An ongoing mission of WiN is to address gender discrepancies in the sciences with the intent of facilitating a discussion around these difficult and very…
Comments closedGender Inclusion in Neuroscience Posts
When her family discovered that she was going into science, they were shocked. Dr. Judith Eisen didn’t even like science until college. “I didn’t like…
Comments closedDuring winter term, our primary goal was to establish a strong foundation to ensure that WiN can continue to support diversity and inclusivity at UO…
Comments closedWiN has been busy these past six months, progressing from an idea suggested over beers to a formal organization with weekly meetings, funding, and…
Comments closedThis term, Womxn in Neuroscience hosted female speakers for career discussions over lunch. The lunches drew students, postdocs, and research assistants from biology, human physiology,…
Comments closedCongratuations to WiN vice president Daryn Blanc-Goldhammer for earning her doctorate! Daryn did her PhD in Paul Dassonville’s Lab in the Department of Psychology where…
Comments closedThe Allen Institute for Brain Science appointed six early-career researchers to the Next Generation Leaders Program, including UO Assistant Professor Emily Sylwestrak. Those who are…
Comments closedION graduate student Sarah Beyeler (Huxtable Lab) led the first WiN journal club on October 1st. The group read two exciting papers, Diversity begets diversity: a…
Leave a CommentCongratulations to Dr. Emily Sylwestrak, assistant professor in ION, who was awarded the Young Investigator NARSAD award from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. Emily…
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Research by ION graduate student Sarah Stednitz (Washbourne Lab) has identified a population of neurons in the zebrafish forebrain required for social orienting behavior. The…
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