Partner Interview Archives

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Don’t Panic: How Stressful Situations Affect the Brain

Dana Alliance member Eric Nestler explains the difference between stress and panic, how stress can lead to resilience, and how we can help ourselves cope.

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Brain Awareness Week Partner Interview: NW Noggin

Bill Griesar, Ph.D., and Jeff Leake are co-founders of NW Noggin, a robust non-profit that brings scientists, artists, and students of all ages together to educate young people about the brain.

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Brain Awareness Week Partner Interview: Sung-Jin Jeong, Ph.D.

Sung-Jin Jeong, Ph.D., is a key player in Korea's neuroscience community and spoke to us about how to successfully engage audiences, her favorite Brain Awareness Week memories, and new outreach ideas.

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Brain Awareness Week Partner Interview: Gal Richter-Levin

We interviewed Gal Richter-Levin, Ph.D, to learn more about how he helped organize free public lectures all over Israel for Brain Awareness Week.

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Brain Awareness Week Partner Interview: Michael A. Burman

Michael Burman, Ph.D., works with students in grades K-12 to encourage interest in STEM and talks to us about his most effective Brain Awareness Week activities.

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Brain Awareness Week Partner Interview: Ana João Rodrigues

We interviewed Ana João Rodrigues, Ph.D., about her Brain Awareness Week programs in Portugal that draw hundreds of people, young and old, every year.

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Brain Awarenss Week Partner Interview: Inga Griskova-Bulanova

Inga Griskova-Bulanova, Ph.D., spoke to us about her efforts in coordinating engaging public activities for Brain Awareness Week in Lithuania.

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Brain Awareness Week Partner Interviews: Myisha Fuller and Hasna Rizwan

High schooler Hasna Rizwan worked together with teen librarian Myisha Fuller to raise public awareness and enthusiasm for their town’s very first Brain Awareness Week.

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Brain Awareness Week Partner Interview: Spiros Efthymiopoulos

Spiros Efthymiopoulos, chair of the public awareness committee of the Hellenic Society for Neurosciences, spoke with us about the society's expanding work to raise awareness for neuroscience throughout Greece.