ScComm and Advocacy 

MARCH 2025

IMPACT-IN co-hosted the 6th Annual Indiana Science Communication Day on March 3rd, 2025, with Science Policy Initiative - Notre Dame (SPI-ND).

This event was specifically developed for Indiana-based graduate students to communicate the science and/or science that interests them to lawmakers and to see first-hand the inner workings of science policy that supports our government.  

This event was supported by a grant awarded to IMPACT-IN by the Union of Concerned Scientists, called 'The Science for Public Good Fund'.  

Soumilee also presented her research on dementia and AD at this event. 

https://publicaffairs.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-graduate-students-engage-lawmakers-at-6th-annual-indiana-science-communication-day/

FEBRUARY 2025

IU School of Medicine was one of 12 prestigious worldwide locations chosen to host a hybrid hub for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Neuroscience Next 2025, a no-cost event held February 24-27, 2025.

Soumilee was invited to be a speaker representing IMPACT-IN. 

Learn more about IMPACT-IN here: https://impactindiana.wordpress.com/ and some examples of the work we have done over the years: https://medicine.iu.edu/blogs/neuroscience/graduate-and-medical-students-form-science-policy-and-communication-group-focused-on-alzheimer-research

NOVEMBER 2024

Soumilee presented at the Advanced Imaging Research (AIR) Journal Club wrap-up session. 

What:  an informal journal club exploring methodological considerations of translational neuroimaging research. ​

How:  read/discuss two peer-reviewed research papers each session:  one animal and one human, focused on cutting-edge neuroimaging methodology applied to both species, typically within the context of a particular disorder or disease state.  ​

Learn more: Advanced Imaging | Stark Neurosciences Research Institute | IU School of Medicine