ALT Flyer advertising a need for scientists volunteers. "Call for scientists! Want to collaborate with an art student on a comic about your research? Learn more and sign up by Feb 1st." Simple cartoon heads are wearing hats that are designed to look like items symbolic of different scientific disciplines: an aromatic ring, a crystal, an ammonite, and a paramecium. Link: bit.ly/sciencecomicscollab
ALT Summer research programs. Screen shot of database. Go to www.cientificolatino.com/reu Text reads: Research experiences for undergraduates (REUs, also known as SURPs or SURFs) are paid summer internships, usually for 6-8 weeks (sometimes including housing) at research institutions. Undergraduates are paired with a lab and gain valuable research experience. These are extremely helpful for obtaining post-graduate jobs in STEM and applying to graduate or professional schools. REU application deadlines are approaching! Will you be applying this year? Our database contains more than 450 SURP programs!
ALT Text in a beige box on a yellow background, with a cartoon of directions at the top left. The Black In Neuro logo is in the bottom left and sign language and closed captioning symbols are at the bottom right. Text reads: “Thursday July 27. #BlackJourneyToNeuro. Keynote Address. 9-10 AM PT | 12-1 PM ET | 5-6 PM BST. Fun Times in Neuroscience. Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, Columbia University. Dr. Abdus-Saboor is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. His lab currently investigates how the brain encodes responses to different types of tactile stimulation, like a pleasurable caress or painful prick. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including being recently named as an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar and McKnight Scholar. During his keynote address, Dr. Abdus-Saboor will share his journey into neuroscience and his scientific work along the way. #BINW23”. A photo of Dr. Abdus-Saboor is in the middle of the poster.
ALT Text in a beige box on a yellow background, with cartoon of directions at the top left.. The Black In Neuro logo is in the bottom left. Text reads: “#BlackJourneyToNeuro. Thursday July 27. #BlackJourneyToNeuro wants to celebrate the mentors that mentor support and champion us. Do you have a mentor you want to shine a spotlight on? Tell us why they are important to you in a post, using the hashtags: #BINW23 #BlackJourneyToNeuro #BINW23MentorshipSpotlight. Tag and share photos of this mentor if you can!(Please use alt text). #BINW23”
ALT Text in a beige box on a yellow background, with cartoon of directions at the top left.. The Black In Neuro logo is in the bottom left. Text reads: “#BlackJourneyToNeuro. Thursday July 27. Join us as we highlight the diverse journeys taken within the BIN community and celebrate their achievements, perseverance and support mechanisms along the way. Keynote Address: Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor 9-10 AM PT | 12-1 PM ET | 5-6 PM BST. Panel. Lessons Learned: Navigating Non-Linear Journeys In Neuro 11AM-12:30 PM PT | 2-3:30 PM ET | 7-8:30 PM BST. #BINW23”
ALT Text in a beige box on a blue background with three fists in the air above. The Black In Neuro logo is in the bottom left and the sign language and closed caption symbols at the bottom right. Text reads: “Wednesday July 25. #NeuroRacisim. Journal Club: Meet the Experts. 9-10 AM PT | 12-1 PM ET | 5-6 PM BST. Join us for our Meet The Experts Panel discussing the practice of Neuroimaging and ways it can become more inclusive. Emphasis will be placed on the following papers: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01218-y. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00079-7. #BINW23”. Photos of the panelists and their affiliations are in the center of the tan box. Panalist information reads: “Dr. Termara Parker, Lieber Institute for Brain Development; Dr. Lucina Uddin, University of California Los Angeles; Jocelyn Ricard, Yale University, Incoming PhD Student at Stanford University.”
ALT Text in a beige box on an orange background with a silhouette of the world at the top. The Black In Neuro logo is in the bottom left. The text reads: “We are encouraging everybody to share their own global journeys using the hashtag #BlackInNeuroWorld. Rep your flags, tell us where you are from, we want to hear from you. Also follow along as we highlight 15 researchers in the Black In Neuro community across the disapora. #BINW23"
ALT Text in a beige box on an orange background with a silhouette of the world at the top. The Black In Neuro logo is in the bottom left. The text reads: “#NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora. Tuesday July 25. Join us as we celebrate our Black In Neuro community across the diaspora. We will learn from a range of academics from outside of the US, UK, and Canada.. Keynote Address: Dr. Flavia Santos 7-8 AM PT | 10-11 AM ET | 3-4 PM BST. Town Hall: The State of the Black In Neuro Diaspora 9-10:30 AM PT | 12-1:30 PM ET | 5-6:30 PM BST. #BINW23”
ALT Dynamic colorful background with a brown banner at the top reading “Black In Neuro Week 2023, July 24-30”. Below that text reads “Registration is live!” with the Black In Neuro logo below and text “#BINW23” below.
ALT Black In Neuro Week 2023 overview graphic. Banner at top reads: “Black In Neuro Week 2023. July 24-30.” Below are seven boxes each summarizes a day’s theme as follows: “Mon. July 24 #BlackInNeuroRollCall. Introducing the #BlackInNeuro community by amplifying each other! Tues. July 25 #NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora. Celebrate our BIN community across the diaspora. Hear from a range of academics. Wed. July 26 #NeuroRacism Explore ongoing racism in neuroscience-related fields, and ways to dismantle it. Thurs. July 27 #BlackJourneyToNeuro. Celebrate diverse journeys taken in the BIN community. Fri July 28 #BlackInNeuroCareers offers career advancement tools for those in neuro-related fields. Sat. July 29 #BlackJoyInNeuro. Build community and spread joy. Meet up with Black In Neuro members in your local area. Sun. July 30 #BlackRestInNeuro. Sharing things we do to protect our peace and mental health as we continue to thrive in neuroscience.” At the bottom is the Black In Neuro logo and “#BINW23.”
ALT Starting Grad School: finances, impostor syndrome, finding mentors, life as an international student, and more! June 23, 2023 12 to 1 pm PST register at the link provided
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ALT Introducing new executive director. We are thrilled to announce the planned transition of project short's executive director from Hannah Loo to Ananya Dash. Hannah, pictured smiling with blonde hair in a blue dress, and Ananya pictured smiling with black hair in a black top.
ALT As Founder and Executive Director, Hannah envisioned an organization that would provide free mentorship to underprivileged and underresourced applicants to medical and graduate school. During her tenure as Executive Director, she has worked relentlessly to see this vision realized. Over the past 4 years, Project SHORT has expanded globally, employing a team of over 1,000 volunteer mentors and serving over 3,000 students around the world. This would not have been possible without Hannah’s leadership and direction. She will continue to contribute to Project SHORT’s vision of increasing diversity in STEM, serving as President of its Board of Directors to provide guidance and input as Ananya leads the organization.
ALT Ananya has served as a Project SHORT mentor since 2021. In her role, she has mentored numerous mentees for their graduate school applications and also served as a guest for our SHORT Talks podcast on being an international applicant. She hopes to combine her learnings at Project SHORT alongside her experience of teaching and developing curriculum for high school students in her undergraduate years to expand Project SHORT’s goals and make it accessible for applicants across the world. As the new Executive Director, Ananya will lead the day to day operations of the organization and help initiate and execute strategic plans to lead us into the future of Project SHORT.
