ALT A vibrant image of Uma R. Chatterjee smiling in a lab setting. Uma wears a mint green hoodie, purple gloves, and a red hair scarf, with colorful butterfly clips in her hair. She holds a pipette in one hand and a test tube in the other, surrounded by scientific equipment. The background features a whimsical illustration of a racetrack and racecar, symbolizing Vanellope von Schweetz. Overlay text reads “Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS” and “Neuroscientist and Mental Health Advocate.”

ALT Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS is an award-winning neuroscientist, science communicator, & mental health advocate. Uma earned her M.S. in Neuroscience from the UTexas-Dallas, & is currently a Neuroscience Ph.D. student & NIH TL1 Predoctoral Fellow studying the neurobiology of OCD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Uma’s neurobiology research, MHPS practice, & advocacy are all informed by her lived experience with lifelong mental illness (OCD, PTSD, depression, anxiety, bulimia), cancer, chronic illnesses, and disabilities. While science often sees Uma’s lived experiences as a glitch, her embracing lived experience is truly her superpower that drives her science. Her work as a scientist stands for the active inclusion and representation of fellow scientists with illnesses and disabilities in research. Her survivorship serves as the bedrock of her advocacy, carried out through her work as a globally-invited public speaker, science communicator, and podcast host of ‘A Chat with Uma.

ALT Full calendar image from Reinvented Magazine, announcing the 2025 Princesses with Powertools calendar. It features multiple participants dressed as iconic princesses with STEM tools, including Uma in her lab attire as Vanellope von Schweetz in the top row, center. The central tile reads “Princesses with Powertools 2025” in bold, colorful text.