Northeast Under/Grad Research Organization for Neuroscience

简介（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学员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。迄今为止，已经举办了9届年会，参会人数约1600人。在每次会议上，学生和教师通过参加海报会议、研讨会和主题演讲来进行研究。过去的主讲人包括博士。Bruce McEwen（洛克菲勒大学）、Pat Goldman-Rakic（耶鲁大学医学院）、Robert Sapolsky（斯坦福大学）、Sandra Witelson（麦克马斯特大学）、Ed Kravitz（哈佛医学院）、Donald Pfaff（洛克菲勒大学）、Eve Marder（布兰代斯大学）、Huda Akil（密歇根大学）和Joseph LeDoux博士（纽约大学）。Drs。马克·贝尔（麻省理工学院）、萨拉·莱博维茨（洛克菲勒大学）、迈克尔·米尼（麦吉尔大学）和卡拉·沙茨（哈佛医学院）暂时同意在未来的会议上发表主题演讲。因为N.E.U.R.O.N.已经是一个固定的会议，所以现在的重点是增加参与者的多样性（种族、民族、经济、学术）。来自少数种族和族裔群体的更多演讲者和导师已被征召。来自各种学术背景（小型学院、大型机构和行业）的人员都包括在指导委员会中。我们将继续在纽约市（CUNY Hunter）举办大型年度会议，旨在吸引学生学习神经科学。我们还建议在波士顿（Northeastern/Simmons）举办一个小型会议，旨在留住已经对神经科学感兴趣的学生。在这两个会议上，学术外展活动将通过研讨会讨论，旨在举办庆祝大脑意识周的活动。N.E.U.R.O.N.因其在神经科学方面的卓越表现而得到认可，现在的重点将是加强参与者的种族、民族、经济和学术多样性。此外，我们希望利用这两个会议（纽约和波士顿）来吸引和留住神经科学的学生。这两个结果都符合公共卫生服务的使命，即确保美国有训练有素的科学家和保健提供者资源。

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.