Annual Neuroscience Retreat: Beth Stevens (Children’s Hospital Boston), Susana Martinez-Conde (SUNY Downstate Medical Center)

From October 12, 2017 at 9:00 am to October 13, 2017 at 12:00 pm
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Beth Stevens: “How Microglia Wire and Unwire the Brain” 
Susana Martinez-Conde:  “From fixation to exploration: Towards an integrative view of oculomotor function” 

The Annual Neuroscience Retreat is organized by graduate students across programs and departments, and intended to foster scientific and social interaction among students, post docs, and faculty in the WashU Neuroscience community.

Keynote Speakers:

The Retreat will be held at Trout Lodge in Potosi, MO.

Note that the Retreat begins Thursday morning with a full-day program, and ends on Friday after lunch. Below is the schedule.

Thursday October 12

9:00am
Continental Breakfast, Room Check-In

9:45am
Welcome Remarks

9:50am
Talks – Session 1

11:00am
Keynote talk: Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde

12:00pm
Lunch

1:30pm
Sports Break

4:45pm
Introduction of First Year Students; Tammy Hershey, “Neuroimaging Labs”; Announcements

5:00pm
Talks – Session 2

6:00pm
Dinner and Table Topics

7:30pm
Poster Session

9:00pm
NeurOlympics followed by Retreat Party

Friday October 13

8:00am – 9:30am
Hot Breakfast; Room Checkout (NO LATER THAN 11:30am)

9:45am
Talks – Session 3

11:00am
Keynote talk: Dr. Beth Stevens

12:00pm
Lunch

For additional details including past Retreats, click here.