Neuroscience

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Neuroscience 2009: Oct. 17-21 in Chicago

Carthage neuroscience faculty attended Neuroscience 2009 Oct. 17-21 in Chicago. The Neuroscience 2009 conference, hosted by the Society for Neuroscience, included a presentation by the National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD. Carthage neuroscience students often attend this conference with faculty members.

Students travel to Pavlovian Society meeting

Professor Daniel Miller traveled with two students to the annual meeting of the Pavlovian Society in Burlington, Vermont, Oct. 29-31. Students Jo Bartel and David Reis both presented research at the event.

Chicago Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience: Undergraduate Poster Competition

The Chicago Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience will hold its annual meeting on March 25, 2010, at DePaul University. Students can participate in the Undergraduate Poster Competition and win cash prizes. Deadline for abstracts will be in either late January or early February. Students should contact either Dan Miller or Penny Seymoure for more information about the process.

Mid States Math and Science Consortium Undergraduate Research Symposia

Carthage is a member of the Mid States Math and Science Consortium. The consortium's Biological Sciences and Psychology Symposium was held Oct. 30-Nov. 1. Students were welcome to make research presentations on subjects including behavioral and cognitive science, pharmacology and neuroscience.


The photograph above is a choleratoxin-HRP labeled motorneuron.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Joe Steinmetz, Indiana University.

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