Posts Tagged ‘forum’

The OHSU Brain Institute will be hosting a forum focused on “Exploring the horizon of addiction research and treatment.” Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) will be presenting along with our very own Dennis McCarty, PhD, professor, Public Health & Preventative Medicine, and William Hoffman, MD, PhD, associate professor, Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychiatry. This forum will be held in the OHSU Auditorium on Thursday, April 26 at 3:30 p.m. … Read More

Join the Integrated Genomics Laboratory for the Genomics Technology Forum on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the OHSU 8th floor hospital auditorium. Learn about both the Gene Microarray Shared Resource (GMSR) and the Massively Parallel Sequencing Shared Resource (MPSSR) from the following presenters: 10:00 a.m. Chris Harrington, PhD – Introduction to the Integrated Genomics Laboratory 10:10 a.m. Chris Harrington, PhD – Gene Microarray Shared Resource: Services, support, and guidelines … Read More

Learn about new findings and directions on the paradox of neuroablative approaches to pain—from the lab to the operating room and back—at the OHSU Brain Institute Quarterly Forum. Participants will include: Marc Sindou, MD, DSc, professor and chair of the department of neurosurgery at the University of Leon in France. Mary Heinricher, PhD, professor and vice-chair for research, and neurological surgery professor at OHSU. The event is free and open to anyone at OHSU interested … Read More

You’re invited to hear the latest information from NIH study sections at August’s Funding Focus. The workshop will take place Thursday, August 4, from 12 to 1 p.m. in Mac Hall 2201. OHSU faculty who have participated in recent study sections will share their experiences and answer questions about how to improve your NIH proposals. All faculty, researchers, students, and administrators are welcome to attend. Panel members will include: Doris Kretzschmar, PhD, Scientist, CROET Jonathan … Read More

This year’s 21st Annual John M. Brookhart Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, will feature Joseph Takahashi, Ph.D., Howard Hughes investigator in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The event is being held Tuesday, May 10 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the OHSU Auditorium. Immediately following his presentation on the “Genetic Analysis of Circadian Clocks in Mammals,” Dr. Takahashi will be joined by Alfred Lewy, … Read More

Come explore the cutting edge of neuroscience research, ask probing questions, and build on senior scientists’ insight in a novel, informal way at the OHSU Brain Institute Quarterly Forum. Participants include: Stephen Hauser, MD, neurology department chair at the University of California, San Francisco, and OHSU Brain Institute Lecturer. Dennis Bourdette, MD, professor and chair of the department of neurology at OHSU. Mary Stenzel-Poore, PhD, professor and chair of the department of molecular microbiology and … Read More

Faculty and staff are welcome to attend a new monthly forum that aims to improve communication about the business side of research. The new series, called RAIN: Research Administration Information Network, was developed to expand upon and replace the Sponsored Projects Information Network (SPIN). Beginning with its first meeting this Thursday, September 16 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in UHS 8B-60, RAIN will provide updates and late-breaking news from the Research Integrity Office, Technology Transfer, … Read More