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TRAINING FELLOWS POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
ASSOCIATION OF NEUROSCIENCE
DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
SPRING MEETING SUMMARY
Marriott Hotel at Metro Center
Washington, DC
MAY 5-6, 2001
Saturday, May 5th
1:00 p.m. "Graduate
Neuroscience Training in a Combined Medical School/Liberal Arts
Environment" Michael J. Friedlander (University of Alabama,
Birmingham) moderated a panel discussion of how graduate training in
Neuroscience is organized in complex university settings. The other
panelists were John Donoghue (Brown University), Richard T. Robertson
(University of California, Irvine), and Edward M. Stricker (University
of Pittsburgh).
3:15 p.m. "Graduate Student Training in Cognitive and
Computational Neuroscience" James L.McClelland (Center for
Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University and University of
Pittsburgh) moderated a panel discussion of training in cognitive and
computational neuroscience, and its integration with complementary
course-work and research training in cellular, molecular, and systems
neurobiology. The other panelists were William B. Kristan, Jr.
(University of California, San Diego) and Steven E. Petersen (Washington
University, St. Louis).
Reception and Banquet: 5:45 PM-9:00 PM
The scheduled speaker, Fred Gage of the Salk Institute, was unable to
attend, but his planned remarks will be posted shortly on this web site.
Sunday, May 6th
9:00 a.m.
"Neuroscience as a Contact Sport: The Argument for Laboratory
Training at the Undergraduate Level" Karen Parfitt (Pomona
College), President of Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN),
moderated a discussion of laboratory research training for undergraduate
Neuroscience students. Panelists included Terry S. Woodin (Program
Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science
Foundation) and Ronald R. Hoy (Cornell University).
10:45 a.m. "Addressing the Nation's Changing Needs for
Biomedical and Behavioral
Scientists" Edward Stricker (University of Pittsburgh)
moderated a discussion of last year's report by the National Research
Council, published by the National Academy Press. The featured speaker
was Marvin Cassman (Director, National Institute of General
Medical Sciences).
1:00 p.m. "Qualifiers to Qualifications: Trainees' Concerns on
Graduate Training Issues"
Alison Hall (Case Western Reserve University) will moderate a discussion
of graduate training in preparation for careers in Neuroscience. The
featured speaker was Bruce Alberts (president of the National Academy of
Sciences and chair of the National Research Council); the ANDP Fellows
provided the perspective of trainees.
3:15 p.m. "Neuroscience Education and the Role of the ANDP in
the New Decade" Barbara Talamo (Tufts University), Past
President of the ANDP, moderated a panel discussion on graduate
neuroscience training. The panelists included former Past Presidents
Thomas O. Fox (Harvard University), Robert E. Fellows (University of
Iowa), and James S. King, President -Elect of the ANDP (Ohio State
University.
Summary provided by
President-Elect James King
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