Student Testimonials
"This was a life-changing opportunity for some of us with zero lab experience. I really appreciated having this chance to participate in something I have been dying to do in my school career."
"NCF is a great program for high school and college students interested in the STEM field. The program lectures about research in neuroscience and its application in society. I highly recommend it to students who want to further their education in STEM research."
"I really enjoyed this program, and it was greatly thought-out and executed. I feel like this program is great for learning basic research skills that can definitely help down the line if you want to do research in the future."
"I loved it so much! It was a great intro to many neuroscience topics!"
"Neurons Can Fly is a great program for anyone interested in medicine, research, or data analysis. We get to experience what it is like to conduct research in a real lab surrounded by knowledgeable mentors and peers. With step-by-step guidance and detailed modules, students build a foundation of knowledge in the field of neuroscience and expand their networks."
"For a first-year camp, I would say that it was all amazing. Being able to see what happens in a lab and work on some experiments with others was very fun and interesting. This was a great way to learn about what would be thought to be a hard topic, but the labs and professors were able to teach these hard topics in a very fun way."
"I met really great people and was exposed to a field I have literally no experience in. I was so grateful to everyone who helped run it and I was glad I was able to learn a little bit more about what real research actually looks like."
"Excellent hands-on neuroscience experience that is available nowhere else given the University’s prestige and access to certain technologies and tools. Try this out, and see if it’s your calling!"
"Thank you so much for this opportunity! I appreciate everything that you have done for us."
"I thought this program was really valuable in terms of learning about the research the Cai lab does and provided a good introduction to some of the techniques that are used in the lab."
"A very good program overall with great content and presenters. Would recommend it!"