Congratulations to the 2016 Junior Investigator Neuroscience Research Award (JINRA) awardees!
Randy Stout from the Spray Lab
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Steven Cook & Leo Tang respectively from the Emmons and Buelow Labs.
For more information about the JINRA program, check out the About Campus feature article.
Dr. Pablo Castillo leads students and postdocs in a study section-like peer review process of grant proposals submitted for Einstein’s Junior Investigator Neuroscience Research Award
We had a great discussion which ranged from the history of connectomics and circuit mapping in model organisms to the purpose of a model and the utility of computational modeling and understanding invertebrate network dynamics in ultimately understanding how larger networks like the brain may function.The conclusion of the discussion was that the future of neuroscience lies in understanding the simultaneous activity of hundreds of thousands of neurons in coordinating behavior.
We look forward to continuing the discussion at the next pasta night!
Thanks to our chefs and everyone who helped clean up and organize for the night!
The NGSO is excited to celebrate Brain Awareness Week this year! You can find us at Gun Hill Brewery from 1-5pm for our event: Brains & Beer! In the mean time, check out some of the awesome events going on around NYC!
The next NGSO Meeting will be Tuesday February 10, 2015 @6:30PM in Kennedy 901
On the Agenda
The Einstein-Montefiore Merger
Neuroscience Outreach
Next Neuroscience Pasta Night
As always, if you have an questions or have something you’d like to see added to the agenda, email the NGSO at ngso@phd.einstein.yu.edu
The next NGSO meeting will be Thursday 1/15/15 at 9:30AM.
There will be Fruit & Coffee!
Come get the latest updates on the most recent Faculty Meeting and share ideas for future NGSO projects!
The first departmental Pasta Night Discussion was a big success. We had a lot of fun cooking and discussing together the connectome. The event provided the opportunity to exchange ideas in a candid and informal manner resulting in a unique enriching experience for all the participants. Please see the following link for a summary of the discussion:
Neuroscience Pasta Night 12/10/14
In response to popular demand, we also included the wines and pasta recipes that we enjoyed during the event.
We plan to organize the next Pasta Night early next spring (March/April).
Please email Alberto with suggestions about possible topics or if you would like to lead the next discussion.
Thanks so much for your support and participation. We look forward to see you at the next Pasta Night!
~Pasta Night Discussion Committee
The next NGSO meeting will be December 17, 2014 at 6:30pm in K901.
There will be Tacos!
Come and celebrate the holidays with your Neuroscience colleagues and the annual Neuroscience Holiday Party, Friday December 19th! Celebrations begin at 3pm in Kennedy 901.
The NGSO is organizing a second Mock Qualifying Exam night this Wednesday, December 3, 2014 from 5-8 pm for the remaining second year students who will be defending their qualifying exams this winter.
If you have already taken and passed your qualifying exam, would you be willing to donate your time to help these students with their qualifying exams?
Essentially, your job would be to channel your PI and ask some of the tough questions the students might face during their exam. You will also be asked to jot down a few notes of written feedback that will be given to the students. Ideally, each student would present for 15 minutes and face 15 minutes of questions.
FOOD will be provided, so please let us know what you would like.
We really need volunteers! Please respond to samantha.kee@phd.einstein.yu.edu ASAP if you will be able to come and indicate any food preference. We really appreciate your help with this!
We are initiating a new departmental activity on Wednesday December 10th. The idea is to have fun preparing dinner together and discussing a current neuroscience topic. Hopefully, this less structured and fun activity will stimulate more spontaneous interactions and collaborations between all of us in the department. Everyone is welcome, students, faculty and staff.
The topic for the first pasta night is “The Connectome”. The discussion will be led by Scott Emmons who provided the following background reading (attached). Please come to share your thoughts and perspectives. Is the connectome the best thing since sliced bread or a total waste of time?
WHEN: Wednesday, December 10th
WHERE: Kennedy 901
TIME:
Please come join us for cooking and a nice discussion.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Updates:
From Scott:
Everybody come with a favorite neuron in mind that they would like to know the connectivity of: Imagine that Gerry Rubin has offered you a lab at Janelia Farm and the services of Davie Bock and his giant electron microscope to determine the connectivity of any neuron you want. But first, you have to explain to Gerry what neuron it would be and why you want to know its connectivity.
From Pablo:
Here is link to another paper for background reading:
http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-to-Study-the-Brain/149945/
From Alberto:
More background reading: