In recognition of her efforts to promote and mentor women in neuroscience, Associate Professor Anne Churchland was honored with The at the Society for Neuroscience鈥檚 2017 Annual Meeting in November. Each year, the award goes to 鈥渁n individual who has significantly promoted the professional development of women in neuroscience through teaching, organizational leadership, public advocacy, or other efforts that are not necessarily research-related.鈥�
Churchland has and beyond for her pioneering website , aimed at alleviating bias against women in science—specifically, as reflected in the paucity of invited female speakers at scientific conferences. Anne鈥檚 List gathers female scientists鈥� names, research topics, and seniority levels in order to help conference organizers easily identify women who they might invite to speak on a particular subject. Churchland is also a faculty advisor for the group Women in Science & Engineering (WiSE) at CSHL. Her work on Anne鈥檚 List helped inspire CSHL WiSE to team up with CSHL鈥檚 Meetings & Courses division to create a larger .
Wow. So honored to have received the Louise Hanson Special Recognition Award at Many friends came to join
— Anne Churchland (@anne_churchland)
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