The annual MidBrains 2024 conference will be held on Saturday, October 26th 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 27th, 2024.
Click HERE to submit your abstract or registration for the conference. Everyone that plans to attend the conference, presenting or not, MUST register for the conference, but only the first author needs to submit the abstract.
Registration is FREE for all attendees!!!
Program Schedule
All times are posted in the central time zone.
Friday, October 25th, 2024
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: Cocoon Brewing Company
More details to come!
Saturday, October 26th, 2024
Location: S.T.E.M. Innovation Center, 2019 Technology Way, Green Bay, WI 54311 (for more information click here)
Tentative Program Schedule
8:30 – 9:30 am: Conference registration, Coffee, and Pastries; Poster Session 1 setup
9:30 – 9:40 am: Welcome and Introduction
9:40 – 10:45 am: Keynote Address (Dr. Cody J. Wenthur, University of Wisconsin – Madison)
Talk Title: Psychedelic Polypharmacology: Implications for Behavior and Mental Health
10:45 – 11:30 am: MidBrains Undergraduate Student Poster Session 1 / UMC SfN Poster Session 1
11:30 – 12:15 pm: MidBrains Graduate School Panel / UMC SFN & MidBrains Business Meeting
12:15 – 1:15 pm: Lunch (Provided as part of registration) – Poster Session 2 setup
1:15 – 2:10 pm: UMC SfN Lightning Oral Presentations (Students)
2:15 – 3:15 pm: MidBrains Symposium Session (15 min nano seminars – three rooms)
3:15 – 4:00 pm: MidBrains Undergraduate Student Poster Session 2 / UMC SfN Graduate Student Poster Session 2
4:00 – 4:15 pm: UMC SfN Lightning Presentation Awards and Closing remarks
