Giordano de Guglielmo and Michelle Doyle detail the challenges of creating a preclinical Alcohol Biobank. They also emphasize how refreshing and motivating it can be to work with new researchers.

Michał Lange entered a neuroscience lab with a strong AI/Computer Science background. Quickly catching up on his biology knowledge, he was able to create a new tool useful to the field.

Andy Kim describes how his passion for studying cognition came about and encourages scientists to consider preregistering their studies as he details his own positive experiences with the process.

Youngdoo Kim details his experiences developing animal models for neurodegenerative disease, highlighting how rewarding it is to create useful experimental tools.

Drs. Sreeja Kumari Dhanya and Bhavana Muralidharan emphasize the value of supportive mentorship and a flexible mindset as they discuss their study unveiling a new role for a chromatin modifier in neurogenesis.

Kamilla Haugland shares how her passion for research, love of learning, and work ethic helped her overcome difficult challenges—including multiple lab closures—as she pursues her dream of leading her own research group.

Co-first authors Paulo Ávila-Gómez, Yuto Shingai, and Sabyasachi Dash discuss what made their collaboration successful and provide thoughtful advice for early career researchers.

Dr. Samantha White details how her academic trajectory, though challenging on both technical and personal levels, has ultimately fostered her passion for neuroscience research and led her to pursue an academic career.

Felix Schneider discusses his open source tools and methods paper about neuron replating in an episode of the webinar series SfN Journals: In Conversation. Here is a teaser for the episode available to watch on-demand.

Dr. Naoki Shigematsu talks about how his research interests led him to Dr. Takaichi Fukuda’s lab where he investigated the under-explored anterolateral barrel subfield and discusses the findings of his paper.