Early-Career Neuroscientists Resource Center

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Navigate uncharted waters in the early stages of your neuroscience career.

Early-career researcher action potentials

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2025
Molecular Neurodegeneration and Therapeutic Approaches
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“Five years ago, early career researchers needed help to survive the pandemic. Now they need it again”
By Anna Volerman and Valerie Press in STAT
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Six full-time Ph.D. studentships at the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory
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Upcoming online seminars

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Upcoming Seminar
Apr
03
2025
Patcharaporn Srisaikaew | University Health Network
Maladaptive Neuroplasticity in Cortico-limbic Structures: Insights from Surgical Pain Relief in Chronic Neuropathic Facial Pain
12:00 P.M. EDT
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Upcoming Seminar
Apr
03
2025
Etienne Abassi | McGill University
The representation of speech conversations in the human auditory cortex
12:30 P.M. EDT
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Upcoming Seminar
Apr
04
2025
Zanos Panos | Translational Neuropharmacology Lab, University of Cyprus, Center for Applied Neurosience & Department of Psychology, Nicosia, Cyprus
Decoding ketamine: Neurobiological mechanisms underlying its rapid antidepressant efficacy
05:00 A.M. EDT
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Neuroscientists fear Trump’s DEI order may tank diversity-focused grants

Programs that prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in the field may be at risk, leaving researchers in a “holding pattern,” according to one grant recipient.

By Angie Voyles Askham, Claudia López Lloreda
24 January 2025 | 5 min read
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Neuroscientists need to do better at explaining basic mental health research

The knowledge gap between scientists, health-care professionals, policymakers and people with mental health conditions is growing, slowing the translation of basic science to new treatments. Like lawyers learning to present a case to the court, scientists should learn to educate nonscientists about their findings.

By Omar Abubaker, Karla Kaun, Eric J. Nestler
21 January 2025 | 7 min read
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Dose, scan, repeat: Tracking the neurological effects of oral contraceptives

We know little about how the brain responds to oral contraceptives, despite their widespread use. I am committed to changing that: I scanned my brain 75 times over the course of a year and plan to make my data openly available.

By Carina Heller
20 January 2025 | 7 min read
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Why practical summer courses in neuroscience matter

Among other reasons, this tradition helps researchers rekindle the unfettered joy that initially brought them to the field.

By John Tuthill
13 January 2025 | 7 min read
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In your New Year’s resolutions for 2025, consider public outreach

If every person in the neuroscience community committed to doing one thing, imagine the cumulative difference it would make.

By Nicole Rust
3 January 2025 | 8 min read

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Who funds your basic neuroscience research? Help The Transmitter compile a list of funding sources

We want to hear from you about the sources of funding for your research.

By Claudia López Lloreda
28 March 2025 | 1 min read
Astrocytes in a mouse brain.

Unexpected astrocyte gene flips image of brain’s ‘stalwart sentinels’

The genetic marker upends the accepted orientation of non-star-like astrocytes in the glia limitans superficialis.

By Lauren Schenkman
28 March 2025 | 5 min read
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Null and Noteworthy: Reexamining registered reports

Out of 92 preregistered studies that resulted in published papers, only 15 had fully adhered to their preregistration details, according to a new analysis.

By Laura Dattaro
28 March 2025 | 5 min read