SfN’s Bengaluru Chapter is the first and only SfN chapter in Asia, and its impact spreads across the region. Through a variety of professional development programming, trainees have been able to make career-altering connections. This SfN chapter is also addressing strongly held misconceptions about mental health and inspiring a new generation of neuroscientists through strategic outreach and partnerships. Here, Trichur Raju, the chapter’s president and one of the founders, reflects on its start, work in the region, and hopes for the future.
How did you initially get involved?
In 2007, I attended the chapter workshop at SfN’s annual meeting with my colleagues. We recognized chapters’ important role in neuroscience awareness. We were so inspired, we decided to start our own chapter in Bengaluru, India, where we’re from. We came home after the conference and sent in an application. By 2008, our chapter was launched.
It was such a thrilling experience — and it continues to be. My involvement has transformed me, and I have realized there is more to neuroscience than my own research.
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