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Black In Neuro
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A grassroots movement turned non-profit organization with a mission to diversify the neurosciences by building a community that celebrates and empowers Black scholars and professionals in neuroscience-related fields.
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 25d
🎉 Heading to SfN? Come vibe with the BIN fam at our SfN Social on Nov 17! Good food, great people, and even better energy 🖤
🗓️ November 17
🕢 7:30–10:30PM
📍 San Diego |

Register today!
🔗 blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-6419762
Flyer with colorful abstract shapes and playful fonts invites all Black In Neuro members to the Black In Neuro SfN Social. The event will be held on November 17, 2025, from 7:30–10:30 PM. Location Sent upon registration. Text reads “with the BIN Family, food, and good vibes!” The Black In Neuro logo appears at the top.
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heydrdukes.bsky.social
#BlackInNeuro has supported marginalized neuroscientists for 5️⃣ years!! ✨

We have gorgeous limited-edition pins 😍 for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate

I can mail it to you or if you just want to donate, I’ll give your pin to trainees at #ABRCMS 🤗

Please share 🙌🏾✨
A black hand with red nails holding a Black In Neuro 5 year pin against a white linen background. The pin is a gorgeous gold laurel wreath with the original Black In Neuro logo on top and the big gold glittery 5 on the bottom
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Don't you just love this design?

If you're at SDCC for #SfN25 -- or on the interwebs and care about the future of neuroscience -- please support @blackinneuro.bsky.social
🧪🧬🧠🔬👨🏿‍🔬
heydrdukes.bsky.social Angeline J. Dukes, PhD @heydrdukes.bsky.social · 7d
If you didn’t get a chance to purchase the exclusive 5-year #BlackInNeuro pin last night, I have more with me today! ✨

We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate

Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
A hand holding a Black In Neuro 5 year pin with a pile of them on a table in the background. The pin is a gorgeous gold laurel wreath with the original Black In Neuro logo on top and the big gold glittery 5 on the bottom A hand holding a Black In Neuro 5 year pin against a white linen background. The pin is a gorgeous gold laurel wreath with the original Black In Neuro logo on top and the big gold glittery 5 on the bottom
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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heydrdukes.bsky.social
Our #BlackInNeuro social is always the highlight of my year 🤩

These were our undergrads/lab tech, graduate student, postdoc, and faculty/professional attendees respectively ✨

Love seeing our community continue to grow & support each other in tumultuous times 💞 #SfN25 @blackinneuro.bsky.social
A group of ~30 Black undergraduates and lab technicians at the 2025 Black In Neuro social. The group is smiling for a photo in a lounge space with a bar and circular lights in the background A group of ~60 Black graduate students at the 2025 Black In Neuro social. The group is smiling for a photo in a lounge space with a bar and circular lights in the background A group of eight Black postdoctoral researchers at the 2025 Black In Neuro social. The group is smiling for a photo in a lounge space with a bar and circular lights in the background A group of ~20 Black faculty and professionals at the 2025 Black In Neuro social. The group is smiling for a photo in a lounge space with a bar and circular lights in the background
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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heydrdukes.bsky.social
If you didn’t get a chance to purchase the exclusive 5-year #BlackInNeuro pin last night, I have more with me today! ✨

We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate

Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
A hand holding a Black In Neuro 5 year pin with a pile of them on a table in the background. The pin is a gorgeous gold laurel wreath with the original Black In Neuro logo on top and the big gold glittery 5 on the bottom A hand holding a Black In Neuro 5 year pin against a white linen background. The pin is a gorgeous gold laurel wreath with the original Black In Neuro logo on top and the big gold glittery 5 on the bottom
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
Join our next #BlackInNeuro seminar! 🧠✨
🗓️ Nov 14 — 9AM PT | 12PM ET
Topic: non-invasive neurodiagnostics + advancing equitable brain health resources in Africa.
Register today! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
A green Black In Neuro graphic. It lists the event date — November 14 at 9AM PT / 12PM ET. The talk is titled “Non-invasive neurodiagnostics for neurodegenerative diseases in Africa.” The right side features a head-and-shoulders photo of the speaker. The Black In Neuro handle appears at the bottom. A green Black In Neuro graphic. At the top is the Black In Neuro logo with a person’s profile and the words “Meet Our Speaker.” Below is a card introducing a featured neuroscientist from Ghana, describing their research in neurodegenerative disease, creation of Ghana’s first dementia research program and biobank, and their goal to develop culturally adaptive tools for early detection of cognitive decline in Black communities. The Black In Neuro handle appears at the bottom.
November 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
🎉 Heading to SfN? Come vibe with the BIN fam at our SfN Social on Nov 17! Good food, great people, and even better energy 🖤
🗓️ November 17
🕢 7:30–10:30PM
📍 San Diego |

Register today!
🔗 blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-6419762
Flyer with colorful abstract shapes and playful fonts invites all Black In Neuro members to the Black In Neuro SfN Social. The event will be held on November 17, 2025, from 7:30–10:30 PM. Location Sent upon registration. Text reads “with the BIN Family, food, and good vibes!” The Black In Neuro logo appears at the top.
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
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! 🤩
blackinneuro.bsky.social Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · Oct 17
🎉 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
Flyer with a deep red ombré background and the Black In Neuro logo in the top left. Text reads: “BIN Chapters Roll Call. Celebrate our BIN members in regional chapters across the country! Introduce yourself and connect with the chapters committee, chapter leadership, and members using #BINTogether. Monday, Oct 27th, 2025 — All Day. Register now: https://linktr.ee/binchapters.” Decorative wavy orange and purple lines accent the corners.
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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neuromelody.bsky.social
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
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October 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
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
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.
October 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
💡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
Flyer with a deep red ombré background and the Black In Neuro logo in the top left. A glowing yellow lightbulb icon sits in the center. Text reads: “BIN Chapters Leaders Retreat. Exclusively for our chapter leaders, the Chapters Leaders Retreat is a time to connect, reflect, celebrate, and strategize. Join us for team-building activities and more! Friday, Oct 31st, 2025 — 12:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM GMT. Register now: https://linktr.ee/binchapters.”
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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duomind.bsky.social
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 🧠💻💪🏾
October 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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teon.bsky.social
🧪 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
Broadening Access to Data Science Education in High School and Higher Education through Open Source Tools, Infrastructure, and Training
Equitable data science education requires a multifaceted approach, involving high school and higher education, community involvement, and accessible tools. A renewed investment in public digital infra...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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sciwhye23.bsky.social
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
I'm an ISSCR 2026 Ambassador, join me!
Register now
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October 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
🎓 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
Flyer with a deep red ombré background and the Black In Neuro logo in the top left corner. Text reads: “Support early-career researchers at the inaugural BIN SURP Symposium with professional development workshops, roundtable discussions, and more! Thursday, Oct 30th, 2025. Howard University, Washington, D.C. | 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM ET. Register Now: https://linktr.ee/binchapters.” Decorative orange and purple wave accents appear in the corners, consistent with the BIN Chapters Week 2025 design theme.
October 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
✨ 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
Flyer with a deep red ombré background and the Black In Neuro logo in the top left corner. Text reads: “Join BIN Manhattan for a night of networking and career connections designed to inspire, empower, and expand your professional horizons! Wednesday, Oct 29th, 2025. Register Now: https://linktr.ee/binchapters.” The design features elegant white and orange text with abstract wavy lines in the corners, matching the BIN Chapters Week 2025 style.
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
⭐ 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
Flyer with a deep red ombré background and the Black In Neuro logo in the top left. Photos of BIN members gathered at past events appear across the middle. Text reads: “BIN Chapters Community Call. Join us for an informational session about creating or joining a BIN Chapter! Tuesday, Oct 28th, 2025 — 12:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM GMT. Register now: https://linktr.ee/binchapters.”
October 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
🎉 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
Flyer with a deep red ombré background and the Black In Neuro logo in the top left. Text reads: “BIN Chapters Roll Call. Celebrate our BIN members in regional chapters across the country! Introduce yourself and connect with the chapters committee, chapter leadership, and members using #BINTogether. Monday, Oct 27th, 2025 — All Day. Register now: https://linktr.ee/binchapters.” Decorative wavy orange and purple lines accent the corners.
October 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
📣 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
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
October 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
🎉 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
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.
October 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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blackinanatomy.bsky.social
🎉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
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
October 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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blackinmicro.bsky.social
It's almost time for #BlackInMicro week (1 DAY 🎉). Everyone is welcome, Pre-register and Donate today: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro
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
October 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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brielleryan.bsky.social
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.
October 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
blackinneuro.bsky.social
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
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.
September 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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blackinneuro.bsky.social
🎨 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
September 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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thetransmitter.bsky.social
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
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