The annual MidBrains 2023 conference will be held on Saturday, October 21st at the STEM Innovation Center on the campus of University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. The meeting will have research poster sessions, short oral presentations, a keynote speaker, and lunch. This year, the conference will be held in conjunction with Upper Midwest Chapter (UMC) of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) dedicated to neuroscience education and training opportunities for undergraduate, graduate students and Postdoctoral Fellows. You can find information about Upper Midwest Chapter of SFN HERE 

Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, September 29th, 2023. 

Click HERE to submit abstract or register for the conference

Program Schedule

All times are posted in the central time zone. 

Friday, October 20th, 2023

7:00 – 9:00 pm:  Social event! Please join us for an evening of chatting about neuroscience, catching up with old friends, and social networking. Event Location: TBD

Saturday, October 21st, 2023

Location: S.T.E.M. Innovation Center, 2019 Technology Way, Green Bay, WI 54311

8:00 – 9:30 am: Conference registration, Coffee, and Pastries

9:30 – 9:45 am: Welcome and Introduction

10:00 – 10:45 am: Keynote Address (Dr. James J. Li, University of Wisconsin – Madison)

11:00 – 11:45 am: MidBrains Undergraduate Student Poster Session 1 / UMC SfN Graduate Student Poster Session 1

12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch (Provided as part of registration)

1:00 – 1:45 pm: MidBrains Graduate School / UMC SfN Lightning Oral Presentations (Graduate Students)

2:00 – 3:00 pm: MidBrains Symposium Session (15 min nano seminars – three rooms)

3:00 – 3:45 pm: MidBrains Undergraduate Student Poster Session 2 / Graduate Student Poster Session 2

3:45 – 4:15 pm: UMC SfN Business Meeting / MidBrains Business Meeting

4:15 – 4:30 pm: UMC SfN Lightning Presentation Awards and Closing remarks