GIRLS‘ DAY

The brain is the most complex organ in our body. How does it work, how is it studied, and how does one become a neuroscientist? We present various research areas and explain the different career paths available. You might be surprised to learn what flies have to do with brain research or what a navigation app in the brain entails—stay curious and find out more.Six female students and doctoral candidates will share insights into their studies and professional lives. They will discuss why they chose their careers, what they enjoy about them, and what turned out differently than expected. Afterward, there will be an opportunity to visit a laboratory in small groups. The available labs are listed below. This could give you a better understanding of careers in neuroscience and perhaps spark your interest—stay curious!

Participants can choose from three laboratory visits:

1. Good and bad memories - What flies tell us about a healthy balance: This lab visit allows participants to observe living fruit flies learning and see into their brains. The researchers use tiny electrodes to measure the activity of individual nerve cells in the fly's brain while simulating different movement directions. (Lisa Scheunemann)

2. How to study the brain in an electrophysiology laboratory (in English): This lab explores various electrophysiology techniques used to study how neurons communicate in physiological conditions and in epilepsy.(Alice Podestà)

3. How we find our way home - the navigation app in the brain: This lab tour shows how rats help us understand maze navigation, what can be observed in the brain during this process, and how memories are stored. (Claudia Böhm)

Your preferences for selecting the lab will be taken into account. If your preferred lab is fully booked, we will offer you an alternative, or you can name two labs you would like to visit right away.

Please register via email at: linda-faye.tidwell@charite.de or claudia.blum@charite.de, providing your full name, school/grade level, and preferred lab.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Location: Humboldt University of Berlin, Bernstein Center Berlin, Phillipstr. 13, Building 6, 10115 Berlin.

This Girl’s Day program is organized jointly by the NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin, and the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin.