This federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse (CFDA 93.279 - Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs) provides $532,140 to North Carolina Central University (NCCU) to establish the "NCCU DUKE - Substance Use Research & Education (ND-SURE)" program.
The ND-SURE program aims to cultivate interest and increase diversity in substance use-related research careers. It will provide educational, research training, and intensive mentoring opportunities for undergraduate students at both NCCU and Duke University. Key program components include a semester-long academic course on substance use, immersive summer research experiences in laboratories at both institutions, and ongoing professional development support and mentoring for participants. The overarching goal is to grow the pool of diverse applicants pursuing substance use-related research careers by engaging underrepresented minority undergraduate students through this collaborative program between the two universities.
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