Project Synapse
UCLA Neuroscience Postdoctoral Scholars are invited to join Project Synapse, a postdoctoral group sponsored by the UCLA Brain Research Institute.
Project Synapse offers a strong network of colleagues, career development workshops, and opportunities to participate in K-12 outreach and teaching activities. Members participate in ongoing visits to local Los Angeles K-12 schools to teach and inspire interest in Neuroscience, higher education, and STEM careers. The group meets monthly.
Events include monthly career development workshops on:
- Presentation and communication skills
- Networking
- Time management
- Curriculum Vitae tips
- Grant writing guidance
- Leadership skills
- And more!
Handouts from previous workshops are available to Project Synapse members for review here. These are password protected.
For more information, or if you are a current Project Synapse member and would like to receive your password,
please email project synapse@ucla.edu.
Project Synapse's faculty leader is:
Nanthia Suthana, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, Semel Institute and DGSOM,
Director of Postdoctoral Outreach and Educational Programs, UCLA Brain Research Institute