Fernandes Elected As OMV-SfN Officer
Joyce Fernandes, Ph.D., was elected as Miami University’s Officer-at-Large for 2010 using an email ballot. Dr. Fernandes is an associate professor of zoology at Miami.
Call for Posters at Neuroscience Day
Graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and faculty are invited to present posters on recent findings in neuroscience and its related fields. Posters presented at last fall’s SfN…
Wright State and Premier Health Partners Establish New Neuroscience Institute
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and Miami Valley Hospital announced today the formation of the Wright State University & Premier Health Partners Neuroscience Institute to speed the transfer…
Neuroscience Day Is May 10 – Save the Date!
Rajita Sinha, Ph.D. (left), will be the keynote speaker at OMV-SfN’s 2010 Neuroscience Day on Monday, May 10, at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Sinha is professor of psychiatry and…
Volunteers Requested for Science Olympiad Clinic
James Olson, Ph.D., is organizing Wright State University’s third annual clinic for local students participating in Science Olympiad. He is seeking students and faculty who are willing to help with…
It’s Time to Renew Your Membership for 2010
OMV-SfN’s 2010 online membership form is now ready for action. Please renew your membership, or join us if you are new to the chapter. You do not have to be…
News from the 2010 Winter Meeting
James Eliassen, Ph.D. (left; University of Cincinnati) was installed as the 2010 President of the Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience at the chapter’s business meeting held…
2010 Winter Meeting Scheduled Jan. 29
OMV-SfN’s 2010 Winter Business Meeting will be held Friday, January 29, from 10 a.m. – 12 noon at the University of Cincinnati’s Genome Research Institute (GRI) in the Building A…
Teen Binge Drinking May Damage Brain’s White Matter
A recent study led by neuroscientist Susan Tapert of the University of California, San Diego compared the brain scans of teens who drink heavily with the scans of teens who…
Diagnosing PTSD With Brain Imaging
Researchers at the University of Minnesota report that measuring synchronous neural interactions (SNI) – fluctuations in the brain’s magnetic activity as neurons fire in synchrony – may provide an effective…