{"id":61,"date":"2025-04-01T17:29:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:46:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:46:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"61\" class=\"elementor elementor-61\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2079ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2079ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0278365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0278365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152bcbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"152bcbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d08caf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d08caf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/Logo-NeuroGRAD-e1743528601773-1024x374.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-62\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/Logo-NeuroGRAD-e1743528601773-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/Logo-NeuroGRAD-e1743528601773-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/Logo-NeuroGRAD-e1743528601773-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/Logo-NeuroGRAD-e1743528601773.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5f410 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2f5f410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39992eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39992eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Neuroscience Graduate, Resilience, Affirmation and Diversity Program at the University of Puerto Rico <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4baa9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4baa9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58be9fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58be9fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9d24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c9d24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2206f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba2206f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f7977 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1f7977\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90164a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90164a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is the NeuroGRAD Program?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b862d40 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b862d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ekit--fancy&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A program that focuses on boosting neuroscience research in Puerto Rico by<br \/><\/strong><strong>training a new generation of neuroscientists committed to academic and professional excellence.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecad060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecad060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Neuroscience Graduate, Resilience, Affirmation and Diversity Program at the University of Puerto Rico (NeuroGRAD@UPR) was launched on May 27, 2022, at the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus. The program is an opportunity for graduate students that enroll in their first or second year of doctoral program like biology or psychology at R\u00edo Piedras Campus or Medical Science Campus and have a research interest in the Neuroscience field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe2369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"abe2369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9cf74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f9cf74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30086d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b30086d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cebf36e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cebf36e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Main Goals<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e984a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73e984a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Has the mission to successfully impact, educate, train, and develop a the new generation of neuroscience graduate scholars within the UPR-RP in collaboration with prestigious neuroscience research programs across the US and by\u00a0 using evidence-based successful strategies founded on three key strands:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df2928 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3df2928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/Neurograd.1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-70\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/Neurograd.1.jpg 871w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/Neurograd.1-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/Neurograd.1-768x196.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9c789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d9c789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ddd0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46ddd0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a42c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40a42c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1) To develop an impactful neuroscience training blueprint based on cutting-edge and hands-on research experiences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd700c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdd700c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-533fe65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"533fe65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9b46b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c9b46b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2) To establish an effective career pathway mentoring network through strong partnerships with top-notch neuroscience researchers in Research 1(R1) institutions in the mainland.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c508a67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c508a67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42cb1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f42cb1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee4107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ee4107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3) To design a series of transformative skill set activities that will yield a new cohort of URM neuroscientists role models and leaders with an influential and impactful career path in the 21st Century Neuroscience workforce.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f539e90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f539e90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bafb27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8bafb27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feda1f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"feda1f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a132943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a132943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Opportunities:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b6a85 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06b6a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To develop your professional and research skills during a 2-year intensive training.<\/span><\/li><li>Prove students with resources to be able to expand your 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.<\/li><li>Participate in research seminars and training activities in person and virtual platforms from the partnering institutions.<\/li><li>Grow the career path of trainees who will succeed in PhD programs in the Neurosciences.<\/li><li>Work under the close supervision of a mentoring team<\/li><li>Learn to prepare and submitte a NRSA Proposal<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8049de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8049de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mentor Commitee<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ee4c0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78ee4c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A fundamental goal of the NeuroGRAD program is to build strong synergistic collaborations and mentoring teams between a group of Neuroscience research mentors from UPR and our R1 partnering institutions. These mentoring teams successfully support and provide helpful guidance throughout the career path of each student. Being mentored by a variety of peers in STEM may assist them in developing productive work relationships. Relationship building activities between the NeuroGRAD students, and their mentors establishes a sustainable and strong mentoring network thus charting pathways to successful PhD completion and career advancement.\u00a0<\/p><p>Each mentoring network is custom-made for each student based on his\/her research interests. To accomplish an effective mentoring network, the selected R1 researcher is an external member of the thesis committee of the student.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c6306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4c6306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>NeuroGRAD student\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mentor\/s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>External mentor\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Graduate Peer\/s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Program PIs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00deb06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"00deb06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af42605 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af42605\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29623b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29623b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b04e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42b04e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Travel:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea859a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cea859a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Visit a collaborator or external mentor\u2019s lab to learn a technique and enhance research and networking skills within our partner institutions.<\/li><li>Participate and present his\/her research at annual conferences like the <strong><em>Neuroscience Conference<\/em><\/strong> by Society for Neuroscience.<\/li><li>Off-site internship opportunity<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-id=\"e91aa74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585ebe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585ebe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">$13,200 stipend per year\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Funds for travel and research materials<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Access to a mentoring team and visit to labs in the partnering institutions<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Tuition credits covered <\/span>by the program <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">(<strong>9 credits<\/strong> per semester)<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Networking<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c067ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c067ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c065676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c065676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c3355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c3355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Enrolled in a doctoral program at UPR-R\u00edo Piedras o UPR-Medical Sciences<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Online application, CV, transcripts and three letters of recommendation required to apply<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Research interests in Neuroscience<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">US citizen or permanent resident<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3be51a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3be51a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aba095 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3aba095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6141c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d6141c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c566fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c566fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Interested in applying for the NeuroGRAD?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fa013 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48fa013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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A program that focuses on boosting neuroscience research in Puerto Rico bytraining a new generation of neuroscientists committed to academic and professional excellence. 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