{"id":24,"date":"2020-02-21T14:24:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T14:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngso.einsteinmedneuroscience.org\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2021-01-22T04:14:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T04:14:01","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ngso.einsteinmedneuroscience.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Neuroscience Graduate Student Organization (NGSO) is the association for all students, post-doctoral fellows, and research trainees in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The NGSO seeks to provide services and activities to enhance the academic, professional, and social experience of all individuals within the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/ngso.einsteinmedneuroscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/sites\/17\/2020\/02\/goals.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngso.einsteinmedneuroscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/02\/goals.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/ngso.einsteinmedneuroscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/02\/goals-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ngso.einsteinmedneuroscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/02\/goals-768x318.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An NGSO representative attends all faculty meetings<\/strong> and distributes information to NGSO at meetings and via e-mail. Likewise, the representative relays information from NGSO meetings back to the Department Chair and faculty (see Student Representative below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NGSO holds<strong> course review sections<\/strong> for first year students and <strong>mock qualifying exams<\/strong> for second year students to assist them in their academic preparation. The NGSO is also establishing an <strong>alumni directory<\/strong> to help students and post-doctoral fellows connect with colleagues in their field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NGSO organizes<strong> monthly happy hours and other events <\/strong>to promote an interactive community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Check out more on our <a href=\"http:\/\/ngso.einsteinmedneuroscience.org\/index.php\/events\/\">Neuroscience Events page<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NGSO <strong>Chair<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Noelie Cayla <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einsteinmed.org\/uploadedImages\/departments\/Neuroscience\/uploadedimages\/students\/cayla.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NGSO Board Members<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nJacob Ratliff\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einsteinmed.org\/uploadedImages\/departments\/Neuroscience\/uploadedimages\/students\/ratliff.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\nClaire Ward\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einsteinmed.org\/uploadedImages\/departments\/Neuroscience\/uploadedimages\/students\/ward.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIlana Deyneko\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einsteinmed.org\/uploadedImages\/departments\/Neuroscience\/uploadedimages\/students\/deyneko.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaslin Kalra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batista-britolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Jaslin.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"173\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NGSO Student Representative<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p> Attends monthly Neuroscience Faculty Meetings, acts as student-faculty liaison and communicator <\/p>\n\n\n\nBrenda Abdlemesih\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einsteinmed.org\/uploadedImages\/departments\/Neuroscience\/uploadedimages\/students\/abdelmesih.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NGSO First Year Representative<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Attends monthly NGSO meetings to ensure first year neuroscience graduate students successful transition through courses, rotations,  and choosing labs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Website Manager<\/h4>\n\n\n\nStacy Roudabush sroudabu@mail.einstein.yu.edu <\/p>\npending_Hayden Hatch hhatch@mail.einstein.yu.edu<\/figure><\/p>\n\nMany thanks to Kevin Fisher!\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Neuroscience Graduate Student Organization (NGSO) is the association for all students, post-doctoral fellows, and research trainees in the Dominick P. 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