The Connectome. Where child neurologists find each other.
One-to-one and group mentoring that links trainees and early-career researchers with experienced members — across every stage of a career, and across the regions that rarely get to collaborate.
Four ways into the network
Edit profile
Keep your research interests, region and availability current — it's how others find you.
Open →Search mentors
Browse members by specialty, region and focus to find the right fit.
Search →Forum
Ask questions and follow discussions across the community.
Browse →Start a conversation
Reach out to a member directly and open a thread.
Message →A learning relationship, not a one-off introduction
The Connectome® project promotes the professional development of trainees and early-career researchers through mentoring by experienced ICNA members. These are the things it sets out to do.
Build a real relationship
Develop a lasting learning relationship between mentor and mentee, not a single meeting.
Support young investigators
Help early-career members reach their full potential as researchers.
Connect across career stages
Link child neurologists at different stages and move knowledge between them.
Develop practical skills
Research, presentations and lectures, publishing, networking, grant applications, fellowships, internships and interviews.
Linking the clinic and the lab, wherever they are
The portal connects clinicians in resource-limited regions — who often have access to populations with a specific clinical phenotype — with researchers in resource-equipped regions who can bring laboratory resources to bear. Together they can work out pathogenesis or genetic cause, and move toward better therapies.
It also pairs ICNA junior neurologists who want to do research but have no local mentor with international colleagues willing to guide methodology and study design, data collection and analysis, and the structuring of research papers.
Getting connected, in three steps
Create your profile
Set up your Connectome profile first — it's how others find you and how you find them. Create a profile →
Search for a match
Use the tools to find a mentor or mentee that fits your interests and your stage. Search matches →
Agree and continue
Once you've reached a learning agreement, keep using the platform or arrange whatever logistics suit you both.
Ready to get connected?
Complete your profile today and join 3,600 child neurologists building the network.