I can’t tell y’all how desperately I needed to hear this. The past few weeks have really beaten down my morale. But remembering how every one of my office hours this semester was full with students and receiving this email reinforced that all my effort really is worth it ❤️✨

#BlackInNeuro has supported marginalized neuroscientists for 5️⃣ years!! ✨ We have gorgeous limited-edition pins 😍 for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate I can mail it to you or if you just want to donate, I’ll give your pin to trainees at #ABRCMS 🤗 Please share 🙌🏾✨

These 2 UC President’s Fellows just learned that our hiring incentive is not going to be defunded….for now! UCs, please hire us for faculty positions ASAP haha!!! (But seriously if you’re at #sfn25 , let’s chat 😌)

Don't you just love this design? If you're at SDCC for #SfN25 -- or on the interwebs and care about the future of neuroscience -- please support @blackinneuro.bsky.social 🧪🧬🧠🔬👨🏿‍🔬

Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows

If you didn’t get a chance to purchase the exclusive 5-year #BlackInNeuro pin last night, I have more with me today! ✨ We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25

Our #BlackInNeuro social is always the highlight of my year 🤩 These were our undergrads/lab tech, graduate student, postdoc, and faculty/professional attendees respectively ✨ Love seeing our community continue to grow & support each other in tumultuous times 💞 #SfN25 @blackinneuro.bsky.social

🎉 It’s not too late to register for the #BlackInNeuro social happening TONIGHT! ✨ Good food, great people, and even better energy 🖤 🗓️ November 17 🕢 7:30–10:30PM 📍 San Diego | Hope to see y’all soon 🤗 🔗 blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-6419762

Go support all the amazing early career scientists who will be presenting their posters tonight from 6:45 - 8:45 at #SfN2025. This includes Flagel Lab graduate student, Princess Felix, who received a SfN Trainee Professional Development Award. 👏👏👏

We are ready to see you tomorrow at #SfN25 at the #ArtofNeuroscience exhibit! Meet the crew: Danny, @isabel-luna.bsky.social, Tera, @ellieho21.bsky.social and me!! We have lots of new stuff for you this year!

First #SfN25 stop is always the @christineliu.art Two Photon Art booth! ✨ Check out these cool mystery pin boxes that they have this year 😍🐭 I love my little laser mouse 🎇

🎉 Heading to SfN? Come vibe with the BIN fam at our SfN Social on Nov 17! Good food, great people, and even better energy 🖤 🗓️ November 17 🕢 7:30–10:30PM 📍 San Diego | Register today! 🔗 blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-6419762

Spent 8 months organizing a massive Brain Day outreach event 🧠✨ We had ~240 faculty & trainee volunteers develop cool neuroscience activities about their research 🔬🧬 Over 300 community members joined us to play games, win prizes, learn, and see themselves as scientists 👩🏾‍🔬🧫

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. 💫

Y’all I feel so loved 😭🥰 my sweet postbacc students planned a small belated birthday surprise for me 🥹💞 They know how much I love celebrating their birthdays so they made sure this milestone was a memorable one 🎉

Had such a great conversation with @phdgprotein86.bsky.social. It's always great to go down memory lane with @heydrdukes.bsky.social to the early days of @blackinneuro.bsky.social, but listening back also gave me a much-needed reminder of the power of community, especially right now.

Celebrating my 30th birthday on the beautiful island of Saint Lucia 🏝️✨ #ThirtyAndThriving 💖

In a surprising turn of events, I now have a graduate student 🤗 I want to do this right. So I’m soliciting advice from the wise & experienced 😅 - what are your best tips for being a good advisor/PI/graduate student mentor? ✨

We are #vaccinated for this season 💉✨ Reminder to make your COVID and flu shot appointments if you can! 😷

A few small desk changes for the first day of #SpookySeason 🎃

My husband kicked off his birthday by picking me up from the airport at 2:30am… with two dozen roses and no complaints 😭😍 Happy Birthday to the best husband I could’ve prayed for 😘✨

The #BlackInNeuro community at the 2025 BRAINS Cross-Cohort Symposium ✨ Once in BRAINS, Always in BRAINS 🧠

I took a long break from posting as often. Honestly social media was tanking my mental health. But I was reminded the importance of sharing joy ✨ so I’ll post joyful things more. It doesn’t mean I’m not aware the world is a dark place for many of us. But I’m choosing to add in some light ✨

TODAY, I AM OFFICIALLY AN AUTHOR!!! A CHILDHOOD DREAM COME TRUE!!!!! #TheDoubleTax is the first book I've ever written and it’s OUT EVERYWHERE TODAY. Four years. 100s of stories. Countless drafts. I woke up today as a FIRST TIME author. WOW. Get your copy TODAY: annagifty.com #booksky #blacksky

Happening now! You can tune in via our YouTube! www.youtube.com/live/nz0_RQc...

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.

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.

#BINW25 Day 2 kicked off with an incredible panel on Science Communication & Ethics ✨ Great advice from our panelists: •Ask the community what they want to learn! •Be transparent about research (pros/cons, who has access, etc) •Collaborate with others w/ similar passions #BlackInNeuro 🧠

Our #NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora panel has 3 #BlackInNeuro scientists from 3 different continents share their research 🧪 🌍 #BINW25 www.youtube.com/live/TubJDkY...

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 👋🏽 drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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 🙌🏾 🧠

Heading to D.C. for our first in-person #BlackInNeuro conference!! 🎉❤️ Can’t wait to see our BIN family 🧠✨ #BINW25

How do we do science in a world of misinformation & tech shifts? 🧠🌍 Join the #NeuroRacism Symposium at #BINW25 for a powerful convo on ethics, communication & the future of science. 🗓 Sept 11 | 🕤 9:30–11AM ET #BlackInNeuro #5YearsOfBIN #SciComm #STEMEthics

We are Kicking off #BINW25 with 🔥 Join #BINSeminarSeries: Beyond the Tower ft. Dr. Tabia Pope, Sports SLP, CEO & educator sharing her journey beyond the ivory tower 🧠🏈 🗓 Sept 10 | 🕘 9:30–10:45 AM ET ✨ Register now! 🔗 tinyurl.com/BINW25 #BlackInNeuro #5YearsOfBIN

Happy First Day of School 📚✏️ This headband was perfect for my first day fit 😍 #TheProfessorIsIn

Summer has been busy for all my programs ☀️ •bittersweet end of the Diversifying the Community of Neuroscience program❤️‍🩹 •welcomed our new cohort of MINDS post-baccalaureate scholars 🙌🏾 •celebrated at the symposium for our summer undergrad researchers 📊 Grateful to still pour into our communities💖

The BlackInNeuro Conference is almost here 📢 Featuring keynote @timnitgebru.bsky.social + amazing speakers across neuro, tech & equity. EVERYONE is welcome to register for 8️⃣ livestreamed events! BIN members can register to attend in person in Washington DC! See you at #BINW25! 🔗 tinyurl.com/BINW25

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!

For those considering post-bacc programs, here’s a fun paper I led describing 10 ways to thrive in them! Though the state of these programs is uncertain, I hope it’s still informative for students @[email protected] journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

🧠 Poster abstract submissions are OPEN for #BINW25! Join us in person to share your science, your story, and your brilliance. ✨ Let’s #PictureABINScientist — and that includes YOU! 🔗 tinyurl.com/poster-binw25 🗓️ Deadline: Aug 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET #BlackInNeuroConference

🚨We're hiring!🚨 St. Olaf is launching a new Neuroscience Major and seeks a tenure-track neuroendocrinologist to help shape its future 🧠✨ Passionate about inclusive teaching, research, and mentoring at a SLAC? Join us! #NeuroJobs @animbehsociety.bsky.social @neuroethology.org ‪@sbn-bsky.bsky.social‬

June was a whirlwind for our post-bacc program. The grant that funds us was terminated 😣 But we had an amazing symposium & celebrated our scholars going to grad school🎉 🎓 Now the Ten Simple Rules paper authored by our scholars is finally published 🙌🏾 journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

I’ve been going through a rough time. To help me stay present in joy, I started keeping track of all the wonderful things my husband said or did for me each day this month. He had no idea. And I couldn’t have prayed for a better partner. 30 Days of Being Loved 💖

1/ 🎉 Black In Neuro is turning FIVE — and we’re celebrating with our first-ever in-person conference! 🧠✨ Join us for 3 days of connection, learning & celebration with the BIN community! 💥 📍 Sept 10–12 | Washington, D.C. Registration is LIVE so register today at the link below! tinyurl.com/BINW25

Some joy: I’m the new chair of the neuro outreach committee ✨ we hosted tables at #STEMFest to share our love for neuro with our local community 🧠 We did a Brain Zoo, altered reality experiment, and Mind Flex game! Making science accessible & exciting for everyone is why we do this work 💖

I’m going to be very honest (probably a little too honest) This year has SUCKED. As someone whose career & passions center around DEI and whose students are looking to them for reassurance, it’s been so hard to keep showing up.

🖤 On #Juneteenth, we honor the fight for Black freedom — delayed, but never denied. At #BlackInNeuro, we carry that legacy forward by creating space for Black excellence in neuroscience, year-round. ✨ Freedom is a journey — and we’re not done yet. ✊🏾

The @lonelypipette.bsky.social interviewed me, @deefitzgerald.bsky.social, @dgrijseels.bsky.social and @therealdrdukes.bsky.social on how team dynamics, lab values and inclusive #leadership shape research success, for the @network-alba.bsky.social‬ podcast! www.podbean.com/media/share/...

🧵1/ We’re celebrating 5 years of building a global movement for Black neuroscientists — and we need your support to keep it going. 🧠💛 Help support #BlackInNeuro as we grow our impact in academia, industry, and public health.

Are you a scientist and not sure what to do to help with all the awfulness all around us? Inspired by Vietnam era activism, @standupforscience.bsky.social is hosting a series of "teach ins," in which scientists share a bit about their area of expertise and why it's important with the public. 🧪🦑🌎