June 2024
Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support the BRAIN Initiative
It's not to late to send your representatives and senators a personalized message via the SfN Advocacy Action Center in support of the Brain Initiative in FY 25.
Meet the 2024 Early Career Policy Ambassador, Thomas Xin, on Neuronline
Read more about current ECPA Thomas Xin’s research and advocacy projects. Explore the entire Meet the ECPA collection on Neuronline, SfN’s home for learning and discussion.
Early Career Policy Ambassador, Anastasiia Gryshyna, Organized Local Advocacy Event
Anastasiia Gryshyna, a 2024 ECPA, recently hosted an advocacy event at Birmingham Retirement Village in Alabama. Participants discussed neurotechnology, investments in neurotechnology, and the importance of voting and how it affects science. Learn more about Gryshyna's advocacy efforts on Neuronline.
Watch Now: 10 Years of BRAIN Initiative Funding — Building on a Decade of Innovation
Watch the recording of a congressional briefing that SfN co-sponsored with The American Brain Coalition, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, The Dana Foundation, the Simons Foundation, and The Kavli Foundation, reflecting on the successes made possible by The BRAIN Initiative. Ted Abel, PhD, moderated the panel, which included BRAIN Initiative Director John Ngai, PhD; Jon Nelson; Barbara Nelson; Helen S. Mayberg, MD; Christopher J Rozell, PhD; and Nanthia Suthana, PhD.
