Agenda

Introduction and ENDURE Meeting Goals

Dr. Michelle Jones-London, Chief, Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity (OPEN), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

NIH Blueprint Welcome

Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Director, NINDS

Q&A

Keynote Address

Dr. Felicia Jefferson – Associate Professor of Biology, Fort Valley State University

Q&A

Panel on Pathways and Perspectives on Advancing Your Career

Moderator TBD

What should a student expect out of graduate training programs? What are effective strategies to navigate some of the challenges of research training? What are the qualities of a good mentor? What makes your career in neuroscience fulfilling?

Each panelist will share their scientific background, their experiences being underrepresented in neuroscience, and lessons learned navigating their career.

Panelists:

• • Yesenia Garcia-Sifuentes, ENDURE alum and PhD student at Emory University
    
  • Cellas Hayes, PhD candidate at the University of Mississippi
  • Dr. Stephanie Noble, BRAIN K99 postdoctoral scholar at Yale University
    
  • Dr. Cory White, D-SPAN K00 postdoctoral scholar at Johns Hopkins University