SfN Events
BAW Week 2021 Helmet Winners
This year, Brain Awareness Week was held March 15-19th through an entirely virtual format. Working with the Alachua County school system, lessons incorporated age-appropriate brain information with accompanying activities. These include making a pipe cleaner neuron or brain hat for the younger students, 5 brain tricks and the 5 senses,…
Volunteer for Brain Awareness Week!
Please consider getting involved. Faculty, staff, post-docs and undergrad, graduate and dual-enrollment students are welcome to join!
NCF SfN 11th Annual Conference
Meeting link for 2/19/21:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98937911002?pwd=ZTRIQ05NVWhqSTIwKzdaWUxQRy84dz09 Password: SFN2021 Meeting Schedule: 10:45am – Opening Remarks Sara Pickernell, Chapter President 11:00am – Introduction: Courtney Wilkinson, Chapter Conference Co-Chair Keynote Lecture: Dr. Steven Maier– Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology & the Center for Neuroscience; University of Colorado at Boulder 12:00pm – Student Lunch with Dr. Maier Trainees (undergraduate, graduate, post-docs,…
Upcoming NCF SfN Virtual Conference with Dr. Steven Maier
Join us for the first ever North Central Florida Society for Neuroscience (NCF SfN) Virtual Conference on February 19th, 2021. This year’s conference will offer a chance to exchange scientific discoveries, network, and present to fellow neuroscientists across the North Central Florida region. The North Central Florida region includes, but…
Alachua Brain Bee – November 2, 2019
Read our recap of the 2019 Brain Bee!
2019 Brain Awareness Week & Luttge Lecture
Our North Central Florida Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience hosted a successful 2019 Brain Awareness Week. Our students, trainees and colleagues had a record turnout, reaching 2,554 kids of all ages, from kindergarten to 12th grade. With the help of over 75 volunteers, they visited 20 schools throughout…
2019 NCF SfN Chapter Conference Speaker
The 9th Annual NCF SfN Chapter Conference took place on Friday, January 25th, with over 122 people registered for the conference and 74 registered to give poster presentations. The NCF SfN hosted Keynote Speaker Dr. Lorenzo Leggio, NIAAA-NIDA Section Chief on Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neruopsychopharmacology.
2019 William G. Luttge Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Neuroscience Winners
The William G. Luttge Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Neuroscience was established in the honor of Dr. Luttge, the Founding Executive director of the McKnight Brain Institute. This distinction is awarded annually to Neuroscience Ph.D. students who participate in a 15-minute oral competition. The top three students will receive…
