Welcome to the SFN - Tucson local chapter

Announcements (Contact Us for more infos):

- We are in the planning phase of Brain Awareness Week 2012! Contact us if you want to help!

Deadlines to know about (Contact Us for more infos):

- SFN 2011 meeting (Nov 12-16, Washington DC). Abstract deadline: May 12th, 2011
- Graduate students and postdoctoral students travel awards for SFN meeting.
- Brain Awareness Week Travel award (undergraduate award for students presenting a poster in theme H: History, Teaching, Public Awareness, and Societal Impacts in Neuroscience. Information and application can be downloaded <here>.
- Next Generation Award nomination.

Recent events organized/sponsored by the chapter:

- Brain Awareness Week 2011 (3/2011).
- Senita Valley Elementary School 'Science Night' visit (10/2010) - Headed by Dr. Wulfila Gronenberg.
- Spooktacular Event at the Flandrau (10/2010) - Organized by the UA Neuroscience Club.
- Mind and Brain College of Science Lecture series (Feb 23rd - April 6th, 2010).
- Brain Awareness Week 2010 (3/2010).
- Brain Awareness Week 2009 (3/2009).
- Spooky Brains: Halloween event (11/2008).
- Brain Awareness Week 2008 (3/2008).

Recent awards:

- Nadia Corral-Frias (Fellous laboratory) received a graduate student travel award for SFN 2010.
- May 2009: The SFN Tucson Chapter has been awarded a grant to fund a brand new initiative entitled: "Senior Neuroscience Research Fellow Program: Involving Elders in Neuroscience Research". This is, to our knowledge, the first initiative of its kind in the country.
- Penny Dacks (Rance laboratory) and David Andrew (Strausfeld laboratory) received a graduate student travel award for SFN 2009.
- Drew Maurer (McNaughton laboratory) received a graduate student travel award for SFN 2008.

Introductory material on the Brain:

• Neuroscience: Core concepts (from the SFN)
• Neuroscience: The science of the Brain (IBRO)
• Prof Chudler's Neuroscience for kids
• Dana Foundation: The BrainWeb and Resource center and Brainy kids

Local Neuroscience-related events:

• UA Neuroscience Colloquim
• Data Blitz
• Brain Research at the University of Arizona: Slide Show (you must have the Flash Player)

Links of interest:

Society for Neuroscience (SFN)

International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)

Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (DABI)

European Dana Alliance for the Brain (EDAB)

Federation of European Neuroscience Associations (FENS)

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