The Integrated Program in Neuroscience (IPN) invites Dr. Marina Picciotto is give the 2023 Bernice Grafstein Lecture in Neuroscience. is the Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology at Yale School of Medicine. Her talk is entitled 鈥淎 novel VTA GABA pathway that encodes unconditioned reward value鈥. Dr. Picciotto specializes in addiction, memory, and reward behaviours.
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As part of 苹果淫院鈥檚 and , join on a听virtual tour of the brain and its fascinating neurons followed by a brief history of neuroscience. Young minds will discover how scientists at 苹果淫院 set on a journey to understand the human brain.
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Topic: What is neuroscience? History of neuroscience at 苹果淫院
Time: May 8, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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The Chemistry Outreach Group has taken home听the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement听through Media, winning the inaugural 'Collaboration' category听for groups of undergraduate or graduate students that engage with the external community and/or the media.
The Prize recognizes the vital role outreach groups play in supporting the University鈥檚 commitment to being of service to society and engaging with the broader community.
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On March 4th, 2018, over 200 undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers flocked to the University of Western Ontario to attend the 2nd Biennial . The conference focused on inspiring and supporting young women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) by providing the opportunity to network with and learn from established women in STEM fields.
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Earlier this week, the first听HBHL-SKILLSETS听workshop was held. The workshop, entitled听Increase Your Impact: Sharing neuroscience research with diverse audiences, was facilitated by Falisha Karpati (Program Officer, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives) and John Van Heest (Communications Administrator, Teaching and Learning Services). Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from all around 苹果淫院 joined us to learn about research dissemination methods, and making neuroscience content accessible and engaging for different audiences.
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Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL)听emphasizes the training of highly qualified researchers, clinicians, and informaticians. This includes not only an excellence in research training, but also complementary training opportunities focused on professional skills. HBHL is proud to collaborate with SKILLSETS on a new听suite of professional development offerings specially-designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with an interest in neuroscience.