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My experience was great because of the great leadership my group had, as well as the fantastic support this program provided. We had an amazing associate, Margaret, who was really organized and delegated tasks effectively. We learned so much about neurodegenerative diseases, specifically Huntington's, and researching on it, as well as making a poster, was a wonderful journey with all my group members. I would strongly recommend this program for anyone is interested in biology and the healthcare field. This was my first time being a part of this program, and I would totally do it again!

I learned a lot within this program, including completely new knowledge on R Programming. I also was introduced to new opportunities by being a part of this internship. My associates were very helpful and my coworkers were all supportive, happy to be working here, and got things done in a timely manner. I would definitely recommend this program to anyone interested in research, neuroscience, or psychology! I was a part of the neurodevelopmental project and my coworkers and I decided to research the biological and developmental factors of ADHD. The process of choosing a topic for the project was very open and my associates made sure EVERYONE got a chance to share their input and have a say in what we would end up doing. I would 100% participate in this program again!! I thoroughly enjoyed meeting new, likeminded peers, working within the field I am pursuing a career in, and being treated like a valuable member of the team.

This was a very great experience. For my first internship, this was a very helpful and great environment. I learned a lot about data and how to work as a team, and I would definitely do it again.

At ThinkNeuro, I was an summer intern when I joined initially, but then later applied and became an co-associate. The internship was really useful, as it provided me many essential skills, such as communication, collaboration, and time management. I learned so much from my fellow peers and associate, and I plan to put that knowledge to use in the future. I would definitely do it again, as it gave off a great impression at the start. The people there were friendly and understanding, and also answered all of your questions throughly. My fellow interns were also great to work with, and were engaging. Overall, it was a true pleasure working with the ThinkNeuro team this year!

Helpful in career advancement and helped in learning.

The summer bibliometrics internship with ThinkNeuro was an incredible experience. I truly enjoyed every part of it and gained a variety of new skills that I wouldn't have learned otherwise, such as R programming, conducting bibliometric analyses on topics of our choice, and more. I learned how to extract data from the Web of Science (WoS), analyze it using RStudio, generate and interpret visualizations, write a graduate-level research abstract, and contribute to a professional research poster. One of the highlights was collaborating with a group of students who shared my passion for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and neural networks (the focus of my group). I’m very excited to apply and participate again in the fall bibliometrics internship, this time hopefully as an associate, now that I’ve gained experience through this cohort.

This internship was so great! As my first internship, I learned a lot about collaboration, timeliness, teamwork, and communication. I liked how paced the schedule of the internship was, as it helped me get acclimated to being an intern for the first time. The R programming academy was so helpful, and it was interesting to learn programming, as it is not my area of expertise. Getting to put the language to use in research was also so significant! I even enjoyed helping with creating a research question in an area I was interested in (neuropharmacology) and attempting to tackle a question that applies to real-world issues. I would definitely do this internship again, and I’d recommend anyone who hasn’t done an internship yet to start here! I also like how the internship was remote, as it allowed me to make time for other things I needed to do during the summer. Especially as an undergraduate student, this internship is a great way to get started on a career based and focused in research. My research topic was centered on if metformin, a drug usually used by people with Type 2 diabetes, can also reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Some of the skills that I gained through this internship that I see myself using in the future are programming skills using RStudio, using Microsoft Excel to make pivot tables and figures, using Slack to communicate with team members, as well as networking with other people within the cohort. This was such a great internship to be a part of, and I’m so glad I got to be a part of it this summer!!

Honestly the resources and the very quick response time for any questions or problems during any part of the internship made it such an enjoyable experience. Let it be my associate or co associate or even the PM’s, everyone responded super fast so I was able to resolve my queries in no time with time to work on the project. I really enjoyed exploring beyond what I said was my passion, biochemistry was a field I loved but never thought too much for neurology but through this internship I was able to find out my hidden love for neuroscience. Reading articles and articles of Neurodevelopment Disorders really sparked a lasting passion for neuroscience. And I am really grateful for this opportunity I was given to explore into the vast field of neurology and I would love to do it again; diving deeper into the complex world that resides in our heads. I learnt to R program and how an abstract works and also how to write one. These essential skills are very keen for the research field and thankful to have gained these very important skills through ThinkNeuro. Through the research I did on Neurodevelopment Disorders, specifically media exposure relation to ADHD, made me understand beyond what I knew and how to apply the skills I learnt to research in this very important area of study.