• Less bias leads to better science.

    An inclusive scientific community produces better health outcomes.

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  • Less bias leads to better science.

    An inclusive scientific community produces better health outcomes.

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WiN’s Mission

Empowering students from under-resourced and underserved communities to pursue research and leadership pathways in neuroscience fields, ultimately contributing to advancing scientific innovation and improved health outcomes.

Vision

Building an inclusive scientific community that drives transformative discoveries and breakthroughs that redefine treatment paradigms and health outcomes for neurological, neurodegenerative, and psychiatric conditions.

Neuro Spotlight

WiN partners with organizations to offer paid, summer internships for undergraduate students to work with researchers and their teams to gain knowledge, skills, and practical hands-on experience for understanding neuroscience research while contributing to ongoing research projects.

  • Interns are exposed to fields of neuroscience, neurology, psychology, psychiatry, and speech and communication.
  • A sense of community and valuable networks between peers, community members, primary investigators, research teams, and mentors are established.
  • The internship includes a stipend, allowing interns to dedicate their summer to learning.
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Your Investment at Work

  • Jennifer – Dr. Melamed Lab
  • Medha – Dr. Cisler Lab
  • Karen – Dr. Pestilli Lab (Host Dr. Ray)
  • Marleen – Dr. Arredondo Lab
  • Brianna – Dr. Cisler Lab
  • Celina – Dr. Melamed Lab
  • Anna – Dr. Pestilli Lab (Host Dr. Ray)
  • Erin – Dr. Orsini Lab
  • Valeria – Dr. Dula Lab
  • Shovani – Dr. Donegan Lab
  • Giselle & Ana Paula – Dr. Grasso Lab
  • Impact Assembly is the closing event of the 10-week summer internship program by Women in Neuroscience (at The University of Texas at Austin; 08 AUG 2025)
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Featured Alum

Sohmee Kim

2nd Year PharmD Student – UT Austin

2025 Graduate from University of Texas at Austin Bachelor’s Degree in Neuroscience with Honors

As an Animal Behavior teaching assistant and five-time Nudelman Pioneer intern, Sohmee supported her peers and championed more inclusive approaches to science. Driven by a curiosity about how we understand the world around us, she graduated as a Dean’s Honored Graduate—the highest undergraduate honor at her institution, awarded to the top 1% of each graduating class through faculty nomination and holistic review. Sohmee also received two CNS distinctions in Research and in Service, Leadership & Community Engagement, honors awarded to just 5% of the graduating class. Her thesis, Meta-analysis reveals the functional associations of major white matter tracts, conducted in Dr. Franco Pestilli’s lab, examined the structural and functional role of white matter in the human brain. She also contributed to research on sleep behavior in Ank3 mouse models in Dr. Laura Colgin’s lab and fear memory attenuation in Dr. Stephen Maren’s lab. Across her academic and research experiences, Sohmee has developed a strong interest in using data-driven approaches to connect basic science with real-world applications.

Some of her Peer-reviewed publications include:

  1. Eberechi Wogu, Patrick Filima, Bradley Caron, Daniel Deabler, Peer Herholz, Catherine Leal, Mohammed F. Mehboob, Sohmee Kim, Ananya Gosain, Alisha Flexwala, Soichi Hayashi, Simisola Akintoye, George Ogoh, Tawe Godwin, Damian Eke, Franco Pestilli. A labeled Clinical-MRI dataset of Nigerian brains. (2025). Scientific Data 12(518).
  2. Juan E. Villacres, Nicholas Riveira, Sohmee Kim, Laura L Colgin, Jeffrey L Noebels, and Angel Y Lopez. Abnormal patterns of sleep and waking behaviors are accompanied by neocortical oscillation disturbances in an Ank3 mouse model of epilepsy-bipolar disorder comorbidity. (2023). Translational Psychiatry, 13(1), 403.
  3. Reed L. Ressler, Travis D. Goode, Sohmee Kim, Karthik R. Ramanathan, Stephen Maren. (2021). Covert capture and attenuation of a hippocampus-dependent fear memory. Nature neuroscience, 24(5), 677–684.

Outside of neuroscience, Kim studied abroad for two semesters at Seoul National University, where she served as a cultural ambassador, conducted research on the history of traditional Korean performance arts, performed pungmul (a form of traditional Korean folk music) and worked as a museum guide.

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– 2022 Intern

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Being an Intern

WiN’s mission is to provide under-resourced and underserved undergraduate students with opportunities to gain experience, network, be mentored, explore neuroscience career paths, and contribute to ongoing research projects.

Research/Clinical Host

Research and clinical hosts play a vital role in delivering a thorough and immersive learning experience for interns in both research and clinical environments.

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Mentoring

Mentorship is a key component to increasing knowledge, understanding and confidence in becoming a neuroscience researcher and/or clinician.

Mission Investment

The support of our investors, like you, plays a vital role in the success of our interns, and the health of our communities.

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