Seminars & Events
Monday, September 19, 2011: Dr. R. Christopher Pierce (University of Pennsylvania) will speak on "Epigenetic Inheritance of a Cocaine Resistance Phenotype" at 4:45 pm in Goodpaster 195.
Friday, November 4, 2011: Dr. Paul Shepard (University of Maryland Baltimore) will speak at 3:00 pm in Schaefer Hall 106.
Friday, November 11, 2011: Dr. Mark Bouton (University of Vermont) will speak at 3:00 pm in Goodpaster Hall 195.
Alumni Highlight
Dr. Erin Johnson '02 recently received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester School of Medicine, and was inducted as an alumni member of Nu Rho Psi.
SMP Spotlight
Ron Saul, "Chronic activation of the substantia nigra nociceptin/orphanin receptor induces motor deficits similar to Parkinson's disease," 2008. Saul, the 2008 winner of the Neuroscience Award, infused a drug into the substantia nigra of rats and measured the resulting motor behaviors, mood disturbances, and cognitive abilities.
Internships
Summer Internships for St. Mary's Students 2012
- Dr. Anne Marie Brady will offer one full-time paid summer internship for a St. Mary's student to investigate drug-taking behavior in an animal model of schizophrenia. More information will be posted soon.
Off-Campus Summer Internships 2012
See an extensive list here. Selected programs are listed below.
- Atlanta Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Behavioral Research Advancements in Neuroscience (BRAIN) Program - due January 24, 2011
- Emory University Summer Undergraduate Research Program - searchable database
- Indiana University Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in Animal Behavior - due February 7, 2011
- Janelia Farm Undergraduate Summer Scholars Program - due January 14, 2011
- Johns Hopkins University Summer Internship Program
- Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs (LSSURP) at the University of Minnesota - due February 15, 2011
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research - due March 1, 2011
- National Science Foundation REU Search Page (enter “neuroscience” as keyword) - due dates vary by program
- New York University Center for Neural Science - due April 15, 2011
- Rutgers University Research in Science and Engineering - review of applications begins in early February 2011; early application is encouraged
- University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Workshop in Cognitive Science and Cognitive Neuroscience - information for 2011 not yet posted
- University of Pittsburgh Center for Neuroscience - due February 18, 2011
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program - due February 15, 2011
- West Virginia University Center for Neuroscience - due February 1, 2011
Past Internships
