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The Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society (MCCS) is an international organization intended to facilitate interchanges among laboratories in the field of Molecular and Cellular Cognition. The other two key goals of the Society are to promote the study of the molecular and cellular basis of cognitive function, and to educate the general public on key findings in the field, including their limitations and implications for health and society.

Eighth Annual MCCS meeting in Chicago, IL October 15 and 16, 2009. 

The meeting will survey recent discoveries in the field of molecular and cellular cognition. There will be a ‘wine and cheese' poster session (from 6-9PM, 10/15/09) and a symposium (from 9:00 AM to 5:00PM, 10/16/2009).  Confirmed speakers include Jess Cardin (MIT), Ann Graybiel (MIT), Hannah Monyer (University of Heidelberg), Jennifer Raymond (Stanford), Michael Meaney (McGill), Carol Barnes (University of Arizona), Paolo Sass0ne-Corsi (UCI) and Tracey Shors (Rutgers). Please login to register and submit your abstract.  You must register for the meeting to submit an abstract. Abstract submission deadline is September 1, 2009. Registration is free but required. To register click here.

Second Annual Conference of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society a success

The Second Annual Conference of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society was a success.  This year the meeting was held on Friday May 1st and Saturday May 2nd at the Río Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico.  To view and print program click here. Our exciting program included one Plenary Lecture by Dr. Jerry Yin (University of Wisconsin at Madison) and a Special Lecture by a Latin American Guest Scientist, Dr. Iván Izquierdo (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Rio Grande do Su, Brazil).   Other invited speakers included Todd Sacktor (SUNY), Eric Klann (NYU), Henriette VanPraag (NIA), and Joachim Spiess (University of Hawaii).  During our meeting we had the participation of young faculty members as well as postdocs from several local research institutions including the Río Piedras and Medical Sciences Campuses of the University of Puerto Rico & Ponce School of Medicine.  There was also a poster session. To view and print flyer click here.

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