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.
Winter Business Meeting Scheduled Feb. 17
January 20, 2012
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2012 Neuroscience Day Is May 18
January 14, 2012
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.
Neuroscience Day is free of charge for current chapter members, so join or renew your membership now!
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Fernandes Elected As OMV-SfN Officer
April 21, 2010
Joyce Fernandes, Ph.D., was elected as Miami University’s Officer-at-Large for 2010 using an email ballot. Dr. Fernandes is an associate professor of zoology at Miami. According to her MU home page:
“Research in my laboratory focuses on understanding the manner in which the adult complement of muscles in the fruit-fly, Drosophila, are generated during the transition phase of metamorphosis. My research also examines the mechanisms that regulate branching of innervating motor neurons and their subsequent stabilization into synapses. These studies have broader implications for understanding developmental disorders in humans. Funding for my research comes from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) and from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Read more about her neuroscience research projects.
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