We’re excited to announce the 2024 PCSFN Annual Meeting Save the Date! For more details and to register or submit your abstract, visit HERE. Date: Friday, April 19, 2024 Time: 12:00 – 5:15 pm Location: Drexel University New College Building (NCB) 245N 15th St Philadelphia, PA 19102 (entrance on 15th st.) Keynote speaker: Dr. Victoria […]
With new leadership ushering in unique opportunities to get involved in neuroscience research and education throughout the Philadelphia area, we’re excited to launch the new website design. Browse around to see previous Brain Awareness event details, activities, and the annual PCSFN meeting!
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 […]
We are proud to announce the inaugural PCSFN Science Sketch Competition Winners! First Prize: Evie Ordonez Sanchez, Temple University, Debra Bangasser Lab: “What is the HPA Axis?” Runner Ups: Katy Andersen, Seattle University, Brittany Heintz Walters Lab: “Age-Related Changes in Manual Dexterity.” Katelyn Reeb, Drexel University College of Medicine, Andréia Mortensen Lab: “The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]