SfN Announces Early Career Policy Ambassadors Class of 2026
WASHINGTON — The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has selected 10 members from a highly competitive applicant pool to participate in the Society’s Early Career Policy Ambassador (ECPA) Program. The 10 ECPAs, representing many career stages and geographic locations, were chosen for their dedication to advocating for the scientific community, their desire to learn more about effective means of advocacy, and their experience as leaders in their labs and community.
The ambassadors are:
- Alison Bashford, Drexel University College of Medicine
- Amelia Cuarenta, PhD, University of Michigan
- Daniel Leman, PhD, Brandeis University
- Deja Monet, University of Washington
- Jung Hyun Park, Indiana University
- Labiba Aziz, SUNY Stony Brook University
- Ogechukwu Ngwu-Hyacinth, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Pratham Bhanushali, West Virginia University
- Rodnie Colon-Ortiz, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Scholastica Go, Neuroscience Doctoral Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
The ECPA program is a 10-month commitment designed to create an extensive network of neuroscience advocates. Starting with SfN’s annual Capitol Hill Day in March, Ambassadors gain the necessary skills to advocate for science funding and other issues affecting the neuroscience field, and to encourage those in their personal networks to join the conversation. Over the course of the program, ambassadors engage in at least two additional advocacy-related activities at their home institution and within their community.
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The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is an organization of nearly 35,000 basic scientists and clinicians who study the brain and the nervous system.
