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George Aghajanian died on July 4, 2023 in Guildford, Connecticut, at the age of 91. An electrophysiologist and innovator, George was a much-loved mentor, colleague and friend. His laboratory captured the first in vivo recordings of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine neurons. For over half a century, George’s research at the Yale University School of Medicine opened new fields of discovery in neuroscience.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how neuroscience has evolved, and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Corey Harwell, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. We spoke about the mentors who shaped his early interest in neuroscience, and how his lab lets their data lead them in interesting directions.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Costantino Iadecola (Director and Chair of the Feil Family Brain & Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, USA), a neurovascular biologist and physician interested in the roles of vasculature, hypertension and immune cells in ischemic stroke and neurodegenerative diseases.

Bud Craig, an outstanding neuroscientist, died on 15 July 2023 at age 71. Bud made unique contributions to the fields of pain and interoception, challenging major dogmas and offering powerful explanations for various phenomena including central pain and the subjective awareness of feelings, with great implications for our understanding of consciousness.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how neuroscience has evolved and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Theanne Griffith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology at the University of California, Davis. We spoke about how she discovered her passion for biophysics and her work as an author of children’s books about science.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. This month we are talking to Freda Miller, Deputy Director and Professor of Developmental Neurobiology at University of British Columbia. She is known for her work on neuronal and mesenchymal stem and precursor cells and how they can promote tissue repair and regeneration. Here we talk about science and how to make your mark.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how neuroscience has evolved, and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Marguerite Matthews, Program Director at the Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) in the US. We spoke about how she transitioned from neuroscience research into a public service career, her work to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and how each of us can champion these causes in our communities.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. This month we are talking to Richard Tsien, the Druckenmiller Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at New York University Langone Medical Center. We discussed his upbringing and wide-ranging career, which has included foundational research on Ca²⁺ channels and synaptic plasticity.