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SEQUINS 2025

Topline Events

Hall of Fame Induction

  • Nominated by a Member of SEQUINS Recognizes transformative career contributions to equity neuroscience research

  • Induction during SEQUINS Annual Meeting

  • Each Inductee will give an overview of their work, discuss prevailing gaps/opportunities, and vision for their field

  • No more than five inductees each year

  • Inductees are memorialized in virtual hall of fame on the SEQUINS website

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Criteria/Miscellaneous

  • Member of SEQUINS at the time of nomination

  • Selection by SEQUINS program commitee

  • Candidate must be a senior investigator of any scientific (basic, translational, clinical, or population) or professional background who has made outstanding contributions in the field of equity neuroscience in their lifetime

  • Evidence of mentorship of students, post-docs, residents, fellows, and early career faculty is important

  • Presentations and induction must be done in person

Outstanding Mentorship Award

  • Recognizes excellent achievements in the mentoring of future generations of researchers in the field of equity neuroscience.

  • Although recipients are expected to be successful scientists, the award recognizes mentorship rather than scientific accomplishment, emphasizing the training experiences and successes of the nominee’s mentees, not the mentor’s personal career achievements.

  • The award acknowledges the successful development of mentees who will also go on to become independent equity neuroscientists, ultimately shaping the future of the field.

  • For this award, mentoring refers to the process of guiding, supporting, and promoting the training and career development of others.

  • Award recipients will be individuals who have actively engaged in sustained efforts aimed at the mentoring of trainees in the field of equity neuroscience.

  • Award is given during the SEQUINS Annual Meeting

  • Awardee will give a presentation

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Criteria/Miscellaneous

  • Member of SEQUINS at the time of nomination

  • Selection by SEQUINS program committee Nominees may include basic, clinical, or translational researchers working in the field of equity neuroscience. They should have a record of successfully mentoring researchers in the field of equity neuroscience over time

  • Mentees should be actively involved in research, teaching, mentoring, community activities or other leadership activities in the field of equity neuroscience

  • Nominated by a member/s of SEQUINS who is/are mentee(s) of the nominee who have personal knowledge & first-hand experience of the nominee’s mentoring efforts

  • Previous recipients of this award are ineligible​

Early Career Showcase Lecture

  • Invited lecture by early career individual who participated in an NIH training program and who is currently funded by the NIH to study one of the five major areas of neurological inequities/disparities (sex/gender, race/ethnic, geographic, socioeconomic, or global)

  • Examples include graduates of NIH funded R-25, D43, or T32 programs such as TRANSCENDS, TALENTS, ENLIGHTEN, etc.

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Criteria/Miscellaneous

  • Member of SEQUINS at the time of nomination

  • Selection by SEQUINS SPC

  • Previous invitees are ineligible​

TRANSCENDS Graduates Recognition

  • Individuals graduating from the program will be named and recognized highlighting their affiliations, area(s) of research interest, and accomplihsments

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Criteria/Miscellaneous

  • Completed all requirements for graduating from program

  • Introductions of each graduate by program leadership

TALENTS Graduates Recognition

  • Individuals graduating from the program will be named and recognized highlighting their affiliations, area(s) of research interest, and accomplishments

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Criteria/Miscellaneous

  • Completed all requirements for graduating from the program

  • Introductions of each graduate by program leadership

Moving on Up! Succeeding as an Early Career Researcher

  • Early Career scientists in the audience In-person and online) will be invited to ask individual queries about building momentum in an academic career especially one tailored to pursuing equity neuroscience research.

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Criteria/Miscellaneous

  • Moderated by a program committee member

  • Questions from early career attendees addressed by a panel of 2-3 senior equity neuroscience researchers who have a successful track record of NIH research funding

Speed Dating! Finding the Right Mentor & Collaborator

  • Early Career scientists in the audience in-person and online) will be invited to ask individual queries about building momentum in an academic career especially one tailored to pursuing equity neuroscience research.

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Criteria/Miscellaneous

  • Moderated by a program committee member

  • Questions from early career attendees addressed by a panel of 2-3 senior equity neuroscience researchers who have served (or is serving) as a department chair or associate dean

Agency Briefing Event

  • Brief presentation by a Program Officer from NIH, CDC, FDA, PCORI, DHS, Gates Foundation, etc.

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Criteria/Miscellaneous

  • Program Officer will present agency’s plans for equity neuroscience training, career development, and research as well as its contemporary funding opportunities

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