Joe L. Martinez
UTSA biology professor receives neuroscience award
(March 9, 2004)— University of Texas at San Antonio Professor of Biology Joe Martinez has received the 2003 Award for Education in Neuroscience from the Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs (ANDP) for outstanding contributions to research and education as well as his distinguished career in the neurosciences.
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RSS Feeds“I am pleased that my colleagues in neuroscience recognize the importance of my efforts to train underrepresented students at the undergraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral levels,” said Martinez. “Texas cannot move forward until all students are given the opportunity to achieve higher education, particularly in the sciences.”
The Ewing Halsell Distinguished Chair in Biology, Martinez also serves as associate vice provost for research and program director of the Cajal Neuroscience Institute at UTSA. The institute develops collaborative neuroscience research efforts with other institutions in South Texas. Through his efforts, Martinez has helped secure more than $14 million in research funding including the institutes’ initial five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health.
In addition to his research, Martinez heads the American Psychological Association’s Minority Fellowship Program designed for students to network and gain access to outstanding research training centers. He also serves as course director for the Summer Program in Neuroscience, Ethics and Survival (SPINES) in Woods Hole, Mass. SPINES allows students to address neuroscience ethical issues and to learn skills that will assist them in career development.
Martinez has received numerous awards for his efforts to increase minority representation in science and research including the American Association for the Advancement of Science Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1994 and the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse Outstanding Mentorship Award in 2001.
With more than 250 member departments and programs from academic institutions in North America, ANDP strives to advance education and research training in academic neuroscience programs by disseminating information about neuroscience education and providing a forum for discussion of issues in training and research at both the institutional and national levels.