Neuroscience Summer School
Neuroplasticity in Health and Disease

May 30 - June 6, 2010
University of Western Ontario
London, ON

Designed for third- and fourth-year students seeking careers in neuroscience, this week-long intensive course provides an overview of neuroplasticity as the mechanism underlying physiological and cognitive performance in health and disease. Students will learn from leaders in the neurosciences through seminars, laboratory experience, and informal discussion groups.

Specific topics include neural development, seasonal and circadian rhythms, learning and memory, reward and addiction, neurotrauma, and neurological disease. The $400-program includes food, accommodation and local transportation. Applications received before April 15 are eligible for scholarships support.

http://www.med.uwo.ca/neuroscienceidi/index.php?page=summerschool

SWHR: What a Difference an X Makes

July 16, 2010
Washington, DC

Convened by the Society for Women’s Health Research, this scientific conference will highlight advances in sex differences research and its implications on health and disease.

More information available at the conference website.

Banff Annual Seminar in Cognitive Science 2010

Friday April 30 and Saturday May 1, 2010
Banff, Alberta

• The 29th annual meeting of BASICS will be held at the Inns of Banff.
• This year's conference is organized around the topic, Everyday or Ecological Cognition.
• Titles and abstracts for the five invited speakers will be shortly made available at the BASICS website.
• Please send in your registration by April 2.

More information available at the BASICS 2010 website.

62nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

April 10–17, 2010
Toronto, Ontario,

The AAN Annual Meeting brings together more than 10,000 neuroscience professionals for one of the world's largest neurology gatherings. It has long been a leading showcase for the latest developments in scientific research, and a place to honor peers at the forefront of this work.

Opportunities in neuroscience include:

• Scientific Program Abstracts
• Plenary Sessions
• Late-Breaking Science
• Future of Neuroscience Conference–Frontiers in Neuroimaging: Coming to a Scanner Near You
• Integrated Neuroscience Sessions

More information available on the AAN 2010 website.

4th Annual Meeting of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences

June 3-5, 2010
Ann Arbor, MI

The 2010 agenda includes Timothy Bestor, PhD as the Keynote Lecturer and Margaret McCarthy, PhD as the Capstone Lecturer. The remainder of the program includes 2 poster sessions and 7 symposia of the following topics:

• Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Parent of Origin Specific Genomic Imprinting;
• Sexually Differentiated Responses and Estrogen Receptors;
• Pain, Its Treatment, and the Influence of Sex;
• Evolution and Mortality;
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Antenatal Steroids;
• Oxidative Stress, Non-reproductive Cancers, and Longevity.

Visit www.ossdweb.org to view the full agenda and register.

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