ScComm and Advocacy
NOVEMBER 2024
Soumilee presented at the Advanced Imaging Research (AIR) Journal Club wrap-up session.
What: an informal journal club exploring methodological considerations of translational neuroimaging research.
How: read/discuss two peer-reviewed research papers each session: one animal and one human, focused on cutting-edge neuroimaging methodology applied to both species, typically within the context of a particular disorder or disease state.
Learn more: Advanced Imaging | Stark Neurosciences Research Institute | IU School of Medicine
SEPTEMBER 2024
Soumilee was part of the "Talk to a Researcher" Team for the Walk to End ALZ in Indianapolis
Learn more: 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer's - Indianapolis, IN | Walk to End Alzheimer's
JUNE 2024
Soumilee was an invited speaker for the Dementia Researcher podcast salon on "Tackling Sexism in Academia"
Recording: Catchup – Salon – Tackling Sexism in Academia - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER (nihr.ac.uk)
Learn more about Dementia Researcher
APRIL 2024
Soumilee presented her research as an Advanced Cyberinfrastructure(ACI) Fellow at IU State Wide IT (SWIT) Conference at IU Bloomington.
Learn more about ACI Student Fellowship
APRIL 2024
Soumilee hosting the inaugural 2024 IMPACT Symposium on April 22nd, 2024.
Over 120 attendees showed up to the event.
Funding: Civic Engagement Microgrant Program - Research!America (researchamerica.org)
APRIL 2024
Soumilee at Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.
Met with offices of IN House of Representative (Erin Houchin) and US Senators (Mike Braun, Todd Young).
APRIL 2024
Soumilee was sponsored to attend the Catalyzing Advocacy for Science & Technology (CASE) workshop by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Soumilee represented Indiana University-Indianapolis (IU-I) as the IU winner at the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Regional Competition organized by the Midwestern Association of Graduate School Conference (MAGS) in St. Louis, Missouri 2024.
Soumilee received a National Association of Science Writers (NASW) fellowship to attend the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2024 conference in Denver, CO from Feb 15-17, 2024.
3-minute thesis (3MT) winning speech, 2023, Indiana University
Heart & Brain Tango: Unmasking Alzheimer's Secrets