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Neuroscience Institutes, Centers and Programs at Penn

• Mahoney Institute of Neuroscience (University-wide)

• Center for Neuroscience and Society (University-wide)

• Center for Cognitive Neuroscience (University-wide)

• Comprehensive Neuroscience Center (SOM)
  
  
• Clinical Neuroscience Track - CNST (SOM)
  
  
• Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology (SOM)

• Biological Basis of Behavior (SAS)

Seminars

• Institute for Neurological Sciences Seminar – Wednesdays 4-5 p.m., Barchi Library 140 John Morgan http://www.med.upenn.edu/ins/seminars_fall_2009.html

• Clinical Neurosciences Track – Bi monthly from 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Fridays http://www.med.upenn.edu/ins/cnst.html

• Center for Neurobiology and Behavior – Third Friday of every month from 10:30-11:30 a.m. http://www.med.upenn.edu/cnb/seminar.html

• Tobacco Use Research Center – Third Friday of each month from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. http://www.med.upenn.edu/tturc/about.shtml

• Behavioral Neuroscience in Psychology - third Friday of each month at noon http://www.psych.upenn.edu/behavneuro/seminar.html

• Cognitive Neurology Conference Schedule – Monthly on Tuesdays http://ccn.upenn.edu/home/news/index.shtml

• Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology – Last Friday of each month at noon http://www.med.upenn.edu/sleepctr/Jan_09.shtml

• Epilepsy Research Seminar Series – third Wednesday of the month 12 to 1 p.m. http://stokes.chop.edu/web/coulter/seminars09.php

• Institute for Research on Cognitive Science - Brain and Language Series - one Weds. per month, 3:00-4:30 p.m. www.ircs.upenn.edu/brainlang/

• Institute for Research on Cognitive Science – colloquium Series- Fridays at noon http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/colloq/

• Center for Studies of Addictions – Mondays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. http://www.med.upenn.edu/csa/seminars.html

• Vision Training Seminars – Mondays 12:00 – 1 p.m. http://vrc.med.upenn.edu/visionseminar.html
  
  
• Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) 2009-2010 Seminar Series http://stokes.chop.edu/programs/iddrc/pdf/seminars.pdf

• The Pennsylvania Muscle Institute Mondays, 2-3 p.m., Austrian Aud. http://www.med.upenn.edu/pmi/seminars/index.shtml

• Cell and Developmental Biology and Dept. of Genetics 12:15-1:15 p.m., BRB 2/3 Auditorium http://www.med.upenn.edu//cellbio/seminars/shtml

• Neurology Grand Rounds – Thursday at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. http://www.med.upenn.edu/ins/neurologygrand08.doc

• Neurosurgery Grand Rounds – Thursdays at 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/neurosurgery/about/calendar.html

• Psychiatry Grand Rounds – Every other Thursday 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. http://www.med.upenn.edu/psych/rounds.html#oct

• Anesthesia Research Seminar Series – One Wednesday per month 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/dripps/

• Ophthalmology Grand Rounds Weekly on Thursday from 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/ophthalmology/education/cme/grand.htm

• Otolaryngology Grand Rounds – Thursdays 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/pennorl/education/grand-rounds.html

• Biostatistics and Epidemiology Seminars: http://www.cceb.upenn.edu/seminars/

• Biostatistics Seminar Series – Bimonthly on Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 p.m.

• Clinical Epidemiology Seminar Series – Monthly on Thursdays 9-10 a.m.

Neuroscience Journal Clubs across campus

Note: 2nd year NGG students participate in a Journal Club or group meeting and present at least once per semester.

Journal Club name: Systems Neuroscience
Research focus: Sensory neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, sensorimotor neuroscience and some computational neuroscience
Contact: Josh Gold (jigold@mail.med.upenn.edu; 6-0028) or Marc Schmidt (marcschm@sas.upenn.edu; 8-9375)
Meeting days & time: Tuesday from 9 - 10 AM
Meeting place: Lynch 218

Journal Club name: F.M. Kirby Center Research Club
Research focus: Retinal and macular degeneration, retinal differentiation, retinal physiology, genetic basis of retinal disease, gene therapy for ocular disease
Contact: Jean Bennett (jebennet@mail.med.upenn.edu; 8-0915)
Meeting days & time: Wednesdays, noon-1 p.m. (with some exceptions)
Meeting place: 301 Stellar-Chance Labs
Refreshments/pizza served

Journal Club name: Neuroscience of Obesity
Research focus: feeding behavior, cell signaling, metabolism, animal models of obesity
Contact: Kendra Bence (kbence@vet.upenn.edu; 6-2998)
Meeting days & time: Fri, noon – 1 p.m., once per month (Nov. 13, Dec. 18)
Meeting place: Hill Pavilion, usually 220E (call ahead to confirm location)
Pizza/soda served

Journal Club name: Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurotransmission Journal Club
Labs involved (though anyone is welcome to join): Porter, Lynch, Marsh and Robinson labs
Research focus: GABA and its receptors, Glutamate, its receptors and transporters and anything else related
Contact: Josh Jackson (jackj@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Meeting days & time: 3:30 pm, the second Thursday of each month
Meeting place: Abramson 511 
Food served

Journal Club name: Mechanisms of Viral encephalitides
Research focus: Molecular and Cellular pathways to neurodegeneration in response to Viral Infection: Roles for astrocytes, neurons and microglia.
Contact: Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, jordan@path.dental.upenn.edu, 215-898-4196
Meeting days & time: Friday at 1 p.m.
Meeting place: Room 205 CRB
Food sometimes served

Journal Club name: Cognitive Neuroscience Journal Club Research Focus: broad focus on cognitive neuroscience, visual cognition, and social and affective disorders
Contact: dakahn@mail.med.upenn.edu
Meeting days & times: Mondays at noon
Papers presented on all Mondays except Nov. 2, 16, 30 when JC overlaps with Russell Epstein’s Visual Cognition lab meeting.
Meeting Place: Conference Room, 3rd Floor, 3401C Walnut

Journal Club name: Computational Neuroscience Journal Club
Research Focus: At each meeting, one participant will present a paper on computational modeling and/or computational analysis, and discussion will follow.
Contact: Jessica Marcus (jmarcus@seas.upenn.edu).
Dates/Times: Every other Wednesday at 12pm, starting 9/16
Place: 3401 Walnut St, Room 326C (enter at 3417 Walnut)

Journal Club Name: Epigenetics/Genetics Mouse Club
Research Focus:  Mouse club is a group of neuroscience and genetics labs that are interested in genes and epigenetics and their role in regulating behavior and development.
Contact: Tracy Bale (tbale@vet.upenn.edu)
Dates/Times: 12:30 p.m.,  Sept. 15, Oct. 6, Nov. 17, Dec. 15, Jan. 19, Feb. 16, Mar. 16, Apr. 13, May 18, June 15
Place: Barchi Library, 140 John Morgan Bldg.
Lunch provided

Professional Organizations

• Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
  
  
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Grant Agencies

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Institutes, Centers and Offices (NINDS, NIMH, NICSD, NEI...)
  
  
• National Research Service Award (NRSA) application
  
  
• National Science Foundation (NSF)

Podcasts

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Other Information

• Click here for a list of NGG-related Journal Clubs and topical Discussion/Reading Groups for Fall, 2009. Second year NGG students are required to participate in a Journal Club and lab/group meeting, where they present a paper once a semester, and present their research once a semester.

• NGG, BGS and SIB Travel Awards to professional meetings and SfN Membership cost reimbursement.
  
  
• Click here for the Statement of Business Connection form, used to explain the research/educational purpose of travel and required for travel reimbursement.
  
  
• Click here for the September, 2009 Daily Pennsylvanian's Guide to Penn and Philadelphia.
  
  

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