Outreach and Publications

Co-Curricular Clubs and Competitions

• International Youth Neuroscience Association (IYNA)
  • The International Youth Neuroscience Association (IYNA) is a global, youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to connecting, educating, and inspiring the next generation of neuroscientists. Founded by Brain Bee alumni, IYNA has reached students in over 100 countries and serves more than 4,000 members worldwide.
• The Brain Bee
  • The International Brain Bee (IBB) is a global neuroscience competition designed to inspire and motivate high school students to learn about the brain and pursue careers in neuroscience. Founded in 1998 by Dr. Norbert Myslinski, the IBB aims to build better brains to fight brain disorders by fostering student engagement with neuroscience through a three-tiered competition:
    1. Local Brain Bee: Students begin by participating in local competitions.
    2. National Brain Bee: Winners of local competitions advance to their country’s national level.
    3. IBB World Championship: National champions represent their countries at the international level, competing in a high-level academic competition that includes sections on neuroanatomy, neurohistology, patient diagnosis, and written tests.

Recent IMSA Staff and Faculty Publications

• Neural Engineering in Action: Exploring Muscle Movement Through Data and Design, Teach Engineering: IMSA Staff and Faculty,  University of Colorado Boulder, University of Missouri Columbia
• Muscular Measurements with Micro: Bits, IMSA Faculty: Dr. Mark Carlson and Dr. Ashwin Mohan

• AI Leadership in 9-12 Education: Research, Ethics, Pedagogy, and Entrepreneurship, IMSA Staff and Faculty: Dr. Eric Rettberg,
  Dr. Ashwin Mohan, Ms. Tami Armstrong, Ms. Charity Freeman, Mr. Steve Goldblatt
• Integrating Neuroscience into the K-12 Computer Science Curriculum, IMSA Staff and Faculty: Dr. Ashwin Mohan, Namrata Pandya, Nicole Ross, Dr. Sowmya Anjur, Satish S. Nair