Learning Assistant Program
The Undergraduate Neuroscience Program utilizes Learning Assistants in many of the classes. The Learning Assistant (LA) Program here at Boston University helps improve undergraduate education by training students in teaching methods and practices. LAs help their fellow undergraduates by providing them with knowledgeable and experienced peer educators, and LAs enhance their own learning abilities through their understanding of pedagogy.
Neuroscience Classes using Learning Assistants are:
- NE 101 Introduction to Neuroscience
- NE 102 Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- NE 116 Integrated Science Experience I
- NE 203 Principles of Neuroscience with Lab
- NE 204 Introduction to Computational Models of Brain and Behavior
- NE 212 Introduction to MATLAB Programming for Research in Psychological & Brain Sciences
- NE 218 Integrated Science Experience II
Our program recruits new learning assistants in November and April for the upcoming semester! The application will be available on the Learning Assistant Alliance!
Neuroscience Writing Consultants
In this initiative, upper-level majors in Neuroscience serve as discipline-specific writing consultants to provide writing support for students in Neuroscience courses. To sign up for an appointment, do so here.
| Meet your Neuroscience Writing Consultants for 2026-2027!
Amithi and Sophia are here to assist you with all of your scientific writing needs in your neuroscience classes, especially in writing intensive courses, like NE 102 and NE 203! Whether it’s how to write a specific aims section, how to format your figures, or how to organize your thoughts they are here to help. Their consulting schedules are available here and you will be able to book in-person and/or online appointments with them. |
Amithi Tadigadapa
Amithi is a senior majoring in Neuroscience with a minor in Public Health. She currently works as a research assistant in a learning and memory lab where she studies astrocytes. She is also the editor for the public health journal, United Against Inequities in Disease. In her free time, she enjoys crafting, playing the cello, and studying art history. She’s passionate about scientific writing and is excited to work with everyone throughout their writing journeys!
Sophia Izidoro
Sophia is a senior studying neuroscience and minoring in biology. She works as an undergraduate researcher, where she studies the neuroinflammatory response to cortical brain injury. Outside of academics, she loves a good game night and exploring what the city has to offer. By the end of her senior year, she hopes to have a solid list of her favorite bites in Boston.
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