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NeuroGRAD@UPR- Neuroscience Graduate, Resilience and Affirmation Program at the University of Puerto Rico

Award Number: R25NS127776
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2027

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NeuroGRAD@UPR- Neuroscience Graduate, Resilience and Affirmation Program at the University of Puerto Rico - The Neuroscience Graduate, Resilience and Affirmation Program at the University of Puerto Rico (NeuroGRAD@UPR) has the mission to successfully impact, educate, train, and develop a new cadre of promising neuroscience graduate students within our premier Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in collaboration with top-notch neuroscience research institutions. It is important to clearly state that the NeuroGRAD program’s aspiration is to expand, improve and facilitate the research experience/project of its scholars. The NeuroGRAD program will provide the students with resources to be able to expand his/her research project be it by additional training in techniques, access to specialized equipment and other possible challenges that the student might face during his/her doctoral career. After completing the two years as NeuroGRAD scholars, students will still be eligible to participate in program enrichment activities, short courses, or brief internships in their collaborator’s laboratories. The NeuroGRAD program will offer an outstanding opportunity to grow the pipeline of trainees who will succeed in PhD programs in the Neurosciences. Six doctoral programs in two different campuses of the UPR (Rio Piedras and Medical School) will be impacted by the proposed research plan. To prepare scholars for the rigors of conducting neuroscience research, and to ensure successful futures as neuroscientists, during the academic year, each NeuroGRAD scholar will work under the close supervision of a mentoring team. At least once during the two-year training, NeuroGRAD scholars will visit a collaborator’s lab to learn a technique and enhance research and networking skills within our partner institutions. All research mentors are established neuroscientists with extensive experience in training students at the graduate, and postgraduate level. NeuroGRAD scholars will be exposed to a broad spectrum of research topics, including basic neuroscience focused on the central nervous system, and the more translational/applied neuroscience areas. NeuroGRAD scholars will meet bi-monthly with the PDs and participate in several professional development seminars. During these seminars, scholars will receive training designed to increase their research competence in scholarly work, public speaking, grantsmanship, leadership skills and scientific rigor. Depending on the needs of a particular scholars’ cohort, we will develop specialized workshops. NeuroGRAD program will also support scholars travel for presentations at annual conferences. Scholars are expected to learn and contribute to the most current research in their field and have opportunities to network with established scientists. The overreaching goal of the NeuroGRAD program will be to take advantage on its strategic strengths and foster the necessary competencies to sustain, retain and increase the numbers of graduate students in successful and independent career paths in future neuroscience research workforce. The present proposal is founded on strategies that significantly promote transformative mentoring, solid experimental rigor, impactful networking experiences linked to best practices in career leadership growth and identity building. The impact that the proposed activities will have in the academic and research pipeline of graduate students in the neuroscience workforce will be significant.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $256,240 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	39 PONCE DE LEON AVE	SAN JUAN	PR	00931	SAN JUAN	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	4	8/15/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$256,240
														Subtotal = $256,240

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $256,240 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	39 PONCE DE LEON AVE	SAN JUAN	PR	00931	SAN JUAN	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	3	7/9/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$256,240
														Subtotal = $256,240

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $257,296 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	39 PONCE DE LEON AVE	SAN JUAN	PR	00931	SAN JUAN	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	2	8/1/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$257,296
														Subtotal = $257,296

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $263,280 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	39 PONCE DE LEON AVE	SAN JUAN	PR	00931	SAN JUAN	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	1	8/30/2022	NEW	$263,280
														Subtotal = $263,280

Grand Total All Awards = $1,033,056

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NeuroGRAD@UPR- Neuroscience Graduate, Resilience and Affirmation Program at the University of Puerto Rico

Award Number: R25NS127776

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2027

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