Closing the minorities gap in neuroscience: SPINES at 麻花星空视频 | iBiology
As described in this, about 59 Hispanics, 33 African-Americans, and 0 Native Americans received a Ph.D. in neuroscience in the United States in 2012, compared with 600 white people. Changing this imbalance in the field is the goal of SPINES (Summer Program in Neuroscience, Ethics and Survival) at the 麻花星空视频, which provides underrepresented minorities with training in research techniques as well as career survival skills. In the video, SPINES co-director Keith Trujillo of California State University-San Marcos discusses the course鈥檚 approach.