This annual event is a great way to learn about the research being conducted in Atlanta without having to travel to the Society for Neuroscience meeting. It's a wonderful opportunity for students to practice their presentations in front of a home town crowd. Food and Drinks are provided.
High school students representing all of Georgia turn out yearly for the ACSFN-sponsored Georgia Regional Brain Bee. In this elimination-style competition, students answer questions about the functioning of the brain and nervous system one by one until a single winner remains. The winner is sent t...
Each year, the Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience spreads the word about brain research to schools and the public. We coordinate visits from neuroscientists to Atlanta-area elementary, middle, and high schools, reaching thousands of students. Although we started out concentrating our ef...
| 2012 Georgia Regional Brain Bee |
The Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience was pleased to once again sponsor the Georgia Brain Bee on February 4, 2012 at Emory University. This year, 30 students participated, taking a written exam in the morning and progressing to an oral round after that. In the oral round, students answered increasingly difficult questions about neuroscience and the brain. Students were eliminated after they answered three questions incorrectly, and spelling was not considered! The participants ranged from 9-12 grade, and were enrolled in 24 different high schools around north Georgia. One student was a 10 year old freshman who is home-schooled, and she was among the last students to be eliminated! During the break between the sessions, the students enjoyed a “hands on” session wherein they were able to handle a number of actual brain specimens and see examples of some experimental preparations and procedures. This year, the Brain Bee winner was Shawn Albert of Snellville, who is a senior at The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology. The second place finisher was Sara Dada (junior, Wheeler High School) and third place was awarded to Karim Lakhani (sophomore, Douglas County High School). The ACSfN will send Shawn to Baltimore, Maryland in March to compete in the National Brain Bee. Best of luck to Shawn and congratulations to all of our impressive participants! |
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| 2011 Poster Preview in Review |
In November, the Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience held its annual poster preview before everyone left for Washington, D.C. for the yearly Society meeting. This event was a great chance for people to practice their presentations while sharing their latest research with their colleagues from Atlanta. |
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| 2012 Chapter Travel Award deadline Mon May 14th |
This year, the ACSfN will again submit one graduate student and one postdoctoral nominee for the Chapters Travel Awards for the SFN meeting. We have had a winner of this award for a number of years. If you are interested in being considered as our nominee, please submit TOGETHER IN ONE WORD DOCUMENT the following items to me (khuhman@gsu.edu) no later than 5:00 pm Monday, May 14th:
The ACSfN Council Members will again select our nominee based on this information. Before you apply, please examine the eligibility rules for each award below. More information on these, and other, awards can be found on the SFN website. |
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| Brain Awareness Month |
The Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience is recruiting volunteers for our 2012 Brain Awareness campaign. Last year, we sent 78 local neuroscientists to K-12 classrooms throughout the Atlanta area to give presentations on the brain and nervous system. We reached more than 4500 students, but this year we are determined to expand our efforts. Although the Society for Neuroscience has identified March 12-18 as Brain Awareness Week, demand for classroom volunteers is so great in our area, we will be accommodating teacher requests through the end of the school year. If you would like to volunteer for a classroom visit, please sign up today at acsfn.org.
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| March is Brain Awareness Month in Georgia! |
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| 2011 Chapter Travel Award nominees |
The nominees for this year's SFN travel awards from the Atlanta Chapter were chosen by a panel of 13 members of the Chapter Council from 5 institutions (Emory, GSU, GA Tech, Morehouse School of Medicine and Morehouse College). There were approximately 30 applications. The nominees are:
These applications were forwarded to the Society for Neuroscience. The winners will receive support for travel to the annual meeting in Washington DC. |
With the support of ACSFN council members, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has declared March Brain Awareness Month in Georgia! For more information or to participate in our outreach efforts, please visit our