Stories of Women in Neuroscience

Dr. Zuri Sullivan

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Zuri who studies how and why infections make us sick.

Dr. Katherine Tschida

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Katie who studies the neural circuitry underlying vocalizations

Dr. Agustina Alaimo

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Agustina who studies the retinal pigment epithelium and how to protect it from degeneration

Dr. Julie Koenig

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Julie who studies the neural correlates of spatial representation and memory

Dr. Pegah Kassraian

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Pegah who studies how the brain represents safe and threatening social interactions.

Dr. Lea Duncker

This episode features Harsha’s interview with Lea who uses statistical and theoretical approaches to study the neural basis of flexible behavior

Dr. Francesca Siclari

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Francesca who studies how dreams can inform our understanding of consciousness

Dr. Binxu Wang

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Binxu who studies how representations are generated in the brain and in AI models

Dr. Egzona Morina

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Egzona who studies how pollution, noise, and heat impact brain health and cognition

Dr. Suzanne Haber

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Suzanne who studies the circuits underlying reward-based learning and decision making, and how those circuits can be therapeu

Dr. Megan Peters

This episode features Melissa’s full interview with Megan who studies how the brain represents and uses uncertainty and she also co-founded the online summer school, Neur

Dr. Evgenia Salta

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Evgenia who studies the connection between neurodegeneration and neurogenesis

Dr. Carol Mason

This episode features Megan’s interview with Carol who studies the development of connectivity between the eyes and the brain

Dr. Anila D'Mello

This episode features Catie’s interview with Anila who studies language and cognition, and how the underlying brain circuits are altered in neurodevelopmental disorders

Dr. Laura DeNardo

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Laura who studies how the mPFC integrates environmental cues to control adaptive responses to threat.

Is an MD-PhD right for you?

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Brian who offers his advice on whether an MD-PhD is right for you

Dr. Ann Kennedy

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Ann who combines theory and biological data to study how internal states shape social behavior by reconfiguring neural ci

Dr. Paula Croxson

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Paula who is a memory researcher turned science communicator

Dr. Theanne Griffith

This episode features Megan’s interview with Theanne who studies molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms for proprioception

Dr. Diana Bautista

This episode features Dr. Diana Bautista’s talk at SfN 2025