The February 2016 issue of ASBMB Today, the monthly newsletter of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has a special section devoted to: Diversity & Inclusion Matters

Topics discussed include:

•     Q&A with NIH's top diversity officer
•     Impact of role models
•     Opening my mind
•     Your voices
•     What's next?
•     Research Spotlight

The purpose of the Clinician Scientist Mentoring Award to Promote Workforce Diversity is to provide support to mid-career health-professional doctorates or equivalent (See Section III) for protected time to devote effort to basic, epidemiological or outcomes research and to act as research mentors to early-stage investigators from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research. Candidates for this award should have independent, peer-reviewed, research support at the time of award and possess a demonstrated record of mentoring  individuals from underrepresented backgrounds.  The candidate's research should demonstrate a sustained level of research productivity in the research areas supported by the NIDDK.  The long-term objective of this funding opportunity is to provide mentors with protected time to enhance mentoring opportunities for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, thereby  ensuring the availibility of a pool of scientists from diverse backgrounds  to facilitate research within the mission areas of the NIDDK.