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About the Symposium
The 2025 Big 10 Neuroscience Symposium will be the fourth annual meeting to be held by the neuroscience community in the Big 10 Academic Alliance. The Big 10 neuroscience community aims to showcase the diverse, cutting edge neuroscience research being conducted by researchers at Big 10 institutes and to facilitate an ongoing, supportive, diverse and intimate environment to promote neuroscience research for researchers within this community and at all career stages. The overarching theme for next year’s meeting will be “WE ARE Building Flourishing Brains”. The meeting will adopt a translational neuroscience perspective (bench-to-bedside) to understanding the normative and non-normative development of the nervous system and the application of this knowledge to the reduction of the burden of neurological disease and the promotion of healthy brain development at all stages of life.
Registration is open! Register for the Big10 Neuroscience Annual Meeting here.
please register by July 1 for the following rates:
Student (undergraduate, graduate, medical, or post-doctoral fellow): $50
Faculty: $150
Industry: $400
Abstract submission
Abstract proposals were accepted until April 15th, 2025. We will accept late abstracts, but they will not be considered for an oral presentation.
Abstracts can be submitted here
The conference registration fee includes:
- All instruction
- Breakfast on July 21 and 22
- Lunch on July 21 and 22
- Refreshment breaks on July 21 and 22
- Conference reception on July 21
Registrants are responsible for all other meals and lodging.
Refunds
A $50 administrative fee will be charged for cancellations. Cancellation requests must be received via email at PSUconferences@psu.edu by 5:00 p.m. (ET) on June 27, 2025.
Substitutions
Anyone who is registered but cannot attend may identify a substitute. A full refund will be issued after the substitution registration has been completed. A registration form and full payment by the substitute are required. Substitutes are eligible to register at the same fee. A full refund will be issued after the substitution registration has been completed.
Accessibility
Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing special accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact kmd5315@psu.edu at 814-863-5100 before your visit.
Registration Questions
If you have questions about registration, please contact:
Outreach Non-Credit Registration Office
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (ET), Monday–Friday
Phone: 814-867-4973
Email: noncredit@psu.edu
Co-Chairs:
Patrick Randall, PhD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, and Pharmacology
Emma Rose, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology; Co-Director, Social, Life, and Engineering Sciences Imaging Center
Committee:
Janine Kwapis, PhD Director, Center for Molecular Investigation of Neurological Disorders, Assistant Professor of Biology
Nina Lauharatanahirun, PhD Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Biobehavioral Health
Anirban Paul, PhD Assistant Professor of Neural & Behavioral Sciences
Grayson Sipe, PhD Assistant Professor of Biology
Yang Yang, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Daniela Zarnescu, PhD Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Student and postdoctoral representatives:
G. Vinodh Kumar, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology; Sathian Lab
Laurel Seemiller, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, Biology; Crowley Lab
Rachel Kang Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences; Proctor Lab
Day 1
- Registration & Breakfast (provided)
- Poster Session #1
- Opening Remarks
- Session 1
- Lunch (provided)
- Session 2
- Session 3
- Reception
Day 2
- Breakfast (provided)
- Poster Session #2
- Session 4
- Lunch (provided)
- Session 5
- Awards and closing remarks
Sponsored in partnership with the Penn State Prevention Research Center, unleash your creativity and explore the intersection of art and science in our inaugural Big Ten Neuroscience Annual Meeting Art Competition “Connecting Minds: Art, Neuroscience, and Community”.
Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and affiliates at any Big Ten institution, neuroscience-related company, or foundation, this competition celebrates original works—whether drawing, painting, photography, wet-lab images, or mixed media—that bring the mysteries of the mind to life.
Selected pieces will vie for cash prizes ($750 / $500 / $250), honorable mentions, and the opportunity to be showcased online, in print, and at a physical exhibition at the Palmer Museum of Art and other Penn State venues.
Learn more about the competition, including how to submit art, at the Penn State Prevention Research Center. Compositions are due July 10th. happy creating!
Travel Tips
The Symposium's main events will be on the Penn State University - University Park Campus at the Nittany Lion Inn. Attendees should plan on arriving Sunday, July 20th in order to attend two full days of events.
Rooms have been blocked at The Nittany Lion Inn
Reservation code: BTNR25A
$129+tax per night
200 W Park Ave, State College, PA 16803
814-863-5000
Booking Link: http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=4485911&hotelID=9877652
Deadline: Reservations must be made by June 19, 2025.
Commonly, travelers opt to fly into University Park Airport (SCE) in State College. This airport directly connects to Chicago O'hare (ORD), Philadelphia International (PHL), and Newark Liberty (EWR).
Airports such as Harrisburg International (MDT), Pittsburgh International (PIT), and Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) are located 1-4 hours from State College by car.
In addition to staying at the Nittany Lion Inn, the following hotel options are within a short walk or drive. Parking is available near the conference site:
- Explore the natural beauty of Central Pennsylvania through many nearby hiking trails.
- Visit one of Penn State's museums, such as the Frost Entomological Museum, the Matson Museum of Anthropology, and the Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery.
- Catch a local concert or movie screening at The State Theatre.
- Visit the Berkey Creamery.
- Drive to visit big cities such as Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Thank you to our Symposium Sponsors
Penn State sponsors
- The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Penn State College of Medicine
- Social Sciences Research Institute
- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center
Interested in sponsoring the symposium? Contact Nikki Crowley and Corinna Fisher to learn about opportunities