West Virginia University Center for Neuroscience

Breakthrough Blitz

A biweekly summary of three recently published breakthroughs in neuroscience. The eight-minute presentations are delivered by a scientist, a clinician, and a trainee followed by a five-minute question/answer session. The Blitzes are held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month in the Fukushima Lecture Hall at 5:00pm (hors d'oeuvres at 4:30pm).

Seminars in Neuroscience

On a weekly basis, neuroscientists visit our campus primarily through participation in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy seminar series. Visiting neuroscientists hosted through other departmental series are listed in the weekly preview of CN events.

Fall 2008 Seminar Schedule

Notable Neuroscientists Seminar Series

One to two times per semester, we invite a leader of neuroscience research to visit the Health Sciences Center. These guest lecturers are invited to give two presentations: the first, a science talk based on their research; the second, a more general, philosophical talk—"big picture" perspectives—on the current and future states of neuroscience.

The Notable Neuroscientists

Annual Retreat

An annual gathering of all faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students at a regional resort to discuss research topics and strategies within the Center.

2008 Retreat
2006 Retreat

SURI

For ten weeks in the summer, the Center offers up to fifteen internships of research-intensive training for qualified undergraduate students from across the nation through its Summer Undergraduate Research Internship program (SURI). Interns are expected to complete a well-defined research project under the supervision of a Center faculty member. Trainees attend seminars, weekly lab meetings, and other events as announced.

SURI Program

WV COBRE INBRE Annual Conference

Each year participants from the West Virginia COBRE and INBRE award meet to share their program's progress and to determine ways to collaborate on research and share core facilities. The 4th Annual WV COBRE INBRE Conference was hosted by the Sensory Neuroscience Research Center at West Virginia University on October 26th and 27th, 2008.

2008 Conference