Edinburgh Neuroscience's Neuroscience Day is an annual day of talks and poster presentations from neuroscientists of all backgrounds at The University of Edinburgh. It is an opportunity for the clinicians, basic researchers and students at Edinburgh to meet and exchange ideas in a fun and informal setting. Once again there will be an annual poster competition for PhD students, as well our Annual Distinguished Lecture:
Annual Distinguished Lecture 2012
supported by The Physiological Society
Linking neuropsychiatric disease to sleep and circadian rhythm disruption
Prof Dame Kay Davies
Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy,
Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics
University of Oxford
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Venue
The meeting will take place at The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh.
click here for a Google Map of the meeting and restaurant locations
Programme
The meeting is a miture of talks and poster presenations. Registration is from 8.30 a.m., talks begin at 9 a.m. and the day is scheduled to finish at 5.30 p.m. The Annual Distinguished Lecture at 4 p.m., will be open to all. There is a meeting dinner from 7.30 pm (see below).
click here for the draft programme
Registration
This year Honours, MSc and PhD students are free and non-students at the University of Edinburgh are asked to contribute £10 towards the cost of the day.
Registration deadline: Wednesday 14th March 2012 or when we are full, whichever is sooner
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Posters and Abstracts
There will be 50 poster boards available - you need to submit an abstract to secure a board. All abstracts will be available to view online after 12th March. Once again there will be a PhD student poster competition.
Abstract submission deadline: Monday 12th March 2012 or when all boards are taken, whichever is sooner
click here for abstract submission, poster board dimensions and guidelines for making a good poster
Meeting Dinner
There will be an after meeting dinner, hosted by the Neuroscience Honours students, at Merchants Restaurant, 17 Merchant Street at 7.30 p.m. The meal costs £25 and you must book and pay for your place in advance by emailing edinburgh.neuroscience@ed.ac.uk.
Neuroscience Day 2012 is supported by:
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