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Neuroscience Days
Sat Oct 20 at 09:00AM Sat Oct 20 at 06:00PM Sat Oct 20 from 09:00 am to 06:00 pm in Life Sciences Building, University Park
Brings together Penn State researchers interested in neuroscience. Open to undergraduates, grad students, postdocs and faculty. No registration required (except for faculty wanting to attend dinner on the Friday evening before). Poster sessions, data blitzes and discussions on topics that include: neural proteomics and genomics; electrophysiology and neural encoding; animal models; and systems neuroscience.
Program
Friday evening, October 19 (faculty only)
6:30-9pm: Faculty dinner and discussions (details at the bottom of this page)
Saturday October 20 (everyone)
| 8:45 | Coffee and donuts (Lobby of Berg Auditorium) |
| 9:00 | Welcome address (Berg Auditorium) |
| 9:10-10:30 | Science data blitz session 1*. Neural proteomics and genomics (Zhang, Jones, Vrana, Freeman) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45-12:05 | Science data blitz session 2*. Electrophysiology and neural encoding (Chen, Clement, Schiff, Kim) |
| 12:05-14:00 | Poster session** and lunch (Gateway Bridge) |
| 14:00-15:20 | Science data blitz session 3*. Animal models (Han, Andrews, Corwin, Luscher) |
| 15:20-15:35 | Coffee break |
| 15:35-17:05 | Science data blitz session 4*. Systems neuroscience (Alloway, Kozhevnikov, Gluckman, McEchron) |
| 17:05-17:40 | Summary discussion |
*Data blitz presentations
There are 4 data blitz sessions. Each session consists of 4 presentations. Each presentation should last 5-10 minutes; it wil be followed by 10-15 minutes of discussion (20 minutes total). The purpose of the presentations is to present one's work in a way that emphasizes scientific approaches and technical know-how. The discussion, as well as allowing questions and answers, should reveal how this expertise could lead to new collaborative projects.
**Poster session
Abstract books will be available. Each poster will be assigned a number that indicates the poster wall where you should fix your poster. Please put up your poster at the latest by the 10:30am coffee break. Do not forget to remove your poster at the end of the day (posters left behind will be discarded).
Parking (Saturday)
On Saturday, free parking is available in the Eisenhower Parking Deck, next to the Life Sciences Building. Parking permits for faculty on Friday can be obtained through Rachel Kurtz at Hershey (rkurtz@psu.edu); extra permits for faculty on Friday evening will be available on location.
For faculty only, Friday October 19
Dinner (faculty only)
There will be a dinner for faculty (catered by Hoag's catering service) at 6.30pm in 301D Life Sciences Building (faculty lounge). RSVP to Megan Matthews (mam75@psu.edu) by Monday October 15 at the latest.
Discussion (faculty only)
Dinner will be followed (from 7:30-9pm) by:
- Short presentations by Neuroscience Graduate Program and PSNI co-directors, and by Rick Gilmore (SSRI)
- Plenary discussion on the future of neuroscience and the Penn State Neuroscience Institute
Accommodation
Accommodation for faculty from Hershey: Ramada Inn in State College
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