Stories of Women in Neuroscience · Stories of WiN

Dr. Susana Lima

·1 hr 15 min·7 clips
A student brought a neuroscience course that captivated her.
Dr. Susana Lima discusses her journey from biochemistry to pioneering optogenetics in flies, her postdoc work on phototagging neurons, and her current research on rodent sexual behavior. She shares insights on scientific competition, mentoring, and balancing family life in academia.

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A career story built on uncertainty, long lab hours, and one tagged neuron.

Dr. Susanna Lima's story stays grounded in hesitation and repetition, which makes it easy to follow. She starts out unsure about science, drifts toward biology, and only settles in once lab work gives her something concrete to do.

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A neuroscience career story that starts with uncertainty and ends with the first tagged neuron.

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