[FUN_Mail] NEURON conference at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT

[adrienne betz]

Greetings,
For those of you in the Northeast, there is an undergraduate and graduate
conference coming up on April 7th at Quinnipiac University in Hamden,
Connecticut.
The abstract submission is closed (but could be opened for tomorrow with a
bit of persuasion) and there are a couple of great workshops for student
and faculty that you all might be interested in.
Please register or visit www.quinnipiac.edu/neuron

*Keynote Speaker*

*Marina Picciotto **Ph.D., Yale University
“From molecules to behavior: role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in
nicotine addiction, food intake and depression”.
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*Student Workshops:*
• Pipeline for Becoming a Prescription Drug- Amy Straub Ph.D., M.B.A.
 Director, BioPharma Project Management, R&D Operations, Bristol Myers
Squibb
•Panel discussion of “Career Options in Science”  led by Sharon Ramos
Goyette Ph.D. and John McCoy Ph.D., Stone Hill College
•Neurobiology of Delusions- Rachel Jeffrey Ph.D. and Michael Honsberger
Ph.D., Yale University
*Faculty (or interested student) Workshops*:
•How People Learn: Teaching So That Students Learn With Understanding- Don
Buckely Ph.D., Department of Biology, Quinnipiac
•There's an App for that: teaching and lecturing effectively with an iPad-
Josef Trapani Ph.D., Department of Biology, Amherst College

Best,
Adrienne


Adrienne J. Betz Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Director, Behavioral Neuroscience Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Sciences
Quinnipiac University
Mail drop BC-SCI
275 Mt. Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518

P: 203-582-5259
F: 203-582-3524
C: 203-887-7007
adrienne.betz at quinnipiac.edu