Plastic Vision: International Conference on Visual and Cross-Modal Plasticity

June 15 - 18, 2011
Centre for Vision Research, York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The program includes 7 symposium sessions addressing various aspects of visual and cross-modal plasticity in early development and adulthood, and two poster sessions. Poster submissions will be accepted until May 31, 2011. MITACS travel awards are available for student poster presenters.

Please visit the CVR Conference website for further program details and for registration & accommodation information, poster abstract submission and travel award applications. Contact Dr. Fran Wilkinson for additional information.

Summer Apprentice Program
Chimpanzee & Human Communication Institute

June 26 to August 19, 2011
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

The Chimpanzee & Human Communication Institute (CHCI) is currently taking applications for our Summer Apprentice Program. Graduates, undergraduates, and post-graduates from various academic backgrounds (e.g. Anthropology, Biology, Psychology, Linguistics, Philosophy, etc.) and all nationalities are encouraged to apply.

For more information on the program and the application please see our web page or contact Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold. The deadline to apply is February 18, 2011.

5th Annual Meeting of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences

June 2-4, 2011
Oklahoma City, OK

The program includes Jennifer Marshal Graves, PhD, FAA, AO as the Keynote Lecturer and Larry Cahill, PhD as the Capstone Lecturer. The rest of the program is composed of seven symposia and two poster sessions. Symposia topics include:

• Sex differences in drugs of abuse.
• Integrated renal and cardiovascular disease.
• Immune responses to vaccines.
• Respiratory function.
• Peripheral influences on cardiovascular disease.
• Neuroimmune responses and risk of neurological/psychiatric diseases
• Behavior, brain function, and growth in disorders of sex development..

Visit www.ossdweb.org more information. Contact Viviana Simon, PhD for additional information.

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