New @ ESIN

Upcoming Events: 2009 ESIN Summer Program Survey; The Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Network is in the process of developing its 2009 Summer Fellowship Program in Applied Multi-Ethnic Research (formerly called the Empirical Summer Program in Applied Multi-Ethnic Research) ...

ESIN News: Study Groups Grants Award; The Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Network (ESIN) is pleased to announce the creation of 13 new Research Study Groups, seven of which were recently awarded small research grants ...

ESIN Scientific News: Local Mental Health Needs Assessment of Latinos; Associate Professor and ESIN Member, Dr. Esteban Cardemil recognizes the importance of community collaborative partnerships in reducing the racial and ethnic health care disparities that exist in the United States ...

Welcome

ESIN is a professional network composed of over 700 members across the United States. Our members are primarily but not exclusively junior and senior investigators and affiliates from universities, foundations, and government agencies. The mission of ESIN is guided by two basic goals:

1. to advance interdisciplinary research that informs the social, behavioral, and health disparities that disproportionately afflict communities of color and develop preventive strategies and cures to help eradicate these disparities;

2. to diversify the scientific workforce by training and developing the next generation of investigators who can conduct innovative, cutting-edge research related to people and communities of color in the fields of the social, behavioral, and natural sciences.

ESIN offers a series of research- and career-based services and programs, providing members with opportunities to engage in: