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BRAINS: Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in NeuroSciences - A national program to increase the advancement of neuroscience researchers from diverse backgrounds

Award Number: R25NS094094
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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The BRAINS (Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in NeuroScience) Program, established in 2011, explicitly addresses the inclusion, retention, and advancement of early career (post Ph.D. to pre-tenure) neuroscientists from historically underrepresented and marginalized groups (URMGs: individuals from marginalized racial and ethnic identities and persons with disabilities). BRAINS has pioneered a unique cohort-based professional development approach that positively impacts participants’ career trajectories, especially in academic neuroscience, by building a community of neuroscience peers1,2, enabling mentoring networks3,4, activating participants’ cultural capital1, and increasing participants’ career self-efficacy5. The success of BRAINS is evident by our findings that 90% of the 144 participants continue to remain in neuroscience careers. Moreover, 50% are currently in tenure track positions, compared to 24% at time of joining BRAINS. With this renewal application, Aim 1 seeks to build on the successes of BRAINS by expanding our program through an increase in the number of the BRAINS community participants, as well as deepening the engagement of all participants with core BRAINS skills and concepts. When compared to other national professional development programs, the BRAINS program stands out in terms of the extent to which BRAINS participants continue to engage deeply with the community long after their first year in the program. In its first decade, evaluation data show that BRAINS programming is a consistent transformational and foundational resource for its participants. Thus, the BRAINS program is uniquely positioned to explore and identify the essential factors that increase retention of neuroscientists from URMGs in academic and nonacademic science careers. Therefore, in Aim 2, we will introduce a new 10-year evaluation instrument to help us to better understand why the program is impactful and what sticks with participants as they progress through their careers. In summary, these Aims will allow BRAINS to expand in terms of participant numbers and in terms of continuing to empower over 200 neuroscientists from URMGs to thrive and advance in their careers. Further, this work will shed new light on the important factors that can improve the long term retention of neuroscientists from URMGs in science careers, which in turn can inform the development of future programs and institutional policies aimed at increasing the retention of URM scientists in biomedical careers.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $269,984 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	8	11/20/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$269,984
														Subtotal = $269,984

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $269,972 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	7	11/21/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$269,972
														Subtotal = $269,972

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $270,000 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	6	2/15/2022	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$270,000
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	003	6	9/21/2022	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$87,006
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	5	2/8/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	002	5	9/21/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$87,006
														Subtotal = $270,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $253,934 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	5	12/21/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$228,540
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	5	1/26/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$25,394
														Subtotal = $253,934

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $258,570 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	4	2/10/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$25,857
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	4	12/5/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$232,713
														Subtotal = $258,570

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $263,815 )
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	3	12/6/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$263,059
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	3	2/20/2019	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$756
														Subtotal = $263,815

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $266,263 )
2018	2018	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	2	11/29/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$266,263
														Subtotal = $266,263

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $270,756 )
2017	2017	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	1	3/14/2017	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$756
2017	2017	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	1	11/8/2016	NEW	$270,000
														Subtotal = $270,756

Grand Total All Awards = $2,123,294

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BRAINS: Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in NeuroSciences - A national program to increase the advancement of neuroscience researchers from diverse backgrounds

Award Number: R25NS094094

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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