Only 18.2% of English Wikipedia biographies feature women. Come join us for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to increase the number of female role models and help to combat systemic gender biases! https://t.co/Gsv5Vk26h5
Interested in how coritco-recipient midbrain neurons contribute to auditory learning and behaviour? Come to our poster 3-075 at #cosyne2021@CosyneMeeting where @lee_taiying will be presenting! 🧠
New profile: Dr. Sheena Josselyn @sjo09 shared with us her journey studying memory engrams and solving the puzzle of the brain. Learn about the interesting turns and twists in her career listening/reading 👇🏽 #WomenInScience
https://t.co/Uddi0guh6L
It was an absolute honor to interview @lisa_giocomo back when in person seminars still existed. Besides talking about her amazing research, we talked about how staying positive and doing research that inspires you can help combat the constant rejection experienced in science.
Dr. Charisse Winston-Gray shared with us her passion for developing potential solutions for Alzheimer's, her unexpected path to a career in academic research and the importance of finding the right training environment for you.
https://t.co/V4JshHUfGE 4/4
@doctorpoe Dr. Gina Poe, who co-directs @SfNtweets NSP scholars program, shared with us how her career studying sleep began, and how she overcame some of the early challenges she faced in grad school .
https://t.co/2PcsMqLrlJ 3/4
As someone that struggles with the work-life balance (especially in these times), it was a fresh of breath air to hear a successful group leader say that she doesn't take her work laptop home to avoid working from home. Here/read this week's @storiesofwin#WomenInSTEM
In a pre-COVID time (that feels so far away now!) I interviewed @sanasuri for @storiesofwin - She is so inspiring 🤩! My favorite quote: 'Your job is what you do, not who you are' 💙 Read her profile by @cprofaci and listen to her interview here👇🏽 #WomenInSTEM#WomenInNeuro🧠👩🏽🔬
This week we feature Dr. Sana Suri @sanasuri a research fellow at Oxford who uses neuroimaging to study aging. She shared her vision for mitigating dementia risk & why she doesn't work on weekends. Read/listen to her story below #WomenInSTEM#WomenInNeuro
https://t.co/VeElN2ne73
New profile up!! Dr. Grace Lindsay (@neurograce) discusses finding the field of computational neuroscience & why she makes time for scicomm.
Read her profile below & listen to the interview on our podcast!!
#WomenInNeuroscience#WomenInSTEM
https://t.co/MLlvrwjsi5
Dr. Grace Lindsay is a fantastic computational neuroscientist, an amazing science writer, and host of the @USTpodcast. So she is essentially a superwoman! It was a pleasure to interview her. Listen/read her @storiesofwin profile and follow her @neurograce #WomenInSTEM
We’ve decided to postpone the interview post scheduled for this coming Wednesday. Instead, we’ll create a website tab with a collection of anti-racism educational resources. For now, we want to express our full support of #BlackLivesMatter. You can read our full statement below:
Check out Dr. Susanne Ahmari's #storiesofwin@ahmari_lab She studies the circuit mechanisms underlying compulsive behaviors in mouse models of OCD. Hear/read her story on bridging research and clinical work. https://t.co/EaW4Kaneie #WomenInSTEM
New profile up! Dr. Liz Tunbridge (@LizTunbridge) discusses the power of interdisciplinary science & the importance of mental flexibility. Listen to the interview via podcast & check out the profile! 👇
#WomenInSTEM#WomenInNeuroscience
https://t.co/ez8hJ2HNpK
Have been wanting to share these for weeks - we've had some *brilliant* entries to our Unsung Heroes of Science competition, and now the shortlist is out! Thank you to everyone who took part. But it's not over yet - watch & share your favourites to be part of the Audience Award!
It certainly doesn't feel like it, but #IWDWikiOxford2020 was only a month ago! We are working hard to finalise our event report and here there is a little preview: gorgeous #Infographics by @ChiaraMcD (Poster design & Analytics)! #WomenInSTEM
New profile up! Dr. Renata Batista-Brito (@BatistaBritoLab) talks to us about discovering herself, discovering neuroscience, and leading a life of curiosity 🧠💡 Check out her profile 👇🏼 & listen to the interview on our podcast! #WomenInSTEM
https://t.co/QAffO73tek
Congrat to the team @IWD_Wiki_Ox for putting on a fab event and getting so much done. . . looking forward to sharing the full report! @EntWomenOx@mplsoxford
New report now in for the first DPAG sponsored #IWD2020 Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon @IWD_Wiki_Ox organised by Cristiana Vagnoni & Tai-Ying Lee. Views for articles created & edited 17.7M and counting. Read more at https://t.co/9chb5kwPte #eachforequal