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The CPIN Newsletter is a monthly publication of announcements, program activities, including upcoming speakers in the Distinguished Lectureship Series and program research day, as well as other neuroscience related events.

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Newsletter 2013-April

 



2013 April Announcements

Call for the 2013 CPIN Research Day registration and abstract submission
The CPIN Day Organizing Committee announces that the online registration/poster abstract submission is now open (http://neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events/CPIN_Research_Day.htm). The Research Day will be held at the MSB on June 10 in partnership with the International Symposium on Structural Neurobiology (on June 11). On June 10, the CPIN students will report their research updates through poster presentations at the Stone Lobby and Dr. Brian K Kobilka, Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and 2012 Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry, will deliver the 2013 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Distinguished Lecture at the MacLeod Auditorium. The registration closes on May 20.


Call for Poster Presentation Judges on the CPIN Research Day
Student research progress presentation is one of the CPIN program requirements. All the CPIN faculty and postdoctoral members are invited to attend the CPIN Research Day and provide feedback to our students’ research work through this annual inter-/intra-departmental event. The success of the CPIN program is dependent on the support of every each CPIN members. Please contact the Organizing Committee members or email p.neuroscience@utoronto.ca if you are available to serve as a poster judge on June 10.


The CPIN Research Day Organizing Committee
Oliver Ernst (also the organizer of the Structural Neurobiology Symposium; Biochemistry), Zhong-Ping Feng (Committee Chair; Physiology), Lili-Naz Hazrati (LMP), Janice Robertson (LMP), Albert Wong (IMS), and CPIN Graduate Student Executives.


Call for images/pictures/photos submission
Selected submissions will be posted on the CPIN website and in other CPIN related medium publications. Please submit your work to p.neuroscience@utoronto.ca, and remark the photo credit.


Upcoming Events

The 2013 UofT Oliver Smithies Lecturer
Speaker | Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President of The Rockefeller University
Time | 12:00 – 1:00, April 23
Location | MacLeod Auditorium, MSB2158. (http://neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events.htm).
This lecture counts as a credit for the CPIN students.
Please download 2013 CPIN Lecture Report & Evaluation Forms (http://neuroscience.utoronto.ca/Assets/UTNP+Digital+Assets/Collaborative+Program/forms/2013lectureform.pdf)

CPIN Distinguished Lectureship Series (http://neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events/lectureship.htm)

May 2, 2013 - Professor Timothy Ryan, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
May 3, 2013 - Professor Lara Boyd, University of British Columbia
May 10, 2013 - Professor Ivan Soltesz, University of California (Irvine)
May 29, 2013 - Dr. Leslie G. Ungerleider, Chief, Laboratory of Brain and Cognition, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

UofT seminars
http://neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events/seminar.htm


Congratulations to the graduates of the CPIN program

Last name

First name

Program

Department

Supervisor

Raashid

Rana A

MSc

IMS

Agnes Wong




Welcome New CPIN Students

Last name

First name

Program

Department

Supervisor

Bermejo

Marie

PhD

Pharmacology

Ali Salahpour

Chang

Michael

MSc

IMS

Taufik Valiante


CPIN Activities Reports

Neurotalk update (
http://neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events/Neurotalk.htm)

Take Your Undergrad to Lab Day Update (http://neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events/special.htm)

The 15th Annual Toronto Brain Bee (2013) update (http://neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events/2013brainbee.htm)