www..cam.ac.uk July 2007 Newsletter registration now open

Don’t miss the high-profi le symposium to mark the launch of Cambridge Neuroscience. The dead- line for registration is 19th August. No late applications will be accepted. Please note that places are limited and available on a fi rst-come basis. To secure your place go to www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk

Dates for your diary 19th-21st September 2007

Neuroscience talks Cambridge Neuroscience will be launched in September 2007 with a All upcoming neuroscience talks and prestigious three day scientifi c meeting. The Launch Symposium will seminars at Cambridge are listed at showcase the depth and breadth of neuroscience activity in Cambridge www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk with an outstanding line-up of local and international speakers. Divided into fi ve half-day sessions, the Symposium features research Registration is now open for the following from the fi ve key themes of neuroscience activity at Cambridge. There events. Details available online at will be opportunities to mingle with the speakers at the Gala dinner www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk and wine reception. The Launch will be opened by Vice Chancellor Professor Alison Richard. 12th – 14th September 2007 Evolution of the Brain, Behaviour & Keynote Lectures Plenary Lectures Intelligence Dr Linda Buck Professor Adriano Aguzzi Organised by Seth Grant (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute), Svante Paabo (Max Planck Professor Antonio Damasio Professor Earl Miller Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) and Professor Tom Jessell Professor Josh Sanes Nicola Clayton () Dr Mike Shadlen Dr Daniel Weinberger 19th – 21st September 2007 Cambridge Neuroscience Launch Research Lectures Symposium Professor Mike Bate Professor Seth Grant Attend Cambridge’s biggest neuroscience Professor Professor Roger Hardie event of 2007. Information is available Dr Denis Burdakov Dr Berthold Hedwig on the Cambridge Neuroscience website. Dr Tim Bussey Professor Christine Holt Contact Danielle Turner for more details Dr Michael Coleman Dr Adrian Owen [email protected] Professor Barry Everitt Dr Olivier Raineteau Dr Paul Fletcher Dr Angela Roberts Contact Cambridge Neuroscience Professor Robin Franklin Professor Wolfram Schultz Dr Danielle Turner Professor James Fawcett Dr Aviva Tolkovsky Cambridge Neuroscience Coordinator Dr Michel Goedert Professor Daniel Wolpert Dept of Experimental Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3EB Download the full programme and register for the symposium online 01223 333178 at www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/symposium. Registration is free for [email protected] members of Cambridge Neuroscience (conditions apply). If you have not yet registered as a member by adding your profi le to the Cambridge Neuroscience website please do so to be eligible for the discount.

More about Cambridge Neuroscience overleaf NEWS Please contact Dr Danielle Turner, or a Cambridge Neuroscience Seminar member of the steering committee, if you A highly successful 19th CNS meeting was held on Friday 20th have any questions regarding Cambridge April. Congratulations to Marta Correia for winning the fi rst prize Neuroscience. for her poster entitled ‘Characterisation of brain anisotropy using diffusion MRI’. Morgane Besson and Aldo Faisal were runners up. Steering committee Well done! Professor Andrea Brand Professor Alastair Compston (Chairman) Getting published Dr Steve Edgley On 14th May Katja Brose, Editor of Neuron and Consulting Editor Professor Robin Franklin of Cell, spoke to a packed audience of PhD students and post-docs Professor Peter Jones on how to get published in high impact journals. Professor Barry Keverne Professor Simon Laughlin Awards Dr Zoltan Sarnyai Barry Everitt and Bill Harris were recently appointed Fellows of Dr Maria Grazia Spillantini the Royal Society and Bill Harris and Christine Holt were elected Dr Gill Rands to the Academy of Medical Sciences. Congratulations! Professor Trevor Robbins (Chairman) Alastair Compston was awarded the 2007 Charcot Award for Professor Daniel Wolpert achievements in multiple sclerosis research. Evan Reid won a magnum of champagne in the ‘early-bird’ mem- The Cambridge Neuroscience steering commit- bers draw for submitting his profi le within the fi rst two weeks of tee is committed to promoting and developing neuroscience research at Cambridge. The com- the Cambridge Neuroscience website becoming live. mittee aims to ensure that Cambridge Neuro- science represents a broad and fully inclusive community. Together with a centrally-funded The Cambridge Neuroscience website coordinator, Dr Danielle Turner, they are work- The Cambridge Neuroscience website went live on 1 March 2007. ing to realise the University’s vision of a united, multidisciplinary community of neuroscientists Over 360 members have joined Cambridge Neuroscience. The of Cambridge. Cambridge Neuroscience directory contains details of all members of Cambridge Neuroscience, from research students through to Heads of Use Cambridge Neuroscience Departments. Currently sixty percent of the membership is made up of principal investigators, with the remaining membership comprising of • Become a member and raise your PhD students and research associates. research profi le • Search the database for experts or col- The full diversity of neuroscience research at Cambridge ranges from cellular & molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, laborators systems & computational neuroscience, behavioural & cognitive • See all neuroscience talks and semi- neuroscience to clinical & veterinary neuroscience. The website illus- nars in Cambridge at a glance trates the impressive depth and range of neuroscience research being • Submit a story to the ‘latest news’ undertaken in Cambridge. The membership includes representatives section from all fi ve schools and the numerous units and institutes affi liated to • Access information for job applicants, the University. prospective students, current students, researchers and the media www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk is an important resource for people • Read vignettes showcasing outstand- external to Cambridge providing, for the fi rst time, an opportunity ing, collaborative neuroscience research to readily access information about neuroscience research speciali- from Cambridge ties across Cambridge. There is a wealth of information on research • Help promote Cambridge Neuro- interests, techniques used, disease areas of interest, collaborations and publications on the website. science by using the logo on posters • Register for the Cambridge Neuro- If you have not yet joined this dynamic and expanding community, science launch symposium you can sign up at www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk and get your very own Cambridge Neuroscience page (conditions apply). Contact Cambridge Neuroscience Dr Danielle Turner The Cambridge Neuroscience website is a hit! The Cambridge Neu- Cambridge Neuroscience Coordinator roscience website is currently receiving over 60,000 page hits per Dept of Experimental Psychology month and this is growing by about 10,000 hits per month. Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3EB 01223 333178 [email protected] Popular keywords