Stories of Women in Neuroscience
Episodes
Dr. Laura DeNardo
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Melissa’s interview with Laura who studies how the mPFC integrates environmental cues to control adaptive responses to threat.
Is an MD-PhD right for you?
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Brian who offers his advice on whether an MD-PhD is right for you
Dr. Ann Kennedy
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Ann who combines theory and biological data to study how internal states shape social behavior by r...
Dr. Paula Croxson
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Melissa’s interview with Paula who is a memory researcher turned science communicator
Dr. Theanne Griffith
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Megan’s interview with Theanne who studies molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms for proprioception
Dr. Diana Bautista
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Diana Bautista’s talk at SfN 2025
Dr. Eva Pool
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Eva who studies the role of affect in learning and decision making
Dr. Carla Shatz
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Carla, a pioneering neuroscientist whose work reveals how early neural activity sculpts developing brai...
Defining Your Legacy in Science and Beyond (Panel Discussion)
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alicia Che
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Megan’s interview with Alicia who studies how early-life experiences impact cortical circuit assembly and function
Dr. Zoe Donaldson
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Zoe who studies the neural circuits that govern social bonding and social loss, and how variations ...
Dr. Rita Teodoro
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Rita who studies the signaling pathways regulating synaptic formation
Dr. Emi Nagoshi
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Emi who studies the genetic and molecular basis of circadian rhythms and Parkinsons disease
Applying to faculty jobs 101
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode features Dr. Monique Smith (Assistant Professor, UCSD) discussing faculty job applications with host Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano.
Dr. Susana Lima
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Susana who studies mate selection and female sexual behavior
Dr. Christine Constantinople
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Christine who studies the neural mechanisms of decision-making
Dr. Emily Cross
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Emily who studies human neuroscience, arts, and social robotics
Dr. Suelyn Koerich
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Melissa’s interview with Suelyn who studies studies the cellular and molecular mechansims underlying Alzheimers Disease
Dr. Nicole Rust
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Melissa’s interview with Nicole who studies the neural representations of mood and has recently published a book about new way...
Dr. Emily Jacobs
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Emily who studies how hormonal fluctuations influence the brain
Dr. Sahba Besharati
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Sahba who studies self-conciousness, emotion and social cognition
Dr. Sarah Heilbronner
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Melissa’s interview with Sarah who uses cutting-edge neuroanatomical and neuroimaging techniques to decipher the wiring diagra...
Dr. Melissa Caras
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Melissa who studies the neurophysiological mechanisms of auditory perceptual learning.
Dr. Sasha Fulton
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Melissa’s interview with Sasha who studies cellular mechanisms of peripheral nerve damage repair and regeneration
Didn't get into grad school, what now?
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview withD r. Maribel Patino, co-Founder of Colors of the Brain, about what to do if you didn’t get into grad s...
Dr. Daniela Popa
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Daniela who studies the role of the cerebellum in motor and emotional functions.
Dr. Eve Marder
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Megan’s interview with Eve who studies the stability and flexibility of neural circuit function
Dr. Stephanie Correa
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Stephanie who studies how reproductive hormones regulate development and neural circuits for temper...
Dr. Erica Rodriguez
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Melissa’s interview with Erica who studies how emotions and social interactions influence sensory processing
Dr. Graziana Gatto
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Graziana who studies the spinal cord circuits involved in sensorimotor adaptation.
Dr. Aqilah McCane
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Melissa’s interview with Aqilah who studies models of alcohol use disorder and the consequences of adolescent alcohol exposure...
Dr. Monique Smith
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Monique who studies the neural mechanisms of empathy
Dr. Aleksandra Badura
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Aleksandra who studies the neural networks that support behavioral flexibility
Dr. Malú Tansey
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Malú who studies how immune cells and the brain interact in neurodegenerative diseases
Dr. Natalia Kononenko
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Natalia who studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases
Dr. Erin Hecht
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Megan’s interview with Erin who studies how brains change in response to selection pressure on behavior
Dr. Maryam Ziaei
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Maryam who studies the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying social and emotional processing in agin...
Dr. Annegret Falkner
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Annegret who studies how social experiences and internal states shape behavior
Dr. Omowumi Femi-Akinlosotu
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Omowumi who studies neurobiology and forensic anatomy
Dr. Lin Tian
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Lin who develops novel optical tools to study neuromodulation in neuropsychiatric disorders
Dr. Jennifer Resnik
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Jennifer who studies the neuroscience of auditory processing and perception in health and disease
Neuroscience PhD applications
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano chats with Dr. Ben Giasson, the director of the neuroscience PhD program at the University of Florida, to demystify the PhD ...
Dr. Giulia Quattrocolo
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This interview features Margarida's with Giulia who studies the development of hippocampal circuits
Dr. Victoria Abraira
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Victoria Abraira on decoding touch, building a legacy of people, and the power of role models
NSF GRFP advice
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode features Nancy's interview with Dr. Ana Maria Porras. They provide advice for students preparing a Graduate Research Fellowship P...
Dr. Abhilasha Joshi
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Abhilasha who studies the neuroscience of action, cognition, and timing
Navigating the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Stories of WiN, Dr. Nancy Padilla shares essential tips on how to make the most of your Society for Neuroscience (SfN) annu...
Dr. Vidhya Rangaraju
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Vidhya who studies energy supply and demand in the brain
Dr. Ev Fedorenko
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Ev who studies the neuroscience of language. Dr. Ev Fedorenko grew up in a time of transition in Ru...
Dr. Kajana Satkunendrarajah
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Kajana who studies the cerebro-spinal networks driving breathing and movement
Dr. Gül Dölen
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Gül who studies how psychedelics influence social development and neuroplasticity
Dr. Barbara Juarez
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Barbara who studies the neurological basis of substance-use disorders
Dr. Brielle Ferguson
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Megan’s interview with Brielle who studies the circuit mechanisms of attention dysfunction
Dr. Annie Ciernia
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rianne’s interview with Annie who studies epigenomic regulation of memory and social behaviors.
Dr. Angelina Kakooza Mwesige
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Angelina who studies neurodevelopmental disorders in low-resource communities
Dr. Carmen Maldonado-Vlaar
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Carmen who studies the neuroanatomy and molecular mechanisms of addiction and reward
Dr. Francesca Sargolini
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Francesca who studies the neuronal basis of spatial cognition
Dr. Lillian Brady
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rianne’s interview with Lillian who studies sex differences and hormonal regulation of neural circuit activity underlying env...
Dr. Sepiedeh Keshavarzi
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Sepiedeh who studies the neural underpinnings of the sense of self-motion and orientation in space.
Dr. Maria Geffen
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Maria who studies neuronal circuits that support auditory perception and learning
Dr. Jessica Osterhout
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Jessica who studies neuro-immune interactions and the neural circuits underlying sickness symptoms.
Dr. Mary Kay Lobo
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rianne’s interview with Mary Kay who studies basal ganglia and reward circuitry that regulate motivation and repetitive behavi...
Dr. Vanessa Stempel
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Vanessa who studies the neural circuits and mechanisms that govern instinctive behavior in mice
Dr. Karine Fénelon
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Karine who studies the neural circuits underlying sensorimotor gating
Dr. Rebecca Shansky
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Rebecca who studies the role of sex and hormones on stress- and fear-related behaviors and neural c...
Dr. Rocio Servin
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Catie’s interview with Rocío who studies the roles of mechanotransduction in gastrointestinal function
Dr. Isabella Wagner
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Isabella who studies how the human brain allows us to flexibly adapt to new experiences, learn new ...
Dr. Elizabeth Heller
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rianne’s interview with Liz who studies the gene regulatory mechanisms that underlie psychiatric disease using rodents models ...
Dr. Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Megan’s interview with Firstname who uses experimentation and modeling to uncover the neural computations underlying complex c...
Dr. Andrea Carmine Belin
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Andrea who studies primary headache disorders such as cluster headache by identifying and character...
Dr. Donna Calu
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rianne’s interview with Donna who studies how neural systems encode for motivation and behavioral flexbility using in vivo rec...
Dr. Jyoti Mishra
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Jyoti who integrates neuroimaging, digital health and clinical translation approaches for next-gene...
Dr. Camilla Bellone
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Camilla who studies molecular, synaptic and circuit level mechanisms underlying social behaviors an...
Dr. Karen Szumlinski
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rianne’s interview with Dr. Karen Szumlinski who studies the the impact of drugs of abuse on neurochemical signaling in the br...
Dr. Autumn Ivy
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rianne’s interview with Autumn who studies how early-life exercise can influence the development of cognitive functions
Dr. Vanessa Coelho-Santos
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Vanessa who studies how neurovascular coupling develops during the neonatal period using several li...
Dr. Farzaneh Najafi
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Farzaneh who studies cortical and cerebellar mechanisms underlying predictive processing using elec...
Dr. Liberty Hamilton
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Liberty who studies how speech sounds are represented in the brain using intracranial recordings fr...
Special Feature: 100th Episode
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Stories of Women in Neuroscience team is celebrating the release of our 100th episode. In honor of this, some of the founding members o...
Dr. Bing Brunton
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Bing who studies how the brain gives rise to natural behaviors using computational tools
Dr. Jennifer Bizley
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Jennifer who studies how neuronal activity in the auditory cortex shapes our perception of the outs...
Dr. Tingting Wang
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Chiaki’s interview with Tingting who studies how glial cells regulate homeostatic plasticity, and uses transcriptomic and el...
Dr. Ana Marija Jakšić
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Ana Marija who studies natural genetic and adaptive variation of cognition and related neuronal tra...
Dr. Chunyu Ann Duan
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Chunyu Ann who studies how animals make flexible decisions under risk and social influence, and the...
Dr. Helen Schwerdt
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Chiaki’s interview with Helen who develops and applies new tools to study neurochemical signaling in learning and disease.
Dr. Marta Garrido
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Caitlin’s interview with Marta who studies how the brain makes predictions and adapts to novel or uncertain environments, and ...
Dr. Malavika Murugan
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Malavika who studies social recognition and social decision making, and how social and non-social r...
Dr. Ilary Allodi
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Ilary who studies the inhibitory/excitatory changes of the neuronal circuits involved in the pathop...
Dr. Cláudia Almeida
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Cláudia who studies how neuronal trafficking dysfunction underlies synapse loss during aging and A...
Dr. Christie Fowler
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rianne’s interview with Christie who studies the underlying neurobiology of motivated behaviors related to addiction and neuro...
Dr. Lakiesha Williams
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Lakiesha who uses engineering principles to understand mechanistic changes in the brain resulting from ...
Dr. Meg Fox
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rianne’s interview with Meg who studies the neural mechanisms of substance abuse and stress disorders.
Dr. Claire Wyart
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Margarida’s interview with Claire, who studies how internal and external sensory cues are integrated to shape movements and po...
Dr. Janine Kwapis
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rianne’s interview with Janine who studies processes of memory formation.As an undergraduate, Dr. Janine Kwapis had some trepi...
Dr. Andrea Gomez
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Megan’s interview with Dr. Andrea Gomez who studies the role of RNA splicing in synaptic plasticityDr. Andrea Gomez saw the pe...
Dr. Z Yan Wang
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Megan’s interview with Z Yan who studies octopuses, bumblebees, and is striving for change as a university professor
Dr. Yarimar Carrasquillo
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Yarimar who studies studies the molecular and neural mechanisms of pain perception in the amygdala.As a...
Dr. Maria Diehl
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Nancy’s interview with Maria who studies the neural mechanisms of how social interactions influence fear and avoidance behavio...
Dr. Abha Gupta
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Sabrina’s interview with Abha who studies the neurogenetic underpinnings of autism within understudied populations of the broa...
Dr. Silvana Valtcheva
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Megan’s interview with Silvana who studies the synaptic and circuit mechanisms underlying maternal behavior and physiology