. 

This national and cross-campus program for URM  junior faculty in the neurosciences will enhance professional development and mentorship of participants by providing a team of effective mentors

and career skill development in areas recognized to achieve research success in 3 research tracks:

• Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
  
• Cellular, Developmental and Molecular Neuroscience
  
• Computational and Systems
  

Participation in the program includes two all-expense-paid Summer Institutes, Mid-year meeting, research education and mentoring initiative sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The two intensive and immersive Summer Institutes and Mid-year 2-day meeting will take place on the University of California, San Diego campus in beautiful La Jolla, CA.  

The LAUNCH program is only 1 of 3 national faculty programs supported by NINDS with Principal
Investigators (PIs): Drs. JoAnn Trejo and Vivian Reznik and co-PIs, Drs. Hector Gonzalez, Shelley Halpain, and Robert Rissman.