Contact: Anahid Ebrahimi
Contact Email: NINDSOPENStage@ninds.nih.gov
Location: Virtual | Zoom Meeting, 3:00 - 4:00pm ET
Curious about research opportunities at the NIH? Join us for the next OPEN Stage webinar to explore life as a researcher at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Our intramural researchers will share their unique journeys to the NIH, provide a behind-the-scenes look at conducting research on the NIH campus, and highlight exciting opportunities for you to get involved. Whether you're a student, postdoc, or established professional, this webinar is designed to inspire and inform participants at all career stages.
This event is hosted by the NINDS Office of Programs to Enhance the Neuroscience Workforce in partnership with the NINDS Intramural Research Program.
NINDS Intramural Research Program speakers for this webinar include:
- B. Jeanne Billioux, MD, Head of the Global Neurology Program
- Héctor Cancel Asencio, BS, Clinical Research Postbaccalaureate IRTA (Intramural Research and Training Award) Fellow
- Jeffrey S. Diamond, PhD, NINDS Scientific Director and Senior Investigator in the Synaptic Physiology Section
- Zayd M. Khaliq, PhD, Senior Investigator in the Cellular Neurophysiology Section
- Amreen Mughal, PhD, Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator and Chief of the Neurovascular Research Unit
- Faith Plante, PhD, Director of Training and Education in the Research Training and Career Development Office

The NINDS Office of Programs to Enhance the Neuroscience Workforce (OPEN) is pleased to welcome you to the ongoing OPEN Stage webinar series, a targeted outreach effort for our diverse neuroscience community to learn about NINDS programs and network with NINDS program staff. Each webinar will feature a different NINDS program, division, or cluster with the goal of increasing the representation of diverse groups in our portfolio. To stay informed of more events in this series, join the NINDS Diversity News to Use Listserv.
Check out the OPEN Stage webinars YouTube playlist for recordings from the entire series.