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• The Annual PCSFN Meeting is back in person for 2023!

  • On Jan, 15, 2023
  •  PCSFN

  We are proud to announce this year’s Annual PCSFN conference is back in person on Temple’s campus this year! Dr. Catherine Pena, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute will be our keynote speaker and will present the annual Sol Erulkar Memorial lecture. Details for registration and poster abstract submission are below. Visit the […]

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• CALLING ALL NEUROSCIENCE ARTISTS! Submit to PCSFN Science Sketches!

  • On Feb, 01, 2021
  •  PCSFN

    The Philadelphia Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (PCSfN) is organizing a friendly competition for trainees. Submissions will be science sketches (more details below), which are a fun way to share complex questions and concepts with a general audience. Entries will be shown and judged on zoom during Brain Awareness Week: March 15-21 2021. Cash prizes up to […]

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• Virtual PCSFN Event Resounding Success!!!

  • On Jul, 10, 2020
  •  PCSFN

  We would like to thank all of you who joined us for the first-ever PCSFN Virtual Conference. With over 100 people joining us across the Philly-area, we had an incredibly fascinating talk by Dr. Catherine Woolley from Northwestern University who presented, “Sex difference in the brain: not what you think. Evidence for latent sex differences […]

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• PCSFN goes virtual!

  • On Jan, 17, 2020
  •  PCSFN

  EVENT HAS GONE VIRTUAL! Date: Thursday July 9, 2020 from 2:00 – 5:30 PM Location: Virtual – link provided day prior via email following registration. Keynote speaker: Catherine Woolley, PhD, William Deering Professor of Neurobiology at Northwestern University Title: “Sex difference in the brain: not what you think. Evidence for latent sex differences in mechanisms […]

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• Available Postdoc Position at Temple!

  • On Apr, 02, 2019
  •  PCSFN

  A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Anna Moore in the Biology Department at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.  The major focus of the lab is to investigate the role of activity-dependent gene regulation on mechanisms of neural plasticity. The lab uses a combination of techniques including patch-clamp electrophysiology, molecular biology, optogenetics, and mouse behavior.  Applicants should send […]

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• 2019 PCSFN Annual meeting announced!!!

  • On Mar, 14, 2019
  •  PCSFN

  For more details and to register or submit your abstract, visit HERE. Date: Wednesday May 1, 2019 from 1-5PM Location: BRB 2/3 Lobby/Auditorium, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (GOOGLE MAPS) Keynote speaker: Dr. Mario Penzo Investigator at the National Institute of Mental health      

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• 2018 PCSFN Annual meeting announced!!!

  • On Oct, 19, 2017
  •  PCSFN

  For more details and to register or submit your abstract, visit HERE. Date: Thursday April 26, 2018 from 1-6PM Location: Howard Gittis Student Center, Temple University Keynote speaker: Dr. Thomas Blanpied, PhD Associate Professor of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine                

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• SFN Council Doubles Funding for Trainee Awards

  • On Oct, 17, 2017
  •  PCSFN

  SfN Council Doubles Funding for Trainee Awards Good news for Neuroscience Trainees!!! SfN Council added $100,000 in support this year for Trainee Professional Development Awards (TPDA), increasing the number to about 200 awards. TPDAs provide young scientists with the chance to attend the SfN annual meeting, present an abstract, and network with senior scientists. Applications will be accepted […]

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• Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Symposium at Lehigh University

  • On Oct, 11, 2017
  •  PCSFN

  Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Symposium Friday, April 14, 2017 – 7:30am Place: Wood Dining Hall, Iacocca Hall For complete information and to register visit http://www.lehigh.edu/~inneuro/ Neuroscience has, since its origins, attracted scientists from a broad array of fields, psychology, physiology, anatomy, computer science and engineering. Modern neuroscience continues to comprise all of these approaches, each providing a unique perspective […]

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