BraiNY

Welcome to braiNY and the Greater NYC Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience’s website. The Chapter’s goal is to facilitate partnerships with local institutions and organizations and to produce or co-ordinate city-wide events like Brain Awareness Week.

BraiNY Mission Statement:

BraiNY’s mission is to make brain science accessible to the broader community and promote mentorship and career development for young neuroscientists, mirroring the parent Society for Neuroscience’s goal. Through a collective effort as (neuro)scientists, we will engage with communities, both local and global, with the aim to raise awareness of brain science; to provide access to information about how the brain functions, as well as how to take care of one’s own brain and mental health; and to create opportunities to engage with neuroscience research. We believe that by providing a diverse set of perspectives of what it means to be a neuroscientist, our work will encourage individuals of all backgrounds to engage in science from an early age.

BraiNY Values Statement:

We are committed to fostering an environment in all educational and outreach activities that reflects the core values of promoting inclusion, equity, and representation in science. Foundational to these values is the acknowledgement of the structural inequalities that persist both in science and the broader world. We make these values actionable by working to dismantle barriers that otherwise block participation and access to scientific careers, scientific discovery, and access to benefits thereof.

Did you join us? Tag us on Twitter @comebebrainy, Instagram @comebebrainy.nyc or #comebebrainy.

Does braiNY make you want to support science? See our Advocacy Page for more information and resources for communicating with your public officials about the importance of research.

For more information on the Society for Neuroscience, please visit www.sfn.org.

While many of our in-person events continue to be affected by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, braiNY is still ready to share our love of the brain with future scientists. Join us during our new BraiNY Bunch Virtual Journal Club!