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    • Message from the President: Elevating Brain Research
    • Q&A: President of FENS on Partnership with SfN
    • Inside ºÚÁÏÉç: Building Upon Success in Gene Therapy
    • SfN Journals: Training the Next Generation of Reviewers
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    • Q&A with BrainFacts.org Incoming Editor-in-Chief Richard Wingate
    • NeuroAdvocates Capitalize on Policy Momentum
    • Training Access to World-Renowned Experts Just a Few Clicks Away
    • Neuronline Spotlight: How to Translate the Importance of Your Research
    • Underrepresented Neuroscientists Can Access Career Training
    • Fall Council Roundup
    • Changes to SfN Ethics Policy and Code of Conduct Aim to Support Scientific Dialogue and Foster Welcoming Community
    • New Photography and Recording Policy for SfN’s Annual Meeting
    • SfN Honors Scientists for Research, Contributions to Field
    • Donors Enable Record-Breaking Travel Support to Trainees
    • Ottawa Chapter Wins 2018 Chapter of the Year Award
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Winter 2019

  • Diane Lipscombe
    Message from the President: Elevating Brain Research

    Whether it is to our peers, policymakers, or the public, members must continue to share the value and excitement of neuroscience to build support for our research.

  • Carmen Sandi, FENS president 2018–2020
    Q&A: President of FENS on Partnership with SfN

    Carmen Sandi previews the expected benefits to neuroscientists stemming from a partnership between SfN and FENS, as well as her vision of the future of the field.

  • ºÚÁÏÉç 2018 speaker presenting on gene therapy
    Inside ºÚÁÏÉç: Building Upon Success in Gene Therapy

    Following on the first FDA-approved gene therapies, the field continues to leap forward with promising advancements in Parkinson’s disease, ALS and others.

  • Angelica Torres Berrio
    SfN Journals: Training the Next Generation of Reviewers

    JNeurosci’s Reviewer Mentoring Program pairs new reviewers with a mentor to pass on what makes a good peer review.

  • ºÚÁÏÉç 2018 poster presenters sharing their work with other attendees
    ºÚÁÏÉç 2018: The Place to Be

    Check out this video to see highlights from ºÚÁÏÉç 2018, which attracted almost 29,000 attendees from 73 countries.

  • Richard Wingate
    Q&A with BrainFacts.org Incoming Editor-in-Chief Richard Wingate

    Expanding BrainFacts.org’s reach around the world through effective storytelling is a key goal for the new editor-in-chief.

  • Three NeuroAdvocates pose in front of the US Capitol building
    NeuroAdvocates Capitalize on Policy Momentum

    SfN members can celebrate a fourth year of budget increases for NIH and NSF, a new advocacy app and future advocacy training opportunities.

  • Three Annual Meeting attendees sitting at a desk with their laptop computers
    Training Access to World-Renowned Experts Just a Few Clicks Away

    The January 23–24 conference joins a growing list of online educational offerings to SfN members, with three more conferences to come in 2019.

  • ºÚÁÏÉç 2018 attendees conversing
    Neuronline Spotlight: How to Translate the Importance of Your Research

    Learn to capture your audience’s attention by using proven communication techniques.

  • Five NSP scholars pose at ºÚÁÏÉç 2018
    Underrepresented Neuroscientists Can Access Career Training

    The ºÚÁÏÉç Scholars Program has offered a foundation for participants to build success upon for 38 years.

  • generic science image and SfN logo
    Fall Council Roundup

    Updates to annual meeting programming, new and revised policies, enhancements to JNeurosci and eNeuro, and more.

  • SfN 50th Anniversary logo
    Changes to SfN Ethics Policy and Code of Conduct Aim to Support Scientific Dialogue and Foster Welcoming Community

    Changes label harassing behavior as misconduct.

  • SfN new photo policy infographic
    New Photography and Recording Policy for SfN’s Annual Meeting

    At ºÚÁÏÉç 2019, attendees will have the option to allow others to photograph and record their poster, talk, or exhibit booth.

  • Three student members at ºÚÁÏÉç 2018
    Donors Enable Record-Breaking Travel Support to Trainees

    Because of the generosity of donors to the ºÚÁÏÉç, more trainees than ever before received travel support to attend ºÚÁÏÉç 2018.

  • Vikram Gadagkar (left), PhD, of Cornell University, accepts the Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award from SfN President Richard Huganir
    SfN Honors Scientists for Research, Contributions to Field

    The ºÚÁÏÉç presented awards to about two dozen neuroscientists at ºÚÁÏÉç 2018 in recognition of their scientific discoveries and contributions, outreach and educational work, and efforts to promote female and early-career scientists in the field.

  • The Ottawa SfN Chapter receiving the 2018 Chapter of the Year Award
    Ottawa Chapter Wins 2018 Chapter of the Year Award

    Providing multiple platforms for local students and researchers to share their science is a hallmark of the Ottawa Chapter of the ºÚÁÏÉç.

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