N&B News

Entering Class of 2013

behneuro — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:16:44 +0000

Here is the final roster of students who have accepted our offer of admitance to the Graduate Program in Neurobiology & Behavior this Fall 2013. Our recruiting was very successful this year!

Jonathan Browning
University of Washington, Applied & Computational Math Science

Kaitlyn Casimo
Pomona College, Neuroscience

Kelly Duong
Brown University, Cognitive Neuroscience

Clare Gamlin
Vanderbilt University, Neuroscience

Seth Koenig
Georgia Institute of Technology, Biomedical Engineering

Bethany Kondiles
Lawrence University, Biology/Neuroscience

Philp Mardoum
University of Chiago, Biological Sciences

Kanichi Nakata
University of California-Davis, Psychology, Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior

Gabrielle O’Brien
Agnes Cott College, Mathematics

N&B Class of 2012

Mark Bothwell — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:31:46 +0000

Here is the final roster of students who have accepted our offer of admitance to the Graduate Program in Neurobiology & Behavior this Fall. Our recruiting was exceptionally successful this year!

Ashley Angell
BS, Biochem, Univ Iowa

Mishaela DiNino
BA, Psychology, San Diego St Univ
MA, Psychology, San Diego St Univ

Aaron Garcia
BS, Brain, Behavior & Cognitive Science, Univ Michigan

Katherine Gumps
BS, Biology, Coll of Charleston
BS, Discovery Informatics, Coll Charleston

Lauren Hood
BS, Psychology, Arizona St Univ

Brady Houston
BS, Biomedical Engineering, Univ Utah

Brooke Jarvie
BS, Biomedical Sciences, Colorado St Univ

Katherine Manbeck
BA, Psychology, Univ Minnesota

Eric Nicholas
BS, Microbiology, Univ Mass-Amherst
MS, Biomedical Sciences, Florida Atlantic Univ

Rich Pang
BS, Physics, Univ Wisconsin

Sarah Pickett
BA, Biology, NYU

Matthew Soleiman
BS, Psychology, UCSD

Hannah Thomasy
BA, Behavioral Neuroscience, Colgate Univ (NY)

Alison Weber
BA, Biological Sciences, Univ Chicago

Mark Wronkiewicz
BS, Biomedical Engineering, Washington Univ

15 Students Will Join the N&B Program this Fall

Mark Bothwell — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:29:22 +0000

The Program’s recruiting efforts this year were exceptionally successful. 15 outstanding students have accepted our invitation to join the Neurobiology & Behavior graduate program this Fall. This represents a 35% accept rate – the highest the program has seen for a number of years, reflecting the excellence of the Program, and the hard work of Program staff, students and faculty who helped with the selection and interview process.

No Nerds Here

Mark Bothwell — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:41:24 +0000

Students in our Neurobiology & Behavior Graduate Program aren’t merely talented scientists. They are actually really interesting people with lifestyles that are not defined entirely by their long hours in the lab. Case in point – Sharri Zamore, also known as Scrumptious, of Scrumptious and the Backbeat. Follow them on Facebook or Reverbnation.

Grad. School Professional Development Events

Mark Bothwell — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:32:40 +0000

“Collaborating and Co-Authoring”
Jan. 18 from 11:30-12:20
Many scholars enjoy co-authoring because doing so affords an opportunity to develop new ideas, extend our methodological toolkit, and share the workload. If you hear of such an opportunity, or see a call for papers that you would like to answer, you may also pitch a co-authorship opportunity to other students or faculty. Whether or not they accept your invitation will depend on how thoroughly you’ve considered the workload, authorship credits, and of course, the intellectual fit.
Presenter: Professor Philip Howard, Department of Communications
Location: Research Commons, Green A

“Introduction to Making the Evidence of Research Available Online Through ResearchWorks”*
Jan. 24 from 11:00-12:00
There is a growing range of ways to get your research out to different audiences. In this interactive presentation you can learn about the University of Washington Libraries ResearchWorks Service which provides graduate students researchers with tools to archive and/or publish the products of research including data sets, monographs images, journal articles and technical reports.
Presenter: Ann Lally, Head, digital Initiatives, UW Libraries
Location: Research Commons, Green A

Career Symposium: Finding Employment with a Graduate Degree**
Jan. 24
Panel Discussion from 4:00-5:00
Networking Event from 5:30-7:00
Location: Kane Hall 210 and Walker Ames Room

Time Management
Feb.1 from 12:00-1:00
There is no question that one of the ongoing challenges of being a graduate student or postdoc, is time management. Attend this informative presentation by a professor and department chair, father, and scholar to learn some strategies for managing your time effectively and proactively.
Professor David Domke, Department of Communications
Location: Research Commons, Green A

Searching, Finding, Feeding: It’s Not Just for Zombies Anymore*
Feb. 7 from 2:00-3:00
Learn tips and trick on database searching for journal articles. Learn how to keep current with journal articles being published in your area of interest by using citation alert services and feeds.
Presenter: Emily Keller, Political Science and Public Affairs Librarian.
Location: Research Commons, Green A

N&B Student Stephanie Furrer has cover article of Journal of Neuroscience Special Issue

Mark Bothwell — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:10:17 +0000

Stephanie’s work on Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7 was published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Neuroscience

N&B Social at the SFN Meeting

Mark Bothwell — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:59:36 +0000

The Graduate Program in Neurobiology & Behavior will be hosting a social mixer in Washington, D.C. on
Saturday, November 12, 5:00pm until 8:00pm.
Food and drink while it lasts!

Program co-director Eliot Brenowitz will be your host, at Againn DC Gastropub
located just 0.2 miles from the convention center.

http://www.againndc.com/information-and-directions

1099 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Located on 11th St between K St & New York Ave
Telephone: 202.639.9830

The gathering is open to current and former Neurobiology & Behavior members and friends.

BRAINS will promote diversity in neuroscience.

Mark Bothwell — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:32:59 +0000

Neurobiology & Behavior Program faculty member (and ex-program director) Sheri Mizumori is the Principle Investigator of an NIH R25 grant recently awarded in the amount of a nearly $1.3 million dollars, over 5 years. The project “Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in NeuroSciences” will provide professional development support to neuroscience assistant professors and postdoctoral scholars from underrepresented backgrounds.

Computational Neuroscience Training Grant

Mark Bothwell — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:42:49 +0000

A new NIH Computational Neuroscience Training Grant has been awarded to the University of Washington, with N&B Program faculty member Adrienne Fairhall serving as the Principle Investigator and Director. The grant will initiate two new programs. The grant contains a PhD graduate component offering a tailored curriculum including neurobiology core courses and quantitative courses in computational neuroscience, mathematics, computer science and physics. PhD candidates will attend a weekly journal club. Many N&B Program faculty are included in the training faculty for this grant. The grant also provides funding for a two-year sequence in computational neuroscience for undergraduate students. The success of this grant application is indicative of the strength of the University of Washington in the area of Computational Neuroscience.

10 Students will enter the N&B Program in 2011

Mark Bothwell — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:37:00 +0000

Our goal this year was to recruit 9 or 10 students. The recruitment effort, led by Maureen Neitz, was highly successful. 10 students accepted our offer to join the Neurobiology & Behavior Program. They are –

Tatiana Anderson
BS, Neuroscience
University of Minnesota

Leah R. Bakst
Neuroscience/Music
Oberlin College

Wambura Fobbs
Biology-Neurobiology Track
Yale University

Aiva Ievins
Biological Sciences
University of Chicago

Andrea McQuate
BA, Neuroscience
Oberlin College

Brian Schmidt
BA, Psychology
Brown University

Liza Shoenfeld
BA, Neuroscience
Bowdoin College

Eric Thomas
BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology; BA, Classics
University of Arizona

Maxwell H. Turner
BS, Biology; BS, Mathematics
University of Iowa

Amanda Wunsch
BS, Psychology
University of Iowa