Sikoya M.A.

Hi! I'm Dr. Ashburn, a post-doc at UNC (#ForeverDuke). My research uses fMRI and network-level analyses to study cerebellar involvement in neurodevelopmental disorders. I am also an educator (particularly neuroanatomy) and an outreach enthusiast. #BINW22 #BlackInNeuroRollCall

 🎉BIN is turning 5️⃣ —and going in-person for Black In Neuro Conference 2025  in Washington, DC 🧠✨ It's time to save the date!! 🗓️September 10-12, 2025 Let’s celebrate 5 years of community, connection, and Black excellence in neuroscience!  More details coming soon!

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) are invaluable opportunities for undergrads to gain research experience, career development & mentorship! Join BIN Jan. 10 for an info. session w/ universities on the SURF application process.🤓Register now: tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9

Apply! It was a great opportunity, highly recommend 🌟

Beautiful @NPR piece featuring my friend and colleague @IshmailSaboor. The neuroscience of touch: npr.org/sections/goats…

Congrats to the 2023 L’Oreal For Women in Science Fellows! @LOrealUSA

We're proud to reveal the 35 recipients of the 2023 @FondationLOreal-@UNESCO #ForWomenInScienceFrench Young Talents Award! Congratulations to all winners who wish to share their passion for science and inspire the scientists of tomorrow👏 #FWIS2023

I am super excited to share my new review paper cowritten with the great @aniladmello where we cover all the recent work on the potential role of the cerebellum in language processing (hint think semantics) authors.elsevier.com/c/1hlpH8MqMimi…

The IBRO 2027 World Congress will take place in the African region. Which countries do you think should be on our shortlist? @TheBaleLab @APalacio_s @desiretshala @JLLanciego @rachaeldangare1 @Deleyele @AmadiIhunwo @SONAorg @BrainWellnessI1 @Olamzz1 @TemkouGwladys

Congratulations to US Open champion, @CocoGauff! We couldn’t be prouder of you on and off the court - and we know the best is yet to come.

This profile tells more of my story than I’ve ever publicly shared and I hope people get to read it. Especially those from the middle east and community college students. mcgovern.mit.edu/2023/09/07/one…

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My best advice for new grad students: “Find your people” ✨ These can be folks in your program/department or completely unrelated to your field. But these are people who you can talk to, hang out with, commiserate with, and most importantly… #AcademicChatter #PhDChat

@Nouronal Oh no! Hoping you heal quickly ❤️

Lab/work sabbaticals are beautiful concept. Definitely adding to future lab goals.

@SikoTree did a massive job organizing the Gordon Research Seminar preceding the @GordonConf. The group presenting at the meeting will have transformative effect on the field of the #cerebellum research. @CoherentLaser is delighted to be able to support with a little help! #neuroscience #microscopy #femtosecond #laser #imaging #invivo #brain #community

Debuted my lab logo at my GRS cerebellum (CB) talk! She embodies the confidence, stability, beauty & control of CB Purkinje cells & African American women & I hope she inspires others in STEM! Next step, website and merch! *Watermark added for this post as adviced* @BlackInNeuro

On Saturday, July 29th we held our inaugural PhorwarD Summer Symposium where we invited speakers to help attendees improve their leadership skills. A special thanks to the session leaders and congratulations to our e-board for pulling off such a wonderful event.

This Barbie has a Nobel Prize 💖 He’s just Ken

🙏🏾🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥 excited to meet my fellow fellows!! Congratulations all!!