Black In Neuro

Hey there Black in Neuro family!👋🏾 It’s FINALLY chapters’ week and we’re SO excited to celebrate the community, camaraderie, safe spaces that our BIN chapters create! 🎉 Are you part of a chapter? Using the hashtag #BINTogether introduce yourself and kick off the week with us! 🤩

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I’m excited to announce that I’ve been selected as a winner of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org!!

Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm

A vintage-style flyer for the "BIN Boston Presents Chapters Week Social." The background is a vertical arch shape filled with a sunburst pattern of beige, yellow, orange, brown, and blue stripes. At the top, in all caps, are the words "BIN BOSTON PRESENTS" arching over a circular logo that features a stylized profile of a Black person's face with an afro and the words "BLACK IN NEURO." The main title, "Chapters Week Social," is in large, layered orange and yellow script font. Below this, in all caps, are the words "NETWORK - RELAX - EAT." A rectangular banner with rounded corners, in all caps, says "REGISTER FOR MORE DETAILS" above a large QR code. At the bottom, in large all caps font, it lists the details: "CAMBRIDGE, MA | 5:30 PM" and a banner at the very bottom says "WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER | JOIN US!" Stylized starbursts and sparkles decorate the image.

Boston fam — we’re linking up! 🧠✨
Join BIN Boston for a Chapters Week Social on Oct 29 @ 5:30PM in Cambridge, MA!

🍽️ Network, relax, eat, repeat.
📍 Don’t miss the vibes!
🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#BlackInNeuro #ChaptersWeek2025

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💡Calling all BIN Chapter Leaders!
Our Leaders Retreat is happening on Friday, Oct 31st — a dedicated space to connect, reflect, celebrate wins, and plan for the future. ✨
Come ready to collaborate and grow together
👉🏾 Register: linktr.ee/binchapters

Wow! I finished another Week in the course… I finally more than half way through. One more module and then my attempt at the end-of-the-course project. Can’t believe I really did this, on my own too. 😳 #NMA 🧠💻💪🏾

🧪 I'm happy to share a new preprint that @sazeka.bsky.social and I recently submitted through our work with @gothamdataclinic.org. It's a review of tools, infrastructure, and training needed to broaden data science education in high school and higher education.

#datascience #education #opensource

I'm an ISSCR 2026 Ambassador, join me! Register now

Thrilled to be selected as an #ISSCR2026 Ambassador! The @isscr.org 2026 Annual Meeting will take place in Montréal, Canada on 8-11 July 2026 & features 4 days of scientific sessions with talks from global researchers! Explore the scientific program and the ways to participate. invt.io/1bxbxxyb5t0

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🎓 BIN SURP Symposium is coming to Howard University! 🧠✨
Join us Oct 30 (9:30 AM–2:30 PM ET) to celebrate & support early-career neuro researchers with workshops, roundtables & more.

📍 Howard Univ, D.C.
🔗 Register: linktr.ee/binchapters

#BlackInNeuro #BINSURP #BINChapters #BINTogether

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✨ BIN Manhattan Networking Night ✨
Join us Wed, Oct 29 for an evening of connection, empowerment & career moves 🧠💫
Meet fellow Black In Neuro members & expand your network!

📅 Oct 29, 2025
🔗 Register: linktr.ee/binchapters

#BlackInNeuro #BINChapters #BINTogether #NetworkingNight

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⭐ Thinking about starting or joining a BIN Chapter?
Join our Community Call on Tuesday, Oct 28th at 12 PM ET / 4 PM GMT to learn how you can connect locally and help grow the BIN network. 💬
Don’t miss out — register here: linktr.ee/binchapters

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🎉 It’s Roll Call time!
Join us on Monday, Oct 27th for a day of celebration across our BIN Chapters! Connect with your regional community, introduce yourself, and shout out your chapter using #BINTogether. We can’t wait to see you!🌍
➡️ Register: linktr.ee/binchapters

A visually bold and creative flyer announces a Call for Papers titled “Picture a ‘Black In Neuro’ Scientist”, created in collaboration with Oxford University Press and Black In Neuro. The flyer invites submissions for a special issue amplifying Black neuroscientists and their work across the diaspora and career levels, with a focus on health equity and community-centered research. The main submission deadline is December 31, 2025, and the special issue is expected to publish in Spring/Summer 2026. Design elements include lightbulb graphics, abstract patterns, illustrations of the brain, a megaphone, and the Black In Neuro logo. QR codes and links direct users to: blackinneuro.com/call-for-papers oup.com/special-issue

📣 Call for Papers!
We’re partnering with @OUPAcademic for a special issue: Picture a Black In Neuro Scientist 🧠🖤

Submit research, reviews, perspectives & more by Dec 31, 2025
📅 Details + submit: blackinneuro.com/call-for-pap...

#BlackInNeuro #5YearsOfBIN #CallForPapers

White and orange text on a deep red ombre background reads “Black In Neuro Presents Chapters Week October 2025.” Event schedule listed vertically for each day: “Mon 27 – Chapter Roll Call: Share with us on social media about your community and who you can call on using the hashtag #BINTogether. Tue 28 – Community Call: Hear from our Black In Neuro Chapters Committee about how to start or become a member of a BIN chapter. Wed 29 – Manhattan Mixer: Join BINManhattan for a night of networking and career connections designed to inspire, empower, and expand your professional horizons. Thu 30 – SURP Symposium: Support early-career researchers at the inaugural BIN SURP Symposium with professional development workshops, roundtable discussions, and more! Fri 31 – Leaders Retreat with asterisk that denotes retreat is exclusively for our chapter leaders, the Chapters Leaders Retreat is a time to connect, reflect, celebrate, and strategize.” White text at the bottom has registration link and states that any events with asterisk are closed to chapters members only. The Black In Neuro logo featuring a stylized profile illustration is in the top left corner, with soft waveform border accents in the top right and bottom left.

🎉 Get ready for Black In Neuro Chapters Week 2025!
🗓 Oct 27–31 — a week of connection, community & celebration 🖤

📣 Chapter Roll Call
🤝 Community Call
🍸 Manhattan Mixer
🧠 1st-ever Chapters SURP Symposium!

✨ Register: linktr.ee/BINchapters

#BlackInNeuro #BINTogether #ChaptersWeek2025

Black in Anatomy Week 2025 Speaker Schedule Daily speakers on October 14-17; Register at inktr.ee/blackinanatomy Tuesday, October 14, 5:30– 6:30 pm ET: Sleep Research and Inclusive Excellence at UCLA webinar with Ketema Paul, PhD, #InclusiveAnatomy Wednesday, October 15, 3:30– 4:30 pm ET: Representation in Anatomy: A Journey through Illustration, Publishing, and Change, webinar with Marcelo Oliver, #AnatomyArtAdvocacy #WorldAnatomyDay Thursday, October 16, 6:30 – 8 pm ET: Paint & Celebrate virtual painting with Ni-ka Ford, MS, CMI and Black in Anatomy’s 5th Anniversary , #PaintCelebrate Image of “Connection” painting, which shows a synapse between two neurons Friday, October 17, 12 – 1 pm ET: Beyond the Scalpel: Managing the Heart of Anatomy Labs with Integrity, Equity, and Expertise webinar with Kerrie S. Lashley, DHSc, #DiversityofAnatomy

🎉Black in Anatomy Week 2025 is here! 🎉

For all who love anatomy, join us from October 13-18 for our members meeting & an excellent lineup of speakers and events. Let's celebrate #BlackinAnatWeek 2025 together!

Registration links at linktr.ee/blackinanatomy

#BlackinAnat

The summarised schedule of Black in Micro Week 2025, October 14-16. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. Mon 14: Pathways for Change. Welcome and Keynote Address 12pm. Marian Johnson-Thompson, PhD. Panel Discussion: Finding Black Spaces in STEM, 1:15-2:15 PM. Weds 15, Careers & Research: ECR Symposium 9-12 PM. Panel discussion: Navigating Careers in Microbiology 2-3 PM. Thurs 16, Community: Panel Discussion - Empowering Your Science 12-1:15 PM. Workshop: Science in Action

It's almost time for #BlackInMicro week (1 DAY 🎉). Everyone is welcome, Pre-register and Donate today: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro

Had such a great conversation with @phdgprotein86.bsky.social. It's always great to go down memory lane with @heydrdukes.bsky.social to the early days of @blackinneuro.bsky.social, but listening back also gave me a much-needed reminder of the power of community, especially right now.

Some proposed alt text: A black background with six Polaroid-style squares, three across, two down. The text on the bottom reads: Submit your neuro-related work for our 5th annual report! If you have a microscopy, photos, drawings, paintings, or other creative work you’d like to submit for consideration, please complete this form or scan the QR code above: https://forms.gle/mcW28wmzWF3jZy1c9 (requires Google sign in) Issues? Email us! BlackInNeuro@gmail.com (subject line Report Art). The content of the Polaroid-style squares are (top-left) a b&w profile photo of a Black woman facing the right against a microscopy background, (top-center) the Black In Neuro logo, (top-right) an illustration of a Black person facing the left from the 2021-2022 Black In Neuro annual report, with a brain design highlighted within the head, and several beautiful fabric patterns throughout the figure’s hair in an afro style, (bottom-right) an illustration of a Black woman facing the left, we rainy an orange tank top. A brain is shown where it would be within the skull. Her hair is in dreadlocks, with shells and bands throughout, and a half ponytail, (bottom-center) the text ‘Calling all artists!’ With a QR code beneath the text, and (bottom-left) a violet and orange/yellow illustration of neurons (violet) from the 2022-2023 Black In Neuro annual report, with projections reaching across toward other neurons.

We’re looking for neuro-inspired art for our 5th Annual Report! 🧠🎨

Submit your drawings, photos, microscopy, paintings & more by tomorrow, Sept. 30th!

🔗 forms.gle/mcW28wmzWF3jZy1c9

#5YearsOfBIN #Neuroskyence #BlackInSTEM #SciArt

🎨 Ahead of our first in-person #BlackInNeuro Conference this week, we’re looking for neuro-inspired art for our 5th Annual Report! 🧠✨
Submit your drawings, photos, paintings & more by Sept. 30th!
🔗 forms.gle/mcW28wmzWF3j...

#5YearsOfBIN

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This month’s newsletter features @jheannellejohnson.bsky.social on @blackinneuro.bsky.social’s new initiative and Q&As with @kmcostalab.com and @matthiasnau.bsky.social about their new labs. Plus, the latest neuroscience funding and job opportunities. Sign up for the newsletter. bit.ly/4pAlyU3

A photograph of attendees at the Black In Neuro Conference

Beyond proud of the @blackinneuro.bsky.social team! We hosted our first in-person conference at UDC featuring:

🧠 A public poster session inviting community
🌍 #NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora symposium
🔑 #AltCareers panel.

The work continues as we plan events to empower neuroscientists everywhere. 💫

Amid a crackdown on DEI, a group of Black neuroscientists celebrates its growth The Black in Neuro conference was both a victory lap marking the organization’s growth and a sober assessment of the political landscape.

Kudos to @blackinneuro.bsky.social for this important work. #DEI

Amid a crackdown on DEI, a group of Black neuroscientists celebrates its growth www.statnews.com/2025/09/17/b... via by @aniloza.bsky.social @statnews.com CC: @shaine.bsky.social @heydrdukes.bsky.social @sciwhye23.bsky.social

Closing off our #BINW25 sessions with a panel featuring leaders in sectors beyond the bench.

Peace Olaniran, and Drs. Sheena M. Posey Norris, Korie Grayson are sharing insights from their inspiring journeys on how they navigated transitioning out of academia.

My favorite talk at this year‘s @blackinneuro.bsky.social conference from Black in AI founder Dr. Timnit Gebru. We discussed the problematic history of AI research, and reimagined a future in which AI is decentralized, well-defined, and less biased. Lots to think/read about from this one!

Happening now! You can tune in via our YouTube!

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We are so glad you were able to tune in!

Happening now! You can join via our Youtube! 🧠

🔗: www.youtube.com/live/aUcFfdo...

Text on a dynamic background with photos of Brielle in her lab as a postdoc and her lab at Harvard. The text reads, “Celebrating 5 years of diversifying the neurosciences. In July 2020, I was in the 3rd year of a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford, studying attention dysfunction in epilepsy. Now, I’m an assistant professor at Harvard, leading a lab investigating circuit mechanisms of attention and cognition in health and disease. #BINW25 #5YearsofBIN

Happy #BINW25! What a whirlwind it's been since we started, but I credit so much of my progress to the community I've found through blackinneuro.bsky.social.

In honor of 5 years of #BIN, we'd love for you to share your Then & Now posts, just remember to use the hashtag #BlackInNeuroRollCall.

The professional development workshops at the @blackinneuro.bsky.social conference are def whipping us academics into shape! We’ve been encouraged to grow our personal brands, be consistent on LinkedIn, & brainstorm ways to incorporate innovation into our work to maximize our impact as scientists.

We're excited to be here at the @blackinneuro.bsky.social Conference. Swing by our booth to learn more about our efforts to support early-career neuroscience researchers. #BINW25 #neuroskyence

Kicking off #BINW25 Day 2 with a session on science communication. We're learning from three leaders in this space on combating misinformation, science accessibility, and building visibility for underrepresented scientists.

Join the livestream here: www.youtube.com/blackinneuro...