2003 Education Award in Neuroscience

Dr. Joe L. Martinez, Jr. and Dr. James Townsel 

At the ANDP annual fall meeting on November 8, 2003, the 2003 ANDP Education Awards were presented to Dr. Joe Martinez, Jr. (University of Texas at San Antonio), and Dr. James Townsel (Meharry Medical College) for their creative and energetic efforts to put careers in neuroscience in the reach of students from a wide diversity of backgrounds. Individually and as Co-Directors of the Summer Program in Neuroscience, Ethics, and Survival (SPINES) at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Drs. Martinez and Townsel have put boundless energy into developing innovative mechanisms for fostering success. 

Dr. Martinez is Associate Vice Provost for Research, Program Director of the Cajal Neuroscience Research Center, and Ewing Halsell Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Texas at San Antonio. To read the full introduction of Dr. Martinez by Dr. Thomas Fox (Harvard Medical School), please click here.

Dr. James Townsel serves as Associate Vice President for Research, Director of the Meharry/Vanderbilt Alliance in Neuroscience Training Program, and Director of the Research Centers in Minority Institutions Program at Meharry Medical College. To view the full introduction of Dr. Townsel by Dr. Barbara Talamo (Tufts Medical School), please click here.