May Tun, Emanuela Ilboudo, Karen Ramos, and Rosario DeLeon, PhD
WiNterns Karen Ramos, Emanuela Ilboudo, and May Tun
Emanuela Ilboudo, Dave Clarke, MD, and May Tun
This summer, 25 interns completed the sixth annual Women in Neuroscience (WiN) Summer Intensive internship program, supported by UT Austin’s Department of Neuroscience in the College of Natural Sciences and the Department of Neurology at Dell Medical School.
WiN’s eight-week paid internship encourages high school seniors and college students from historically underrepresented backgrounds to pursue careers in neuroscience and neurology. WiNterns from Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Huston- Tillotson University, and UT Austin’s College of Natural Sciences partner with faculty mentors, attend daily seminars to build professional development skills, gain clinical and lab experience, and present their research at the conclusion of the program. They also receive ongoing mentorship.
Pediatric neuroscience faculty mentors this year included Audrey Brumback, MD, PhD (autism), Dave Clarke, MD (pediatric epilepsy), Rosario DeLeon, PhD (pediatric neuropsychology), and Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD, PhD (pediatric neurosurgery). E. Steve Roach, MD, taught a half-day course on biomedical writing.
“Being able to speak to numerous health care professionals gave me great insight into all the rewards and challenges of their careers,” said WiNtern Karen Ramos. “I gained so much knowledge from asking questions and seeing them treat patients. In addition, seeing men and women from different ethnic backgrounds excelling in their specialty is motivating. Now I know I can do this!”
For more information on WiN, visit www.neurowomen.org or follow the organization on X @helloNeuroWomen.
Karen Ramos, Emanuela Ilboudo, OR nurse Shannon Neely, RN, and surgical technician Tracy Losoya
