黑料不打烊鈥檚 Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program is hosting the third annual on Friday, April 7, at the Sheraton 黑料不打烊 Hotel & Conference Center. Registration for the free event can be accessed until March 24.
Sandra Hewett
鈥淣euroscience Research Day is our once-a-year opportunity to shine a spotlight on the broad spectrum of contemporary neural science research conducted by 黑料不打烊 faculty and students alike,鈥 says Sandra Hewett, Bishop Professor of Neuroscience and executive director of the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Studies Program.
This year鈥檚 Research Day will highlight work from the fields of biology, communication sciences and disorders, psychology, public health and the Upstate Concussion Center.
Presentations will include a keynote lecture, faculty research talks, and graduate and undergraduate student oral and poster presentations. Students wishing to present a poster must submit an abstract by the March 24 deadline. There will be an award for the best poster, as judged by 黑料不打烊 faculty members.
Keynote speaker Akiva Cohen, research associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School Of Medicine, researches the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying cognitive impairments associated with traumatic brain injury. His lab studies how post-traumatic changes in neuronal excitability affect learning and memory.
Akiva Cohen
Members of the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Studies Program, host of Neuroscience Research Day, examine the relationship between brain and behavior from numerous angles. Faculty conduct research on topics ranging from molecular and cellular mechanisms of brain and spinal cord development and function, human cognitive development and artificial nerve regeneration. The group includes researchers from the , the , the and the .
鈥淣ot only does this event highlight the range of neural research done at the University, it provides an environment to forge collaborations, foster new research ideas, and get feedback on current projects,鈥 Hewett says. 鈥淎ll of that cross-fertilization of ideas鈥攑lus socialization with fellow researchers.鈥
The Third Annual Neuroscience Research Day will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Friday, April 7. Registration closes on Friday, March 24, and can be accessed on EventBrite聽. Student poster abstracts, also due March 24, can be submitted via Google Forms聽.
More information can be found on the event鈥檚 webpage聽 or by contacting聽Shikha Nangia, biomedical and chemical engineering assistant professor, at 315.443.0571, or聽Aesoon Park, psychology associate professor, at 315.443.2391.
