Lift the ECRC to SfN 2025—Where Collaboration Becomes Cure

Loneliness can switch on the same inflammatory genes that a virus does.

At ECRC, a diverse network of early-career scientists, we study how supportive relationships protect brain and body health—and we do it together rather than in competition.

This November 15–19, our members will share brand-new findings at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting in San Diego, the world’s largest gathering of brain scientists.

Why your gift propels real-world change

Accelerate therapies: Presenting at SfN gets our data to clinicians and biotech partners a year before journal publication, speeding ideas that could blunt depression, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease.

Amplify many voices: ECRC is built “murmuration-style”: dozens of early-career researchers moving in sync so each can fly farther. Your help sends multiple presenters, not just one.

Pay it forward: Every technique we learn is relayed to students we mentor—multiplying every donor dollar.

How you can help right now

1. Donate what you can—even \$5 moves the flock.

2. Share this page with friends, labs, and science enthusiasts.

3. Introduce us to mentors or partners who care about social connection and health.

Thank you for fueling collaborative science that turns relationships into resilience.

—The Early Career Research Collaborative Team