In the spirit of staying connected scientifically and socially during COVID and beyond, Brielle Ferguson (Post-Doc at Stanford), Frances Cho (PhD candidate at UCSF), and Stacey Seidl (PhD candidate at UC Davis) have created a virtual community of junior scientists doing Thalamus research called the Thalamus Trainee Group. This group organizes/hosts informal virtual meetings that include talks from students and senior scientists, and discussions on current events and issues students are facing in this new area. 

If you are a junior scientist/trainee and are looking to join the community. You can subscribe to the mailing list here. There is also an active Slack community 

*Hayley Fisher (PhD candidate at Kansas State) has also been added as an organizing member!