March
03/03 – NAPE Professional Development Session. Topic: Faculty Interview Process
03/10 – NAPE Professional Development Session. Topic: LinkedIn, CV/Resume, Networking, and more!
03/13 – NAPE Seminar by Dez Colemanr, Pharmacology PhD student in the Grill Lab. Dez will present “G protein regulatory network shapes magnitude and kinetics of behavioral responses in an engineered opioid receptor model”
03/20 – NAPE Distinguished Speakers Talk by Dr. Nick Steinmetz, Associate Professor of Neurobiology & Biophysics at UW. Dr. Steinmetz will present “Closed-loop neuroscience at the brain-wide scale”
03/20 – NAPE Artisan Lab! We will be making macrame keychains!
03/23 – 03/24 – SPEAR Conference at University of Calgary Field Station
February
02/03 – NAPE Professional Development Session. Topic: Effective Science Presentation Skills
02/06 – NAPE Distinguished Speakers Talk by Dr. John Neumaier, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at UW. Dr. Neumaier will present “Next steps for fentanyl research”
02/10 – NAPE Professional Development Session. Topic: Grant Writing
02/13 – NAPE Distinguished Speakers Talk by Dr. Marco Pravetoni, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Director of Center for Medication Development for Substance Use Disorders and Overdose at UW. Dr. Pravetoni will present “Antibody-based strategies to treat substance use disorders and overdose”
02/17 – NAPE Professional Development Session. Topic: Publication Preparation
02/20 – NAPE Distinguished Speakers Talk by Dr. Yijie Geng, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at UW. Dr. Geng will present “Unveiling the environmental-epigenetic regulations of social behavior”
02/27 – NAPE Distinguished Speakers Talk by Dr. Li Li, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine at UW. Dr. Li will present “Neuromodulatory integration of arousal and its implications in drugs of abuse”
02/30 – NAPE Artisan Lab! We will be building mini animals!
January
01/13 – NAPE Professional Development Session. Topic: Thriving in Science
01/16 – NAPE Distinguished Speakers Talk by Dr. Paul Phillips, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at UW. Dr. Phillips will present “Neural regulation of cocaine consumption”
01/20 – NAPE Professional Development Session. Topic: Non-Academic Careers
01/23 – NAPE Distinguished Speakers Talk by Dr. Nephi Stella, Professor of Pharmacology at UW. Dr. Stella will present “Analyzing natural mouse behavior in a linear track: Impact of THC as a case study”
01/27 – NAPE Professional Development Session. Topic: Mentorship
01/30 – NAPE Distinguished Speakers Talk by Dr. Abigail Schindler, Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at UW. Dr. Schindler will present “Translational models for studying trauma and substance use + My journey past the Brain Disease Model of Addiction”
01/30 – NAPE Artisan Lab! We will be making Diamond Coasters