Press Release

USC Receives $1.3 Million NIH Training Grant to Enhance Diversity in Addiction Science

New Rising STARS program will train and diversify the next generation of scientists to confront the addiction epidemic with “cell to society” perspective

Michele Keller and Mollie Barnes August 23, 2022
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USC is partnering with California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) on a new $1.3 million, five-year training grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to create a first-of-its-kind program to enhance diversity in the next generation of addiction scientists. … Read More