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Genomics of Brain Disorders: Wellcome Connecting Science

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May 17-19, 2023
Organising Committee: Jemma Hume, Nagehan Ramazanoglu Bahadir, Cornelis Blauwendraat, Kristen Brennand, Anders Børglum, Mina Ryten

Confirmed speakers gender ratio: 6 Women: 7 Men (46%)
Estimated base rate of women in the field: 43%*
BWN rating: 3, within 1 standard deviations above base rate

*Method of estimation: previously established base rate of women in the neuroscience field

** If the speakers list gets updated closer to the conference we will update this page as well

#BWNFridayPost: Inclusive Leadership: From Awareness to Action

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This book by Cheryl Williams and Ernest Gundling was nominated to our DEI Repository by a Graduate student, who said that through this book “I learned about how current standards of professionalism are exclusionary, and therefore what should be de-emphasized, as well as how to replace these standards by embracing and harnessing diversity.”

It provides actionable steps for leaders (or anyone working in group settings) to ensure that they are practicing inclusionary actions and not succumbing to unconcious biases! Additionally, according to the nominator, it is super easy to use: “It covers a lot of areas of inclusive leadership, I think someone could pick and choose chapters based on what skills they want to acquire as an inclusive leader.”

Check out more resources from our DEI Repository and submit your own recommendations here!

NeuroFrance 2023

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May 24 – May 26, 2023
Program Committee: Jean-René Duhamel, Anne Didier, Antoine Ameloot, Pierre Fourneret, Céline Amiez, Valérie Gaveau, Suliann Ben Hamed, Mateus Joffily, Jennifer Beneyton, Jérémie Mattout, Jean-Louis Bessereau, Christelle Peyron, Pascale Bomont, Emmanuel Procyk, Jérôme Brunelin, Hélène Puccio, Julien Courchet, Olivier Raineteau, Caroline Demily, Sylvain Rheims, Ouria Dkhissi-Benyahya, Clara Saleri, Alexandra Fargeot, Jérôme Sallet, Pier-Francesco Ferrarri, Sylvia Wirth

Plenary speakers gender ratio: 4 Women: 4 Men (50%)
Estimated base rate of women in the field: 43%*
BWN rating: 3, within 1 standard deviation above base rate

*Method of estimation: previously established base rate of women in the neuroscience field

Neuro-Evo: A Comparative Approach to Cracking Circuit Function III

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May 15 – May 18, 2023
Program Committee: Albert Cardona, David Stern, Maria Tosches

Invited participants gender ratio: 9 Women: 9 Men (50%)
Estimated base rate of women in the field: 33%*
BWN rating: 4, within 2 standard deviations above base rate

*Method of estimation: previously established base rate of women in the molecular neuroscience and neural structure and brain modeling field

Cold Spring Harbor Asia: Novel Insights into Glia Function & Dysfunction

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April 24 – April 28, 2023
Program Committee: Shumin Duan, Helmut Kettenmann, Schuichi Koizumi, Bruce Ransom, Mami Noda

Invited speakers gender ratio: 7 Women: 16 Men (30%)
Estimated base rate of women in the field: 33%*
BWN rating: 2, within 1 standard deviation below base rate

*Method of estimation: previously established base rate of women in the molecular neuroscience field

#BWNFridayPost: Women in Neuroscience: Four Women’s Contributions to Science and Society

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This Review article is authored by Priscilla E. Yevoo and Arianna Maffei

“Women in Neuroscience: Four Women’s Contributions to Science and Society” is a review article that discusses how women’s contributions to Neuroscience have historically been undervalued, and then highlights important work from four women neuroscientists: Dr. Sandhya Koushika, Dr. Eve Marder, Dr. Mary Jeanne Kreek, and Dr. Yasmin Hurd. Read the article to find our more about their inspiring work, as well as about equity in neuroscience more generally!