Pathways to Neurosciences

The Pathways to Neurosciences program aims to foster belonging, excellence, and leadership in the next generation of Stanford neuroscience trainees.

This program is part of an NIH-funded research study that seeks to collect actionable data about how to effectively increase social connection and feelings of belonging for historically underrepresented trainees in the neurosciences.

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Participants will take part in a mentorship and leadership training program that includes the following opportunities:

  • NeuroCircles: Facilitated peer-to-peer mentoring groups. NeuroCircles meet every other week starting in the Fall. Each NeuroCircle cohort will last two years and will consist of 7-10 trainees who are approaching or have recently completed the transition from predoctoral to postdoctoral status.
  • Pathways Mentors: Faculty available for one-on-one meetings centered around specific topics related to mentorship, scientific advancement, and networking. Pathways mentors will also attend select, topic-specific NeuroCircle meetings to meet with trainees as a group.
  • Enrichment Funds: Grants for career development or scientific training experiences, such as travel to another lab to learn a technique or to a career development meeting.
  • Grant-writing Academy Accelerator & Women’s Empowerment Workshop: Designed specifically for Pathways by Dr. Crystal Botham, the founder of the award-winning Grant Writing Academy program, these events will boost your ability to choose the right fellowship program and to develop a writing practice.
  • BIOS 225 Diversity & Inclusion in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine): Participate in "DAIS", an established minicourse offered in the spring that combines didactics and team projects to enhance knowledge of diversity and inclusion concepts and practices.
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Application will reopen in August 2024.

Program sponsor
National Institute of Health (NIH)

Pathways Mentors

Pathways trainees have access to one-on-one meetings with mentors where they can discuss their questions and request advice regarding mentorship, scientific advancement, and networking.

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Contact Us

For questions about the program, please contact Valerie Vargas-Zapata at vvargasz@stanford.edu.

For questions about the rights of participants in our study or the efficacy of the program, call 1-866-680-2906.