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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 · Jul 31
Whether you're in the room or tuning in from across the globe, #BINW25 is for YOU! 🌍
In-person perks: exclusive socials & awards ✨
Online perks: powerful panels & keynotes 💻
Let’s celebrate #5YearsOfBIN, side by side or screen to screen 💛🖤

Register to attend or present a poster at the links below!
Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference in-person events. The background is a soft peach with vibrant geometric patterns in mustard yellow, coral, teal, and pink at the top border. A bold orange "Black In Neuro Conference" title is centered. In-person events are listed below. Wednesday, September 10 in person events: #PictureABINScientist Poster Session, 3:00-5:00 PM and #BlackInNeuroFamily Social, 7PM to Late. In-person events Thursday, September 11: #BINAwards and Farewell, 4:00-5:00 PM. Below this reads: Black In Neuro Members can register to attend #BINW25 In-Person! All times in Eastern Standard Time. The Black In Neuro logo appears in the bottom left corner and to the right reads "#5YearsofBIN". Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference on Wednesday, September 10. The background is a soft peach with vibrant geometric patterns in mustard yellow, coral, teal, and pink at the top border. A bold orange "Black In Neuro Conference" title is centered. Sessions listed include: a welcome session 9:00-9:30AM, #BINSeminarSeries lecture 9:30-10:45AM, a NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora symposium 11:00AM-12:00PM, and an #ExploringBIN professional development workshop 1:30-3:00PM. Register to attend #BINW25 Live Streamed Events! All times in Eastern Standard Time. The Black In Neuro logo appears in the bottom left corner and to the right reads "#5YearsofBIN". Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference on Thursday, September 11. The background is a soft peach with vibrant geometric patterns in mustard yellow, coral, teal, and pink at the top border. A bold orange "Black In Neuro Conference" title is centered. Sessions listed include: #NeuroRacism Symposium 9:30-11:00AM, a #BINSeminarSeries Lecture #BlackInNeuroFutures Keynote Address 11:15-12:30PM, a #BINSeminarSeries Lecture 1:00-3:00PM, and an #BlackInNeuroAltCareers Symposium 3:00-4:00PM. Register to attend #BINW25 Live Streamed Events! All times in Eastern Standard Time. The Black In Neuro logo appears in the bottom left corner and to the right reads "#5YearsofBIN".
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 9d
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.
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 29d
🎨 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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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 20d
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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Clíona Murray, PhD (neé Kelly) @clionamurray.com · 19d
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. 💫
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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 19d
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
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.
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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 26d
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.
Three panelists on stage with a moderator. An ASL interpreter is signing in the background.
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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · 26d
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!
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · Sep 5
How do we protect Black futures in an age of AI? 🤖🧠

Join the #BINW25 #BlackInNeuroFutures Keynote with Dr. @timnitgebru.bsky.social
“Protecting Black Futures from B(AI)S”

🗓 Sept 11 | 🕝 1:30–3:00 PM ET
🎥 You can still register to attend virtually!
🔗 tinyurl.com/BINW25

#5YearsOfBIN
Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference session titled #BlackInNeuroFutures Keynote: Protecting Black Futures from “B(AI)S, happening Thursday, September 11 from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET. The session features Timnit Gebru, Ph.D. from the Distributed AI REsearch Institute. The flyer notes it is a hybrid event with virtual registration available. Decorative borders and logos for Black In Neuro and #5YearsOfBIN are also included.
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 27d
Happening now! You can tune in via our YouTube!

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 27d
We are so glad you were able to tune in!
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 27d
Happening now! You can join via our Youtube! 🧠

🔗: www.youtube.com/live/aUcFfdo...
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · Sep 5
Midlife matters — and the science backs it up :brain::sparkles:
Join us at #BINW25 for #BINSeminarSeries: From the Ivory Tower with Dr. Indira Turney, diving into stress biology, lifestyle, and brain aging.
🗓️ Sept 11 | :clock11: 11:15 AM–12:30 PM ET
🎥 Register to attend virtually!
#5YearsOfBIN
Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference session titled #BINSeminarSeries From the Ivory Tower: Midlife Matters: Stress Biology, Lifestyle, and Brain Aging, happening Thursday, September 11 from 11:15 AM- 12:30 PM ET. The session features Indira C. Turney, Ph.D. Earl Stadtman Investigator, National Institute of Health. The flyer notes it is a hybrid event with virtual registration available. Decorative borders and logos for Black In Neuro and #5YearsOfBIN are also included.
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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 27d
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.
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
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Lindsay🧠 @neuromelody.bsky.social · 27d
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.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 28d
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
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 27d
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...
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 28d
Our next session is on how to best "Communicate Your Credentials" from Melissa Reitkopp. You won't want to miss these tricks of the trade for standing out in this current moment. Join the livestream below:

www.youtube.com/live/ApDxGan...
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 28d
Our second #BINW25 hybrid session is LIVE! We’re learning from scholars around the globe about their experiences navigating academia. Join us for the #NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora Symposium below:

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#NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora - #BINW25
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 28d
We’ve come a long way since 2020, and so have you! 🥳 Create your ‘then and now’ roll call post with the #BINW25 template using the link or QR code below.

Tag your post on social media with #BlackInNeuroRollCall

As always, we can't wait to connect with everyone 👋🏽

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A QR code that links to https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14yLDHkmO7qgpEu-RoKBZ24GUrER2fmk5?usp=drive_link
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 28d
Dr. Pope co-directs the B.R.A.I.N. Lab, where she engages in brain health and injury prevention, research, assessment, innovative interventions, and neurocognitive training.
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 28d
Kicking off our first session with Dr. Tabia Pope, President and CEO of Head to Speech, Inc. and Clinical Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology at UDC.
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 28d
#BlackInSTEM #Blackademics #BlackSky #Neuroskyence #PhDSky #AcademicSky 🧪
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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 28d
@blackinneuro.bsky.social Good morning, and happy #BINW25 🎉

If you're joining on-line, check your inbox for your link to join the #BINW25 zoom. You can also follow along with livestream here: www.youtube.com/blackinneuro...

If you're joining in person, can't wait to meet you! 🤩
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christine liu @christineliu.art · 28d
The first ever @blackinneuro.bsky.social in-person conference has officially started!!!

Join us virtually: www.youtube.com/blackinneuro...
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Angeline J. Dukes, PhD @heydrdukes.bsky.social · 28d
Happy #BlackInNeuro Week 2025!!! ❤️🎉

So much has changed over the past 5 years and we’d love to see how you’ve grown! Use the link below to make your own Then & Now post 🥰

#BINW25 #BlackInNeuroRollCall #5YearsOfBIN 🙌🏾 🧠
A Then and Now post with photos from 2020 and 2025. It reads CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF DIVERSIFYING THE NEUROSCIENCES. In July 2020, I was finishing my third year as a PhD student at UC Irvine. Worried about advancing to candidacy and hoping to teach someday. Now I'm starting my fourth year as an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota! I teach multiple neuroscience courses, lead outreach, and direct programs that support our communities! The Black In Neuro logo is in the bottom left hand corner with #BINW25 #5YearsOfBIN. Colorful banners are across the top and bottom of the page.
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 29d
🎨 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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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · Sep 8
There’s more than one way to do science 🧠💼
Join us for #BlackInNeuroAltCareers: Beyond the Bench at #BINW25 — featuring Black scientists thriving in tech, policy & beyond.
🗓 Sept 11 | 🕒 3–4 PM ET

#5YearsOfBIN
Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference session titled #BlackInNeuroAltCareers Symposium: ‘Beyond the Bench’, happening Thursday, September from 3:00-4:00 PM ET. The session features three speakers: Sheena M. Posey Norris, M.S., PMP., Senior Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Korie Grayson, Ph.D., Critical & Emerging Technology Analyst, Systems Planning & Analysis; and Peace Olaniran, M.Sc. Grady Health System & Render Health Technology. Headshots of each speaker are shown alongside their names and institutions. The flyer notes it is a hybrid event with virtual registration available. Decorative borders and logos for Black In Neuro and #5YearsOfBIN are also included.
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