The Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes neuroscience research and education in the southwest Ohio region. The chapter’s sponsoring institutions include Miami University, the University of Cin
cinnati, and Wright State University. The chapter’s elected offices rotate annually among representatives of these institutions. Membership is open to all persons in southwest Ohio who are interested in neuroscience research. Membership in the Society for Neuroscience is not a requirement for membership in the OMV Chapter.
Chapter News Spotlight
Save the Date! The OMV-SfN Winter Business meeting will be held Friday, Feb. 17 at Miami University. The meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. with 20-minute research presentations from the chapter’s participating institutions. The business meeting will follow. Joyce Fernandes, Ph.D., of Miami University will be inducted as the chapter’s 2012 president, and a new officer-at-large from Wright State University will be nominated. The meeting is expected to end no later than 3:30 p.m. Meeting details (room/map/agenda) to follow.
Leslie Tolbert, Ph.D. (left), of the University of Arizona will be the keynote speaker at OMV-SfN’s 2012 Neuroscience Day on Friday, May 18, at Miami University. Dr. Tolbert is Regents Professor and Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology & Anatomy at Arizona, where she also is vice president for research, graduate studies, and economic development.
Dr. Tolbert writes: “Research in my laboratory focuses on the development and functional organization of the olfactory system, studied in convenient model organisms, the moth Manduca sexta and, very recently, the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster. Several different lines of investigation have led us to focus much of our attention on roles for glial cells in development and in mature function.” Read more.
2011 Chapter Officers
For more information about OMV-SfN and its activities, contact the chapter officer at your institution.
| President | Michael Hennessy, Ph.D. Wright State University michael.hennessy@wright.edu 937/775-2943 |
| President-Elect | Joyce Fernandes, Ph.D. Miami University fernanjj@MUOhio.edu 513/529-7211 |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Kim Hagler Wright State University kimberly.hagler@wright.edu 937/775-4496 |
| Officer-at-Large | Mark Baccei, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati mark.baccei@uc.edu |
| Officer-at-Large | Amit Singh, Ph.D. University of Dayton singhami@notes.udayton.edu 937/229-2894 |
For information about chapter membership, contact Secretary-Treasurer Kim Hagler. To suggest content or report problems for this web site, contact webmaster Mark Willis.
