Northeast Under/Grad Research Organization for Neuroscience

描述(由申请人提供)：东北神经科学本科生/研究生研究组织(N.E.U.R.O.N.)致力于通过年度会议加强神经科学实习生和教育工作者的研究培训、教育和专业发展。之前的资助使N.E.U.R.O.N成为一个专业会议。到目前为止，已经举行了九次年度会议，约有1600人参加。在每次会议上，学生和教职员工都会参与研究b，参加海报会议、研讨会和主题演讲。过去的主旨演讲者包括洛克菲勒大学的Bruce McEwen博士、耶鲁大学医学院的Pat Goldman-Rakic博士、斯坦福大学的Robert Sapolsky博士、McMaster大学的Sandra Witelson博士、哈佛大学的Ed Kravitz博士。Pfaff(洛克菲勒大学)、Eve Marder(布兰迪斯大学)、Huda Akil(密歇根大学)和Joseph LeDoux博士(纽约大学)。Mark Bear博士(麻省理工学院)、Sarah Leibowitz博士(洛克菲勒大学)、Michael Meaney博士(麦吉尔大学)和Carla Schatz博士(哈佛医学院)。学校)，暂时同意在今后的会议上发表主旨演讲。由于N.E.U.R.O.已经是一个既定的会议，现在的重点是增加参与者的多样性(种族、民族、经济、学术)。更多的演讲者和导师来自代表性不足的种族和民族群体。来自所有学术背景(小型学院、大型机构和行业)的人员都被包括在指导委员会中。我们将继续在纽约市(CUNY Hunter)举办一年一度的大型会议，旨在吸引学生学习神经科学。我们还建议在波士顿(东北/西蒙斯)举办一个规模较小的会议，旨在留住已经对神经科学感兴趣的学生。在这两个会议上，学术推广活动将通过研讨会讨论，旨在组织庆祝大脑意识周的活动。N.E.U.R.O.N.被公认为在神经科学方面表现出色，现在的重点将是增强参与者的种族、民族、经济和学术多样性。此外，我们希望利用这两个会议(纽约市和波士顿)来吸引和留住神经科学方面的学生。这两个结果与公共卫生服务的使命是一致的，即确保美国拥有训练有素的科学家和医疗保健提供者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): North East Under/graduate Research Organization for Neuroscience (N.E.U.R.O.N.) is committed to enhancing research training, education, and professional development of neuroscience trainees and educators through an annual conference. Previous funding established N.E.U.R.O.N. as a professional conference. To date, there have been nine annual conferences, with ~1600 participants. At each meeting, students and faculty engage in research b attending poster sessions, workshops, and a keynote address. Past keynote speakers have included Drs. Bruce McEwen (Rockefeller University), Pat Goldman-Rakic (Yale University School of Med.), Robert Sapolsky (Stanford University), Sandra Witelson (McMaster University), Ed Kravitz (Harvard Med. School), Donald Pfaff (Rockefeller University), Eve Marder (Brandeis University), Huda Akil (U Michigan), and Dr. Joseph LeDoux (New York University). Drs. Mark Bear (M.I.T.), Sarah Leibowitz (Rockefeller University), Michael Meaney (McGill University), and Carla Schatz (Harvard Med. School), have provisionally agreed to give keynote addresses at future meetings. Because N.E.U.R.O.N. is already an established meeting, the focus is now on increasing diversity (racial, ethnic, economic, academic) of its participants. More speakers and mentors from under- represented racial and ethnic groups have been enlisted. Persons from all academic backgrounds (small colleges, large institutions, and industry) are included on The Steering Committee. We will continue to hold a large, annual, conference in New York City (CUNY Hunter) aimed at attracting students to Neuroscience. We also propose to hold a smaller conference in Boston (Northeastern/Simmons) aimed at retaining students already interested in Neuroscience. At both conferences, academic outreach activities will be discussed through workshops aimed at organizing activities in celebration of Brain Awareness Week. N.E.U.R.O.N. is recognized for excellence in neuroscience, and the focus now will be to enhance racial-, ethnic-, economic-, and academic diversity of participants. In addition, we hope to use both meetings (New York City and Boston) to both attract and retain students in Neuroscience. Both of these outcomes are congruous with the Public Health Service's mission to ensure that there is a resource of well-trained scientists and health-care providers in the United States.