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  • Current Issue: Summer 2015
    • Message From the President: The Promise of BRAIN
    • Neuroscience Offers Diverse Array of Career Paths
    • Careers in Academia: Advancing Research One Step at a Time
    • Register for Neuroscience 2015
    • Spring Council Roundup
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    • Inside Neuroscience: Stem Cell Studies Provide New Research Tools and Possible Therapies
    • August Recess: Congress Comes Home to You
    • Neuroscience Scholars Program Broadens Reach
    • Neurobiology of Disease Workshop Celebrates 35 Years
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Summer 2015

  • The connectivity of the brain.
    Message From the President: The Promise of BRAIN
    Two years after President Barack Obama first announced the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, the transformative potential of this ambitious project is beginning to come into view.
  • Neuroscientists can pursue many careers including academia, science publishing, advocacy, and clinical work.
    Neuroscience Offers Diverse Array of Career Paths

    The field of neuroscience is tremendously diverse, which means that a wide array of career paths are open to people who are interested in studying the science of the brain. 

  • Attendees visit the exhibit hall at the SfN annual meeting.
    Register for Neuroscience 2015

    Why should you attend Neuroscience 2015? Watch this video to learn about the many benefits of attending SfN's annual meeting.

  • Early Career Policy Fellow Angela Pierce takes Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) on a tour of her lab at the Kansas University Medical Center.
    August Recess: Congress Comes Home to You
    August is a great time to reach out to your member of Congress and advocate for science funding. With district offices, you can easily request a meeting at a location near your home or work and advocate for science research without coming to Washington, DC.
  • The Neuroscience Scholar Programs allows students from diverse backgrounds to present their research at SfN's annual meeting.
    Neuroscience Scholars Program Broadens Reach

    The Neuroscience Scholars Program, which provides professional development opportunities for trainees from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds, recently expanded to offer many of its benefits to an even larger field of young scientists.

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