SfN Announces Election 2008 Results
The Society congratulates newly elected SfN officers and councilors. Chosen by members in good standing over the past month, the incoming officers and councilors will begin their terms at Neuroscience 2008 in Washington, DC. The membership elected Michael Goldberg, Columbia University, as the incoming president-elect; Marie-Francoise Chesselet, University of California, Los Angeles, as the incoming treasurer-elect; and Freda Miller, University of Toronto, as the secretary-elect. Roberta Diaz Brinton, University of Southern California; Howard Eichenbaum, Boston University; Frances Jensen, Childrens’ Hospital; and Anthony Phillips, University of British Columbia were elected as councilors.
OFFICERS
Michael Goldberg is the David Mahoney Professor of Brain and Behavior in the Departments of Neuroscience and Neurology at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Director of both the New York State Psychiatric Institute and the Mahoney Center for Brain and Behavior Research at Columbia University Medical Center. His involvement at the Society spans more than 20 years and includes serving as treasurer, chair of the Ad-hoc Committee on Electronic Initiatives and as a member of several SfN committees. His research primarily focuses on the psychophysics and physiology of cognitive processes in the monkey.
Marie-Francoise Chesselet is the Charles H. Markham Professor of Neurology and the Chair of the Department of Neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is currently serving as an SfN councilor
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PROFILES IN ADVOCACY: MEMBERS MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD
Advocacy takes many shapes and forms. While SfN Government and Public Affairs staff regularly communicate the Society members’ priorities to Congress, it is essential that neuroscientists themselves relay to their legislators the significance of their research and the importance of sustained federal funding.
The 2008 Capitol Hill Day, held April 22 in Washington, DC, provided an opportunity for members to meet in-person with federal lawmakers at a time when Congress was grappling with the annual federal budget, including funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF).
Twenty-four SfN members participated in the 2008 Capitol Hill Day. Attendees representing 13 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Mexico attended nearly 50 meetings with House and Senate offices to advocate for biomedical research. During the morning training session, participants heard from Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA); Shimere Williams, a professional staff member for the House Committee on Science and Technology; Ray Thorn, the health legislative assistant for
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