Please mark your calendars
now for the ANDP Spring Meeting in Bethesda, MD on May 5 and May 6,
2007. This is the most important annual meeting for those of us
involved in graduate and postdoctoral education in the neurosciences. Your
participation is important to the group's mission and is likely to have
direct impact on how you administer your program.
An exciting program is planned for this meeting focusing on several new
and important topics. Panel sessions and speakers directly
relevant to graduate and postdoctoral training are on tap including:
Funding Graduate Education in a Time of Declining NIH Resources;
The Role of Training Grants and Fellowships at NIMH; Where Graduate
Education Fits at ANDP and SFN; Mentoring the Mentors; and Interactive
Neuroscience Tools. And, of course, you'll get to meet
representatives from new member programs and talk with many
colleagues who share your passion about graduate training!
You will be receiving an agenda and registration forms in the mail in
the next few weeks, and we encourage you to register on-line at the ANDP
website. The deadline to register to attend the Spring Meeting is
April 16. Registration will be $225 for the meeting, including
the banquet on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. So
don't delay to register for this important event now.
The meeting will be held at
the Bethesda Hyatt, conveniently available from National Airport
and other DC locations on the metro red line. The deadline to
reserve your room at the Hyatt at the ANDP rate is April 7.
However, the number of rooms available at this rate are limited and
the hotel is very popular and tends to fill up quickly. Contact
the Hyatt at (301) 657-1234 to make your reservation as soon as
possible. Watch for the forms and plan to spend a lively and
enlightening weekend. Feel free to pass this information on
to an interested colleague.
Alison K. Hall
President, Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs
2006 Fall
Meeting Summary
The 2006 ANDP Fall Meeting was held on
October 14 in Atlanta, Georgia, during the Society for Neuroscience
meeting. Approximately 50 ANDP member representatives attended. The ANDP
welcomed new member programs at the University of Mississippi Medical
Center and Brigham Young University. In addition, the following new
officers began terms of service: Alison Hall, President; Michael Lehman,
President-elect; David Riddle, Secretary; Daniel Tranel, Councilor;
Barry Kaplan, Councilor. During the SfN meeting the ANDP also sponsored
two activities for trainees, the ANDP Forum on Professional Development
and the Student Hospitality Suite.
The highlight of the 2006 ANDP Fall Meeting was the presentation of the
ANDP Education Award to Dr.
Donald Kennedy in recognition of his contributions to neuroscience
education and training. With this award, ANDP honored Dr. Kennedy’s
positive influence on students through his teaching undergraduate and
graduate courses in neuroscience, his important and influential role as
the mentor and trainer of a large cadre of successful neuroscientists,
and his many contributions to public education and awareness of science
through his work at the FDA and as Editor-in-Chief of Science. Dr.
Kennedy was introduced by three former students, Dr. Donald Edwards, Dr.
Ron Calabrese, and Dr. Brian Mulloney.
