Celebration of Women in Neuroscience Event

The annual Celebration of Women in Neuroscience Event celebrated the invaluable contributions, achievements, and experiences of women in the field of neuroscience. The 2025 event featured a panel discussion on advocacy and creating a support network, moderated by Adrienne Fairhall, PhD, and including Emmeline Edwards, PhD, Annabell Segarra, PhD, and JoAnn Trejo, PhD. There was also inspirational talks from award winners about their career journeys. We look forward to organizing another inspiring event for the 2026 edition.

Previous events have featured panel discussions that have been moderated by Courtney Miller, PhD and Marina Picciotto, PhD and keynote speeches by Maria Victoria Puig, PhD, Maria Neimark Geffen, PhD and Marian Joëls, PhD. You can find video recordings of past events on Neuronline.

Here is a list of topics and panels featured in the event in the past few years:

• The 2024 Celebration of Women in Neuroscience event celebrated the invaluable contributions of women in neuroscience and highlighted their achievements and experiences. The event featured a panel on diverse career paths in neuroscience, including academia, industry, entrepreneurship, and government, moderated by Fiona Duccotterd, PhD, with Rita Valentino, PhD, Ekemini Riley, PhD, and Judith Dunn, PhD.

• The 2023 Celebration of Women in Neuroscience event honored female leaders in neuroscience. The 2023 event featured a panel discussion moderated by Marguerite Matthews, PhD, which included Eartha Mae Guthman, PhD, Tomomi Karigo, PhD, and Jean King, PhD, on intersectionality in neuroscience and how women from across multiple backgrounds navigated the challenges of career transitions.
• The 2022 Celebration of Women in Neuroscience event honored female leaders in neuroscience. During the 2022 event, Jill Becker, PhD moderated a panel discussion featuring Anita Disney, PhD, Yukiko Goda, PhD, and Michelle Jones-London, PhD. The panelists discussed the impacts of COVID-19 and how neuroscientists navigated this challenge and found success.
• The 2021 panel discussion was held virtually on Monday, November 8th from 12 – 1 p.m ET. Diane Lipscombe, PhD moderated a panel discussion featuring Carmen Sandi, PhD, Shubha Tole, PhD, and Nora Volkow, PhD. The panelists discussed their paths to success, and the gaps and potential solutions towards a global neuroscience community.