Annual Neuroscience Retreat:

An especially popular event is the Annual Neuroscience Retreat, which is held each fall at a lodge in the countryside near St. Louis. This well-attended event includes a mixture of academic, social, and outdoor activities in a relaxed setting and attractive environment. The informal atmosphere encourages interactions among students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty from different departments and different subdisciplines.

Sign-up is now open for those who would like to spend the night on Friday; at the sign-up page you will also be asked whether you would like to present a poster or be considered for presenting a talk (sign-up page).  Please sign up early in order to be assured a room. If you would like to attend for the day only on Friday, please send your request to lydia@npg.wustl.edu and state whether you will stay for dinner and if you would like to present a poster or be considered for presenting a talk.

For further details, see the Retreat Info document.

 

Past recent keynote speakers at the retreat include:
John Donoghue, Hollis Cline, Huda Akil, Jeffrey Rothstein, Pat Levitt, Gina Turrigiano, Christine Holt, Huda Zoghbi, David Anderson, Tom Carew, Susan Amara, Kristen Harris, and Michael Stryker

Draft schedule of the Retreat Program

Friday, October 3, 2008       
9:30   -  Coffee & Pastries
10:00 -  Welcome
10:15 -  New faculty/Student/Postdoc talk
10:30 -  New faculty/Student/Postdoc talk
10:45 -  New faculty/Student/Postdoc talk

11:00 -  New faculty/Student/Postdoc talk
11:15  - Break
11:45 -  Keynote speaker (Miriam Goodman) 12:45 -  Lunch
3:00-3:50 - Student/Postdoc 'data-blitz' talks (10 talks, 5 minute maximum)
3:50  -   Announcements and Break

4:15  -   Volleyball game
5:15   - Check-in and poster setup
6:00    - Dinner
7:15    - Poster session
9:00    - Party
          
Saturday, October 4, 2008