Colors of the Brain
@colorsofthebrain.bsky.social
We are a UC San Diego organization and Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind and @ibroorg.bsky.social funded summer research program that mentors students from historically excluded backgrounds in neuroscience! www.colorsofthebrain.com
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⛔️ Big NIH update:
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
May 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
⛔️ Big NIH update:
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
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Classes are ending, but SCIENCE is still under ATTACK! Join us and #StandUpForScience to let our representatives and leaders know that we will not let the pipeline for STEM education and discovery be dismantled! All members of the community are welcome! #SummerFightForScience
May 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Classes are ending, but SCIENCE is still under ATTACK! Join us and #StandUpForScience to let our representatives and leaders know that we will not let the pipeline for STEM education and discovery be dismantled! All members of the community are welcome! #SummerFightForScience
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@maribel-patino.bsky.social sighting in the AAAS Science Advisory daily newsletter 👀
May 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@maribel-patino.bsky.social sighting in the AAAS Science Advisory daily newsletter 👀
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See what @fleabrained.bsky.social's thoughts are on what these changes mean for @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
May 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
See what @fleabrained.bsky.social's thoughts are on what these changes mean for @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
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See what @maribel-patino.bsky.social's thoughts are on what these changes mean for @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
May 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
See what @maribel-patino.bsky.social's thoughts are on what these changes mean for @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
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🚨 We’re hiring! Científico Latino, Inc. is looking for a Program Director to lead two national STEM mentorship programs. Fully remote, impact-driven role in higher ed 🎓👩🔬
📌 Apply: cientificolatino.com/job
💼 Know someone? Send it their way!
📌 Apply: cientificolatino.com/job
💼 Know someone? Send it their way!
May 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🚨 We’re hiring! Científico Latino, Inc. is looking for a Program Director to lead two national STEM mentorship programs. Fully remote, impact-driven role in higher ed 🎓👩🔬
📌 Apply: cientificolatino.com/job
💼 Know someone? Send it their way!
📌 Apply: cientificolatino.com/job
💼 Know someone? Send it their way!
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We are still here! @maribel-patino.bsky.social and I give our take on the state of things, if you'd like to support our organization with a 8+ year track record of mentorship for undergraduates, we are funsraising to take the 2025 scholars to Society for Neuroscience! donorbox.org/cob-kibm-sch...
May 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We are still here! @maribel-patino.bsky.social and I give our take on the state of things, if you'd like to support our organization with a 8+ year track record of mentorship for undergraduates, we are funsraising to take the 2025 scholars to Society for Neuroscience! donorbox.org/cob-kibm-sch...
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Amid DEI funding cuts, trainees are losing pillars of support. Grassroots mentorship organizations are stepping in to continue championing young researchers.
@blackinneuro.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @neurolatine.bsky.social
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
@blackinneuro.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @neurolatine.bsky.social
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
Neuroscience advocacy groups on navigating DEI funding cuts
Minority trainees are losing pillars of support, but grassroots organizations are stepping in to continue championing these early-career researchers.
www.thetransmitter.org
May 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Amid DEI funding cuts, trainees are losing pillars of support. Grassroots mentorship organizations are stepping in to continue championing young researchers.
@blackinneuro.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @neurolatine.bsky.social
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
@blackinneuro.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @neurolatine.bsky.social
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
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I think the plot has been lost a little on what DEI is and how it’s implemented. I wrote a piece about why DEI matters and how it actually allows meritocracy to thrive.
neuwritesd.org/2025/02/20/m...
neuwritesd.org/2025/02/20/m...
Meritocracy without DEI is a Myth
JC Gorman The current American presidential administration recently signed an executive order aimed at “ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing” [1]. The language of th…
neuwritesd.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I think the plot has been lost a little on what DEI is and how it’s implemented. I wrote a piece about why DEI matters and how it actually allows meritocracy to thrive.
neuwritesd.org/2025/02/20/m...
neuwritesd.org/2025/02/20/m...
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I found my amazing undergrad mentor through @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social , and benefited from being a mentee from @cientificolatino.com ‘s GSMI program . shoutout to @simonsfoundation.org .
In our first “Postdoc perspectives” essay, @fleabrained.bsky.social and @maribel-patino.bsky.social explain how grassroots organizations led by trainees are stepping up to provide career and mentorship guidance for neuroscience students from marginalized backgrounds.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/4csFx0B
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/4csFx0B
As federal funders desert mentorship programs for marginalized students, trainee-led initiatives fill the gap
Grassroots organizations, led by graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, are stepping up to provide neuroscience career training and guidance for students from marginalized backgrounds—and…
bit.ly
April 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I found my amazing undergrad mentor through @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social , and benefited from being a mentee from @cientificolatino.com ‘s GSMI program . shoutout to @simonsfoundation.org .
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Our #MINDS post-bacc program is accepting applications til March 1st! ✨
✅ two-years full-time PAID research
✅ $41,000 annual salary +benefits
✅ personalized grad school prep & cohort of peers
✅ $1,500 to relocate + $1,500 in prof dev funds
✅ dedicated mentors
+ more!
z.umn.edu/minds
Please share ✨
✅ two-years full-time PAID research
✅ $41,000 annual salary +benefits
✅ personalized grad school prep & cohort of peers
✅ $1,500 to relocate + $1,500 in prof dev funds
✅ dedicated mentors
+ more!
z.umn.edu/minds
Please share ✨
February 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Our #MINDS post-bacc program is accepting applications til March 1st! ✨
✅ two-years full-time PAID research
✅ $41,000 annual salary +benefits
✅ personalized grad school prep & cohort of peers
✅ $1,500 to relocate + $1,500 in prof dev funds
✅ dedicated mentors
+ more!
z.umn.edu/minds
Please share ✨
✅ two-years full-time PAID research
✅ $41,000 annual salary +benefits
✅ personalized grad school prep & cohort of peers
✅ $1,500 to relocate + $1,500 in prof dev funds
✅ dedicated mentors
+ more!
z.umn.edu/minds
Please share ✨
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NIH-funded research is at risk. Cuts to federal funding could harm science and the economy. Contact Congress now to protect research. Every call matters. Find your reps at govtrack.us and speak up today. #FundScience
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
February 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NIH-funded research is at risk. Cuts to federal funding could harm science and the economy. Contact Congress now to protect research. Every call matters. Find your reps at govtrack.us and speak up today. #FundScience
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
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🚨 Applications are closing soon. Late-stage doctoral students and early-career postdocs are encouraged to apply to the Rising Stars Symposium—an incredible opportunity to present your research, network with faculty, and explore open postdoc positions at Sanford Burnham Prebys. Apply: bit.ly/4ixccVs
February 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🚨 Applications are closing soon. Late-stage doctoral students and early-career postdocs are encouraged to apply to the Rising Stars Symposium—an incredible opportunity to present your research, network with faculty, and explore open postdoc positions at Sanford Burnham Prebys. Apply: bit.ly/4ixccVs
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We have an opening for a 12 month Research Assistant post, funded by an ERC grant. The postholder would help with several neuroimaging projects, including MEG and 7T fMRI. Please repost and share with anyone who may be interested. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #neuroskyence #Neuroimaging
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We have an opening for a 12 month Research Assistant post, funded by an ERC grant. The postholder would help with several neuroimaging projects, including MEG and 7T fMRI. Please repost and share with anyone who may be interested. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #neuroskyence #Neuroimaging
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Young researchers are essential for us to improve human health and society.
The fear and confusion caused by current administration has real consequences that real people have to face.
Help tell their story and support science across the US.
#research #science #neurosky #neuroskyence #STEAM #STEM
The fear and confusion caused by current administration has real consequences that real people have to face.
Help tell their story and support science across the US.
#research #science #neurosky #neuroskyence #STEAM #STEM
‘A gut punch:’ How U.S. neuroscience trainees are grappling with diversity-based funding flux
Ten trainees spoke with The Transmitter about how the precarious state of U.S. federal funding is affecting their research and career plans.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Thank you @thetransmitter.bsky.social for bringing attention to this.
Read @minicontreras.bsky.social's full interview: www.thetransmitter.org/funding/a-gu...
#neuroskyence
#neuroskyence
February 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Thank you @thetransmitter.bsky.social for bringing attention to this.
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Are you a UCSD undergraduate student interested in paid neuroscience research? Apply to the CoB-KIBM Scholars Program by March 31st! No prior research experience required!
February 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Are you a UCSD undergraduate student interested in paid neuroscience research? Apply to the CoB-KIBM Scholars Program by March 31st! No prior research experience required!
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I am recruiting for postdoctoral and technician positions at UCSD. If anyone with relevant skills/interests has lost funding due to the anti-DEI jihad or the NIH purge, I’m open to discussion of ways we can try to help out.
February 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I am recruiting for postdoctoral and technician positions at UCSD. If anyone with relevant skills/interests has lost funding due to the anti-DEI jihad or the NIH purge, I’m open to discussion of ways we can try to help out.
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What if we all got together and crowdfunded science communication from folks who just lost their jobs/funding?
Like patreon, $1/month to sponsor each scicommer and we compile all the folks participating, gathering hundreds of amazing scientists and admins to speak out on why their work matters
Like patreon, $1/month to sponsor each scicommer and we compile all the folks participating, gathering hundreds of amazing scientists and admins to speak out on why their work matters
February 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
What if we all got together and crowdfunded science communication from folks who just lost their jobs/funding?
Like patreon, $1/month to sponsor each scicommer and we compile all the folks participating, gathering hundreds of amazing scientists and admins to speak out on why their work matters
Like patreon, $1/month to sponsor each scicommer and we compile all the folks participating, gathering hundreds of amazing scientists and admins to speak out on why their work matters
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I'm hiring a lab manager to start this summer/fall, to work on transformative experience, identity change, and empathy in the digital age.
Details here:
www.crockettlab.org/research-spe...
Please share!
Details here:
www.crockettlab.org/research-spe...
Please share!
Research Specialist 2025 — Crockett Lab
www.crockettlab.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I'm hiring a lab manager to start this summer/fall, to work on transformative experience, identity change, and empathy in the digital age.
Details here:
www.crockettlab.org/research-spe...
Please share!
Details here:
www.crockettlab.org/research-spe...
Please share!
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Reminder! Science IRL mini-grant applications are due February 14!
These grants are to support IN PERSON science communication projects in the US that reach science disinterested people, and ideally encourage concrete action in the audience.
Apply here!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
These grants are to support IN PERSON science communication projects in the US that reach science disinterested people, and ideally encourage concrete action in the audience.
Apply here!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
SCIENCE IRL: Community SciComm mini-grant
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
docs.google.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reminder! Science IRL mini-grant applications are due February 14!
These grants are to support IN PERSON science communication projects in the US that reach science disinterested people, and ideally encourage concrete action in the audience.
Apply here!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
These grants are to support IN PERSON science communication projects in the US that reach science disinterested people, and ideally encourage concrete action in the audience.
Apply here!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Advance your research career through the Neuroscience Scholars Program. Receive dedicated funding, professional development support, and access to a network of leading scientists committed to advancing neuroscience trainees.
Submit your application by Wednesday, February 19.
▶️ bit.ly/3Wg33qT
Submit your application by Wednesday, February 19.
▶️ bit.ly/3Wg33qT
January 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Advance your research career through the Neuroscience Scholars Program. Receive dedicated funding, professional development support, and access to a network of leading scientists committed to advancing neuroscience trainees.
Submit your application by Wednesday, February 19.
▶️ bit.ly/3Wg33qT
Submit your application by Wednesday, February 19.
▶️ bit.ly/3Wg33qT
Are you a UCSD undergraduate student interested in paid neuroscience research? Apply to the CoB-KIBM Scholars Program by March 31st! No prior research experience required!
February 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Are you a UCSD undergraduate student interested in paid neuroscience research? Apply to the CoB-KIBM Scholars Program by March 31st! No prior research experience required!
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🎉 I'm hiring a lab manager to start August 2025 and help build my lab at Lehigh. Submit a CV, cover letter, transcript, and 2 reference contacts by March 14th. The full job description is linked below. Please share with any students or mentees who might be interested! #devpsy
tinyurl.com/33vtvy79
tinyurl.com/33vtvy79
January 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🎉 I'm hiring a lab manager to start August 2025 and help build my lab at Lehigh. Submit a CV, cover letter, transcript, and 2 reference contacts by March 14th. The full job description is linked below. Please share with any students or mentees who might be interested! #devpsy
tinyurl.com/33vtvy79
tinyurl.com/33vtvy79
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Have some exciting data to share? Submit for the Late-Breaking Poster Session at #CNS2025!
Deadline is Feb. 6 👇
www.cogneurosociety.org/submit-a-pos...
Deadline is Feb. 6 👇
www.cogneurosociety.org/submit-a-pos...
January 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Have some exciting data to share? Submit for the Late-Breaking Poster Session at #CNS2025!
Deadline is Feb. 6 👇
www.cogneurosociety.org/submit-a-pos...
Deadline is Feb. 6 👇
www.cogneurosociety.org/submit-a-pos...