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The UCLA-HBCU Neuroscience Pathways Program has been awarded three years of funding from the University of California Office of the President (UCOP)

The UCLA-HBCU Neuroscience Pathways Program has been awarded three years of funding from the University of California Office of the President (UCOP), continuing its mission to foster inclusive excellence in neuroscience research and mentorship. Led by Dr. Ketema Paul, Professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA, this competitive summer research training initiative brings talented undergraduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to UCLA for immersive neuroscience experiences—combining hands-on research, career development, and long-term mentorship.
Hosted by the UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI), the program has supported aspiring neuroscientists in building foundational skills and gaining access to graduate school pathways. With the renewed support from UCOP, UCLA reaffirms its commitment to creating equitable opportunities for students from historically underrepresented backgrounds in STEM.

Learn more about the UCLA-HBCU program here: https://bri.ucla.edu/outreach/ucla-hbcu-neuroscience-pathways-program

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2025 UCLA-BRI Summer Research Cohort during a visit to Charles Drew University in South Los Angeles. Pictured are students from the UCLA-HBCU Neuroscience Pathways, UCLA-BRI SURE, and UCLA-HSI SOMA programs, joined by the Honorable Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kelvin Filer; Pat Lowe, Chief Financial Officer of the UCLA Brain Research Institute; and Dr. Ketema Paul, Director of the UCLA-HBCU Neuroscience Pathways Program.

Drs. Xia Yang and David Walker selected for the 2025 cohort of the UCLA Faculty Mentoring Honorary Society

Coordinated by the UCLA Office of Faculty Development, the Faculty Mentoring Honorary Society recognizes UCLA faculty for excellence in mentoring. The Society, which is supported by a University of California Office of the President (UCOP) grant for faculty development, honors the time and effort that faculty mentors have contributed to the professional development of early and mid-career faculty at UCLA.

Professor Duncan Leitch is part of two of the six teams of researchers to win funding in the first year of Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems

Six cross-disciplinary teams of researchers from the United States and Canada have won funding in the first year of Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems, a three-year initiative that aims to spark new science exploring neurobiological response to rapid and extensive human-caused environmental changes. Professor Leitch is amongst two teams, “Comparative TRPV1 Function in Sensory Adaptability and Resilience to Global Warming” and “Thermal Priming and Parental Care: Investigating Conserved Neural Pathways of Parental Care Plasticity in Response to Heat”