2016 - Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars Program

Programs


Wednesday, June 22 - Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute 520 Sixteenth Street North Birmingham AL 35203

2-5 pm	Registration and Check-In
5:30 pm	Shuttle to Reception
6:00 pm	Dinner Reception Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
7:30 pm	Return Shuttle
Thursday, June 23
Hill University Student Center 1400 University Blvd Birmingham AL 35294-1150

7:15 am	Breakfast
8:00 am	Opening Remarks - Hill University Student Center - Ballroom
8:15 am	Professional Developement Session 1 - Hill University Student Center - Ballroom
	Frank Davis, BSEE, MBA President & CEO The Horizon Group-Process and Materials Specialists "Inner Drivers"
9:00 am	Break
9:15 am	Professional Development Session IIa - Hill University Student Center - Ballroom
	Nancy G. Abney Instructor & Program Manager Professional Development Program UAB Graduate School "Developing a Professional Portfolio"
10:00 am	Professional Development Session IIb - Stereotype Threat - Ballroom
10:45 am	Break
11:00 am	Lecture & Life Path
	Hill University Student Center - Alumni Theater Gordon E. Legge, PhD Professor of Psychology University of Minnesota "The Impact of Impaired Vision on Reading and Mobility: Personal and Professional Insights"
12:30 pm	Boxed Lunch Break
1:30 pm	Oral Session I - Hill University Student Center - Alumni Theater
2:30 pm	Break
2:45 pm	Oral Session II - Hill University Student Center - Alumni Theater
3:45 pm	Break
4:00 pm	Lecture & Life Path
	Hill University Student Center - Alumni Theater Helen Scharfman, PhD Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry New York University School of Medicine "Diverse Roles of Adult Dentate Gyrus Neurogenesis"
5:30 pm	Dinner - Hill University Student Center - Ballroom
7:00 pm	Poster Session The Edge of Chaos 1700 University Blvd - 4th Floor Lister Hill Birmingham, AL 35294
9:00 pm	Adjourn for the Evening
Friday, June 24 - Heritage Hall
Heritage Hall 104 1401 University Blvd Birmingham AL 35294-1150

7:45 am	Breakfast
8:30 am	Oral Session III - Heritage Hall 104
9:30 am	Break
9:45 am	Professional Development Session III - Heritage Hall 104
	Stephanie Yates, PhD Associate Professor, UAB Collat School of Business Jackie Russell, JD Instructor of Accounting and Business Law "Personal Finance"
10:45 am	Break
11:00 am	Lecture and Life Path
	Heritage Hall 104 Carl Hart, PhD Professor of Psychology Columbia University "Using Science to Promote Justice"
12:30 pm	Pizza Lunch
1:30 pm	Oral Session IV - Heritage Hall 104
2:30 pm	Break
2:45 pm	Professional Development Session IV - Heritage Hall 104
	Gabriel Gasque, PhD Associate Editor PLoS Biology "A Successful Paper Submission: Do's and Don'ts"
3:45 pm	Break
4:00 pm	Professional Development Session V - Heritage Hall 104
	Michelle Jones-London, PhD Director of Diversity Training and Workforce Development National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH "The Neuroscientists' Toolkit for Research and Career: Empowering Yourself to Follow Your Passion"
4:45 PM	Awards & Closing Remarks - Heritage Hall 104
5:00 PM	Break
6:00 PM	Full Moon BBQ & Potato Bar at UAB Mini-Park

Conference Details and Registration

NATIONAL ENHANCEMENT OF UNDERREPRESENTED ACADEMIC LEADERS (NEURAL) CONFERENCE

The annual NEURAL Conference is the only regional graduate trainee neuroscience conference of its kind and the cornerstone of the efforts of the UAB Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars Program. The conference is designed to benefit the *underrepresented graduate neuroscience trainee. Non-UAB *underrepresented graduate neuroscience trainees are targeted for attendance.

Attendance by ALL UAB neuroscience trainees is requested and encouraged.

Poster presentations and attendance is open to ALL neuroscience trainees. Oral presentations will be chosen from *underrepresented neuroscience graduate attendees ONLY. 3 poster awards and 3 oral awards will be made. Abstract details and a submission form can be found below.

The NEURAL Conference will take place at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

A limited number of TRAVEL AWARDS are available for non-UAB *underrepresented neuroscience graduate students! Preference will be given to trainees who submit quality abstracts by the April 15th deadline. Abstracts can be submitted through June 1. Travel awards will take the form of free lodging and travel reimbursements upon receipt of detailed receipts. Indicate your interest in a Travel Award on the registration form.

* Underrepresented (must be citizens or permanent residents):
1. Racial and ethnic groups such as blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.
2. Students with disabilities, i.e., who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

Please send Jamie White your questions or call the UAB Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars Program at 205-996-1673!

ABSTRACTS

Presenting is an important aspect of the NEURAL conference. Poster presentations are open to ALL neuroscience trainees. Oral presentations will be selected from *underrepresented neuroscience trainees only.

Abstracts must be neuroscience-related. Abstract bodies should be no longer than 250 words and include: Introduction; Materials & Methods; Results; Conclusion. Use ariel 11, single spaced, microsoft word. The first round of travel awards have been made. We have limited funds to support a second round of travel awards. Please register asap and submit SECOND ROUND ABSTRACTS BY June 1. Please email your abstract to jcarleen@uab.edu. If you don't recieve a confirmation email, please call 205-996-1673.

Posters must fit on 4 feet X 8 feet poster boards. Oral presentations will be a total of 10 minutes in length. (8 minutes science and slides, 2 minutes for questions)