Events

 

Open Science And Commercialization Panel

 

Child Brain Health Collaboration!

February 21, 2025.  Parkwood Auditorium.  10am.

Registration is open!

Speaker announcements coming soon!

 

 

 

NRD 2025

The Society of Neuroscience Graduate Students (SONGS) is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting our 7th annual Neuroscience Research Day (NRD) at Western University on February 20th and 21st, 2025. We warmly invite all trainees, faculty, and staff interested in neuroscience research to attend, regardless of their home department.  NRD 2025 will be a dynamic two-day event featuring talks from a variety of disciplines in neuroscience and offering exciting opportunities to learn, share, and connect.

 

 

Day 1: Thursday, February 20th from 5:00-7:30 PM - Cognitive Caregiving: Empowering Dementia Caregivers and At-Risk Individuals through Neuroscience, a community-focused event that will include:

  • Poster Session: Graduate and undergraduate students studying aging, dementia, memory, Alzheimer’s, or related topics can present their research and practice engaging with a lay audience. A $200 prize will be awarded for the best poster.

  • Science and Community Booths: Share your research, recruit participants, or provide resources for community members, particularly those impacted by Alzheimer’s or dementia.

  • A keynote lecture by a renowned Alzheimer's Researcher

  • Brain Art Exhibit: A showcase of creative works inspired by neuroscience, welcoming submissions from individuals across all departments and career stages. A $200 prize will be awarded for the best neuroscience art.

 DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS: January 25, 2025.

 

Day 2: Friday, February 21st from 9:00 AM -5:00 PM– Neuroscience Research Day, an academic-focused event that will include:

  • Two New Faculty Lectures

  • Funding/Grant Writing Workshop: How to make your grants and funding applications open, accessible, and equitable

  • The highly anticipated Great Debate, this year’s topic: “Does AI enhance or hinder creativity and innovation in scientific research?”

  • A Keynote Lecture by Dr. Matthew Hill.

  • Graduate students will also have the opportunity to present their research in oral data blitz sessions. $200 prizes will be awarded for the best oral presentations. 

 

Register today by scanning the QR code above or clicking on one of the posters above. 

Also, check out their Website or follow them on Instagram to stay updated on NRD 2025! 

NRD 2025 is proudly sponsored by the Western Institute for Neuroscience (WIN). 

 

We hope to see you there!