Neuroscience Opportunities Roundup
First International Neuron to Synapse 2008 Meeting on “Neurobiology to Neurodegenerative Diseases & Therapeutics”
“A Unique Theme to Combine Biology of Neurosynapses, Cognition, Memory & Diseases”
May 27 – 28, 2008
The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School
Keynote Speakers:
Leon Cooper, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Brown University
Bradley Hyman, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
Joshua Sanes, Ph.D. Harvard University
This conference will bring together experts and young researchers with diverse backgrounds in molecular and cellular neurobiology, biochemistry, electrophysiology, behavior, cognition, perception, and disease biology. It should be interesting for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professors from academia and scientists, directors and executives from industry, as well as for anyone interested in brain functions and their associated diseases.
Society for Neuroscience members and referrals from any local chapter will receive a $50 discount. Mention SFN followed by state when registering. For more information, visit the conference sponsor, GeneExpression Systems, Inc.
Announcements from the Society for Neuroscience
Educator Resources from the Western North Carolina Chapter: BrainyActs! is a neuroscience video resource for educators. The site has an upload feature to let you upload your own videos, and a way to rate and comment on the videos that allows educators to assess the suitability for their class. Also on the site is Brain comics! Neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin of the Western North Carolina Chapter and Jorge Cham, who writes and illustrates "PhD Comics," are collaborating on a comic resource, based on published brain research, for educators and lay audiences. Both features can be found at http://www1.wfubmc.edu/SfN/Brain+Awareness.htm
Call for
Nominations: Science Educator Award
The Science Educator Award is
presented each year to an outstanding neuroscientist who has made significant
contributions to educating the public about neuroscience. The award consists of
a $5,000 honorarium, plaque, and money to cover travel expenses to the Society's
annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Nominations are due by June 6,
2008 . For details, go to www.sfn.org/sea.
Call for Nominations: 2008 SfN Chapters Graduate Student Travel
Awards
The SfN Membership & Chapters
Committee is pleased to continue a program to support graduate student travel to
the SfN annual meeting in Washington, D.C.,
November 15-19, 2008. The SfN Chapters Graduate Student
Travel Award provides a stipend to defray some travel expenses and complimentary
meeting registration to honor outstanding graduate students nominated by their
local SfN chapters. For more
information and a nomination form please visit: http://www.sfn.org/gsta. Nomination forms are due on June 13,
2008 and should be submitted to chapters@sfn.org.
Call for Nominations: 2008 SfN Chapters Postdoctoral Trainee Travel
Awards
The SfN Membership & Chapters
Committee is pleased to continue a program to support postdoctoral travel to the
SfN annual meeting in Washington, D.C., November 15-19, 2008. The SfN Chapters Postdoctoral Travel
Award provides a stipend to defray some travel expenses and complimentary
meeting registration to honor outstanding postdoctoral trainees nominated by
their local SfN chapters. For more information and a nomination form
please visit: http://www.sfn.org/pta. Nomination forms are due on June 13,
2008 and should be submitted to chapters@sfn.org.
Fall 2008
Grass Traveling Scientist Program Requests due July 30, 2008
Since 1973, The Grass
Foundation has generously continued to provide funding for the Grass Traveling
Scientist Program. This lecture series enables local chapters to host
leading neuroscientists at their institutions. Eligible chapters select
speakers to visit their chapter for one or two days, allowing ample time for a
formal seminar and extensive informal interaction with faculty and
students. For a request form please visit the Society for Neuroscience web site. Request
forms should be submitted to chapters@sfn.org.
Fall 2008 Chapter Grant Applications due July 30,
2008
The SfN Membership & Chapters Committee is pleased to
continue the availability of funds for chapter activities for the fall 2008
funding cycle. Awards from $500 to $2000 are available to support and
encourage chapter activities and outreach. Awards are designed to help new
chapters succeed in their local missions, to support chapter infrastructure, to
promote the goals of the SfN Strategic Plan (www.sfn.org/strategicplan), and to
support novel initiatives by the chapters. Chapters are highly encouraged
to solicit matching funds from institutions within their geographic
location. Please visit the web site for more information: www.sfn.org/chaptergranttips. For an
application, please visit www.sfn.org/chaptergrants.
Applications should be submitted to chapters@sfn.org. |
