Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE)

The Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) program provides structured leadership development and in-depth, hands-on training in topics ranging from grantsmanship to lab management. Basic science, clinical research trainees, and junior faculty from underrepresented minority communities who have demonstrated achievement in endocrine research are all invited to apply to FLARE. This program is sponsored by a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

APPLICATION PERIOD: Closed

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The FLARE Program Components

Workshop: All selected participants will attended the workshop, that teaches the “business of research” and the skills needed to establish themselves as independent researchers. Participants can choose to continue down the Internship Path or the Mentorship Path. The 2023 FLARE workshop will be held March 16-18, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA.

• Internship Path: Participants can serve on an Endocrine Society committee and have the opportunity to mentor students at other Society events. 
• Mentorship Path: Participants connect to accomplished biomedical and clinical scientists as mentors and visit their mentor in-person.

ENDO Travel Award: Participants will have the opportunity to apply for a travel award to attend ENDO, the Society's Annual Meeting and Expo. To qualify for this award, you must submit an abstract through the ENDO submission site.

FLARE members with the appropriate background in basic or translational science will be given the opportunity to become part of the Endocrinology Early Career Reviewer program and work with the Associate Editors to learn reviewing skills.

About the Workshop

During the FLARE Program workshop, speakers share professional wisdom and provide guidance. Participants get a chance to network and hone skills such as:

• Individual career development
• Finding funding for research
• How to market yourself to employers
• Managing your lab and time
• Dealing with interpersonal conflict
• Negotiating for your needs

After the workshop, participants continue their career development through either the Internship Path or the Mentorship Path. 

Eligibility and Application

Eligible FLARE Program applicants are:

• Preference is given to members of the Endocrine Society but not required to attend the workshop. To move forward in other components of the program, membership is required. Join Now.
• Currently enrolled in a US graduate program, post-doctoral fellowship, an endocrine clinical fellowship, or junior faculty (within 1-3 years of obtaining faculty position).
• Of an ethnic minority group underrepresented in the biomedical sciences (African American, Hispanic American, American Indian or Native American, Alaska Native, and Natives of the US Pacific Islands)
• US citizen or US permanent resident

Mentorship Path applicants are encouraged to begin searching for a mentor before the application period begins. Please see the Eligibility & Application page for a full list of requirements.

For More Information

To learn more about the FLARE Program, contact us at 202-971-3657 or email [email protected].

FLARE Recipients

FLARE Recipients 2022

Recipient	Institution
Diana Varghese
Sade Williams Clayton	Washington University School of Medical
Bobak Moazzami	Emory University School of Medical
Heather Beasley	Vanderbilt University
Elizabeth Sanchez Rangel	Yale University
Greisha Ortiz Hernandez	City of Hope National Medical Center
Jazma Tapia	City of Hope National Medical Center
Carolina Gonzalez Lopez	Yale University
Kimia Saleh Anaraki	National Institutes of Health
Mopelola Adeyemo	University of California, Los Angeles
Tiffany Fleet	University Pennsylvania Hospital
Sylvia Robinson	Rush University Medical Center
Samuel Cortez	St. Louis Children's Hospital
Carlos Díaz-Balzac	University of Rochester Medical Center

FLARE Recipients 2023

Recipient	Institution
Colwyn A. Headley, PhD	Stanford University
Damonie Salmon	Eastern Virginia Medical College
Zer Vue, PhD	Vanderbilt University
Logan Alexander Northcutt, BS	Vanderbilt University
Darian Thomas Carroll, BS	Vanderbilt University
Claudia Ramirez, MD	Baylor College of Medicine
Steven Elliott Hobbs, MS	University of Illinois
Maria Victoria Salguero Bermonth, MD, MSc	University of Chicago
Regine Boutin, MD	Massachusetts General Hospital
Yetunde Bernice Omotosho, MD	National Institute on Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Natasha Ivelisse Roman Ortiz, BS	University of Minnesota
Hannah Heath	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dominique Stephens, PhD	Fisk and Vanderbilt University
Zohyra E. Zabala, MD	Emory University
Jade E. Stanley, BS	Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Briana Noel Cortez, BS	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine