Mentorship - Wei Ji Ma: Growing Up in Science: Mentorship Event for Students and Postdocs

The event is sponsored by NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science at NYU Shanghai.

Have you ever wondered what your advisor was like as a graduate student? What they struggled with? What they are struggling with now? This informal discussion for students and postdocs will not be about science, but about becoming and being a scientist. How do you deal with your own and others' expectations, and with impostor syndrome? How do you keep yourself motivated? Wei Ji Ma will tell his personal story and then guide a conversation about the human factors that are universal undercurrents of working in academia but that too often remain unspoken. For more information, visit www.growingupinscience.com.

Biography:

Wei Ji Ma (native Dutch spelling: Whee Ky Ma) is Associate Professor of Neural Science and Psychology. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Groningen and studied computational neuroscience as a postdoc with Christof Koch and Alex Pouget. Wei Ji spends his free time on RCEF, enjoying interactive theater and dance, playing board games and badminton, and exploring NYC's gastronomy.