Graduate student and postdoc members of Conte Center labs regularly take part in outreach through the UW Neuroscience Community Outreach, a Society for Neuroscience funded and awarded group. This group of graduate students coordinates classroom visits and large events, where volunteers provide neuroscience education to students ages 6-18. The group can help build online resources for educators to bring neuroscience to their classroom, including videos & experimental lesson plans.
If you are interested in Neuroscience Community Outreach or wish to see a listing of upcoming events, please check out this web site. Conte Member Participation is coordinated by Dr. Ben Land (bbl2@uw.edu) and Katie Reichard (kreich31@uw.edu).
Conte Center members participate in the Annual UW Brain Awareness Week Open House. This program invites k-12 students to an interactive series of presentations and hands-on activities arranged by UW Faculty and Students. Our most recent event was on March 6, 2017. If you have any questions regarding our next open house, please contact Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D., UW BAW Coordinator by e-mail at chudler@uw.edu. Conte Member Participation is coordinated by Dr. Ben Land (bbl2@uw.edu) and Katie Reichard (kreich31@uw.edu).
Conte Center members are instructors in the Life Sciences Research Weekend, which is an annual Pacific Science Center outreach event featuring scientists from local universities and biotech. The most recent event was on November 11-13, 2016. For more information please check out this web site. Conte Member Participation is coordinated by Dr. Ben Land (bbl2@uw.edu) and Katie Reichard (kreich31@uw.edu).
If you are an undergraduate science major at the University of Washington (Bioengineering, Biology, Biochemistry, Psychology or Neuroscience) and are interested in volunteer Research Opportunities within the Conte Center, please contact Dr. Ben Land (bbl2@uw.edu).
