Building a Cadre of Minority Scientists in the
Area of Childhood Obesity Prevention: A Mentoring Initiative
Texas Tech
University announced a call for applications for a one-day pre-conference
grant writing and mentoring workshop in San Diego, Calif., during the Society
for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference, July 30-August
2, followed by a one-year collaboration with an assigned mentor.
Deadline for
Applications: July 15, 2016
The purpose of this mentoring and training program is capacity building among
investigators from minority serving institutions in the fields of childhood
obesity prevention. The initiative objectives are:
- to mentor and train early career
scientists and investigators from minority serving institutions to develop
their research agenda in the areas of childhood obesity prevention;
- to promote high-quality science and
practice in childhood obesity prevention among minority groups by
enhancing research methodology and grant writing skills; and
- to increase collaboration between
junior scholars and scholars with grant writing experience and success in
applied and translational research in childhood obesity prevention.
The workshop will
also provide participants with the chance to network with national and
international conference attendees and, more importantly, the mentoring will
continue throughout the following year.
For more details visit the NIFA website. Contact Dr.
Mary Murimi, Professor of Nutrition, Texas Tech University,
or Michael Kanyi, Teaching Assistant, Texas Tech University,
regarding any questions.
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