Ask Anything Session
Hosted by neuroscientists, these informal panel sessions allow early-career scientists to ask questions and discuss topics related to scientific training and career development.
Note: Attendance is limited, so admission to the room will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Disclaimer: Views expressed by the hosts on these panels are their own and do not represent the views of SfN, their home institutions, affiliated organizations, or any governmental agency.
Stepping Into Your Power: Redefining Careers, Breaking Down Barriers, and Taking Risks
Speaker(s): Jeannie Chin, Jennifer Warner-Schmidt, Karen Malacon, Brandi MattsonLocation: SDCC Rm 27B
Join a dynamic fireside chat with neuroscientists who’ve blazed career trails across industries. Hear how they took risks, broke barriers, and embraced diverse passions to succeed. Leave inspired to redefine your own neuroscience journey and step into your power!
Career Development Opportunities for Neuroscientists
Speaker(s): Carol Fowler, PhD, Jana Drgonova, Nicholas Gaiano, Katia HarleLocation: SDCC Rm 27B
This panel will focus on career development opportunities for early career neuroscientists at NIH and Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development. This diverse panel is comprised of program officers from neuroscience-focused research portfolios and will answer questions on topics ranging from intramural and extramural career development awards, to peer review, to transitioning to independent research careers.
Navigating Stem Cell Resources: Models, Tools, and Expert Guidance
Speaker(s): Ru Gunawardane, Daniel Paull, Julia Sommer, Eva-Maria SurmannLocation: SDCC Rm 27B
The Jackson Laboratory, The New York Stem Cell Foundation, the Allen Institute, and the Simons Foundation are proud to jointly present an overview of their stem cell resources designed to advance scientific research. This program features a brief introduction to each repository, highlighting key models and tools. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to help shape future resources that best meet their research needs.
Publishing and Reviewing as Early Career Researchers: Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker(s): Xi Chen, Sabine Kastner, MD, PhD, Teresa Esch, Simone RussoLocation: SDCC Rm 27B
A series of initiatives recently introduced in JNeurosci are aiming to support Early Career Researchers (ECRs, e.g., graduate students, postdocs, early independent researchers) in scientific publishing. The ECR Advisory Board and the editor-in-chief of JNeurosci invite attendees to ask anything about these opportunities that are intended to address unique challenges faced by ECRs and what happens “behind the scenes” during the scientific publishing process.
Navigating the Publication Landscape: Insights from eNeuro and Beyond
Speaker(s): Mihaela Iordanova, PhD, Christophe Bernard, Timothy BehrensLocation: SDCC Rm 27B
Explore the diverse landscape of scientific publishing, from differences between for-profit and nonprofit publishers to innovative approaches adopted by eNeuro and eLife. Curious about publisher types and their impact, editorial boards, open peer review, open access models, or trends like negative results, registered reports, post-publication peer review, public manuscript assessments, and use of common vocabularies? The speakers will discuss why they matter, who benefits, and how to use them effectively.
Open Science at the Allen Institute
Speaker(s): Elysha Fiabane, Suyee Lee, Carol Thompson, Rachel HostetlerLocation: SDCC Rm 27B
Since its founding in 2003, the Allen Institute has been a champion of open science, creating and sharing large datasets for others to use freely around the world. In addition to sharing datasets, the Institute also freely provides protocols, software, hardware design files, tools, and more. For this panel, Allen Institute representatives involved in different steps along the data curation-to-data sharing pipeline are here to answer questions about the Institute’s open science process.
