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

Brains项目描述 留住来自不同和代表性不足群体的高技能科学家是创建 神经科学创新所需的多元化领导。不幸的是，来自代表不足的个人 由于更多的孤立感和对网络的不公平访问，群体的流动率往往更高， 导师，以及影响事业成功的关键资源。神经科学博士后研究人员和助理 来自不同背景和代表性不足的教授(包括种族和族裔少数群体和人民 残疾人)也不能幸免于这些问题。大脑：扩大 神经科学的学术研究人员采用新的方法使神经科学多样化 这样，博士后、职业生涯早期的神经科学家的职业晋升和留住 代表人数不足的群体(URGs：种族和族裔少数群体以及残疾人) 都增加了。Brains明确寻求通过提供一种 新颖的职业发展计划，解决影响毅力和职业生涯的已知因素 科学中来自URG的个人决定。这些因素包括个人的归属感和自我效能感， 相信一个人有能力执行特定的行为来产生特定的结果。大脑有意为之 目标是被认为因缺乏专业知识而面临离开科学和学术界风险的有才华的神经科学家 支持和职业自我效能感。大脑对职业自我效能感、职业生涯有显著影响 56名参与者的满意度和归属感。大脑接下来将增强其广度和深度 通过将参与该计划的神经科学家的数量增加两倍，并通过引入正式的交叉- 对那些加深项目对参与者职业发展影响的活动进行分类。具体来说， 大脑对泄漏管道的影响将通过以下方式发生 1.扩大对所有先前的Brain参与者和未被选中的申请者的纵向评估，以及 通过增加两个新的大脑研究员来扩大该计划。 2.培养更多的协作网络、职业技能和Brains研究员的领导潜力 通过新的跨队列活动。 3.通过引入大脑，在职业生涯早期的神经科学家中拓宽了URGs的大脑覆盖范围 附属公司计划。

BRAINS Project Description Retention of highly skilled scientists from diverse and underrepresented groups is critical for creating the diverse leadership necessary for innovation in neuroscience. Unfortunately, individuals from underrepresented groups often have higher turnover rates due to a greater sense of isolation and inequitable access to networks, mentors, and key resources that affect career success. Neuroscience postdoctoral researchers and assistant professors from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds (including racial and ethnic minorities and people with disabilities) are not immune to these issues. BRAINS: Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in NeuroScience adopts novel approaches to diversify neuroscience such that career advancement and retention of post-Ph.D., early-career neuroscientists from underrepresented groups (URGs: racial and ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities) are increased. BRAINS explicitly seeks to plug the neuroscience early career leaky pipeline by offering a novel professional development program that addresses factors known to impact persistence and career decisions of individuals from URGs in science. Such factors include one's sense of belonging and self-efficacy, the belief in one's ability to perform particular behaviors to produce a specific outcome. BRAINS intentionally targets talented neuroscientists considered at risk for leaving science and academia due to lack of professional support and career self-efficacy. BRAINS has already significantly impacted the career self-efficacy, career satisfaction, and sense of belonging of 56 participants. BRAINS will next enhance the breadth and depth of its impact by tripling the number of neuroscientists participating in the program, and by introducing formal cross- cohort activities that deepen the program's influence on participants' career advancement. Specifically, BRAINS' increased impact on the leaky pipeline will occur by 1. Expanding the longitudinal evaluation of all prior BRAINS participants and non-selected applicants, and growing the program by adding two new cohorts of BRAINS Fellows. 2. Foster additional synergistic networks, career skills, and the leadership potential of BRAINS Fellows through new cross-cohort activities. 3. Broadening BRAINS' reach amongst early-career neuroscientists from URGs by introducing a BRAINS Affiliates Program.