Meetings

Ninth Annual MCCS meeting in San Diego, CA, November 11 and 12, 2010. 
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, 11/11/10, San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, Marina Ballroom D) and a symposium (from 9:00 AM to 5:00PM, 11/12/10, San Diego Convention Center, Room 29ABCD).  Confirmed speakers include Eric Kandel (Columbia), Susumu Tonegawa (MIT),  Amy Arnsten (Yale), Carla Shatz (Stanford), David Jentsch (UCLA), Bong-Kiun Kaang (Seoul National University), Daniel Weinberger (NIMH) and Cornelius Gross (EMBL Rome). Please login to register and submit your abstract here.  You must register for the meeting to submit an abstract. Abstract submission deadline to be considered as a speaker is October 1, 2010. Registration is free.

EMBO/FEBS Lecture Course on Molecular and Cellular Cognition, Venice, Italy, October 14-19, 2010

The Course will be held in Venice at the Fondazione Cini from the 14^th to the 19^th of October 2010. The School will involve a faculty of 20 speakers selected among the best specialists in the field and up to 100 PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. The sessions will focus on the following hot topics: Molecular mechanisms of memory consolidation and reconsolidation, epigenetic mechanisms of learning and memory, control of protein translation, synaptic plasticity, in vivo electrophysiology, molecular genetics of cognitive diseases, neurogenesis and memory. View Program

To apply, please register by clicking here and submitting your CV and a letter outlying your scientific interest. Please mention whether you will apply for a FEBS Young Travel Fund (YTF) which will cover both travel and fee costs. A letter of recommendation from your direct supervisor is also necessary. A total of 25 YTF grants will be available to European Scientists and few additional YTF grants will also be possible for non Europeans. For eligibility please check the conditions of award at the FEBS web site (http://www.febs.org/index.php?id=106). Deadline: 30-07-2010. For additional information, please contact Riccardo Brambilla brambilla.riccardo@hsr.it                              

EMCCS-FENS 4th annual meeting July 1 and 2, 2010

The 4th annual EMCCS-FENS satellite meeting will be held in Amsterdam on July 1^st and 2^nd, 2010 just prior to FENS. An evening "wine and cheese poster session" will be held on the 1^st followed by a symposium with 4 sessions on the 2^nd. There will be a total of 16 oral presentations with 8 of the speakers being chosen from submitted abstracts. Deadline for abstract submission to be considered as a speaker is May 15, 2010. You can register by clicking here. To view and print program, click here.

Winter School in Molecular and Cellular Cognition, Zurich, Switzerland December 6-13, 2009

The Winter School in Molecular and Cellular Cognition is part of a series of educative schools organized by the European Branch of the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society (EMCCS, www.molcellcog.com) every 2-3 years in Europe. The goal is to foster the development of this new field of research, and train and educate young researchers expected to contribute to the field in the near future. The 2009 Winter School in Zürich will be technically oriented and will provide forefront theoretical and practical training in current concepts and methodologies in molecular and cellular cognition. It will combine lectures and hands-on practicals on methods in behaviour, electrophysiology, molecular biology, epigenetics, proteomics and imaging commonly or newly used in the field. It will also include a course on how to write a paper/grant proposal. course outline

The School is intended to first year PhD students and postdocs (max 25) who wish to acquire good bases and broad knowledge in the field. To apply, please register by clicking here and include 1-page cv, a motivation letter stating the reasons for applying and what you expect from the school, and a brief support statement from your lab head (all in a single pdf). A tuition fee of 1000 CHF/participant (700€/1000US$) will be charged to cover accommodation, food, animal cost, reagents, material, etc.

Eight Annual MCCS meeting in Chicago, IL October 15 and 16, 2009 Abstract submission deadline is September 1, 2009 final program pdf

The meeting surveyed recent discoveries in the field of molecular and cellular cognition. There was a ‘wine and cheese' cash bar poster session (from 6-9PM, 10/15/09 McCormick Place Campus E450A) and a symposium (from 9:00 AM to 5:00PM, 10/16/2009, McCormick Place Campus N426).  To view and print program click here. Confirmed speakers included Jess Cardin (MIT), Ann Graybiel (MIT), Jennifer Raymond (Stanford), Michael Meaney (McGill), Carol Barnes (University of Arizona), Paolo Sass0ne-Corsi (UCI) and Tracey Shors (Rutgers).

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 be a poster session. To view and print flyer click here.