Veronica G. Martinez Acosta Associate Professor of Biology University of the Incarnate Word Veronica Martinez Acosta is an Associate Professor of Biology at University of the Incarnate Word. Veronica earned a Ph.D. in Zoology from Texas A&M University in the laboratory of Dr. Mark J. Zoran. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas under the direction of Dr. Bing Zang, now at the University of Missouri. Dr. Martinez Acosta has studied systems‐level neural plasticity in the annelid worm, Lumbriculus variegatus and in Drosophila melanogaster. Her current research interests include molecular mechanisms governing neural regeneration and wound healing and the role of stem cell populations in these regenerative processes. She has been awarded an NIH‐EARDA award (2010‐2011); a SOMAS‐URM award (2009‐2010); and most recently a Department of Defense Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority‐Serving Institutions Award (2013‐2016). Dr. Martinez Acosta teaches undergraduate courses in cellular biology, developmental biology, and neurobiology. She also conducts research with undergraduate students and is currently mentoring UIW’s 1st postdoctoral fellow in teaching and research. She has won numerous awards for teaching and service to her university including the UIW Provost’s Legacy Teaching Award and the Sr Eleanor Ann Young Award for Truth. Session Title: Retention of Underrepresented Minority Faculty: a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution Perspective. Scheduled: Sunday, 8/3, 10:15‐11:30 SESSION IX: PLENARY 4. Description: The quality and timing of mentorship received directly affects an individual’s contribution to the field and their retention in academe. This is especially true with faculty who are underrepresented minority. As a product of strong mentorship myself, I offer a personal perspective on the value of the student‐mentor relationship. Moreover I offer a perspective that is unique to the environment of predominantly undergraduate institutions, where the challenges of heavy teaching loads force faculty to learn to balance service, scholarship, and family life much earlier. I offer that mentorship at the earliest stages of the career and the development of a “Tool Box” of Mentorship is crucial to the retention of this faculty.
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VeronicaG.MartinezAcostaAssociateProfessorofBiologyUniversityoftheIncarnateWord
VeronicaMartinezAcostaisanAssociateProfessorofBiologyatUniversityoftheIncarnateWord.VeronicaearnedaPh.D.inZoologyfromTexasA&MUniversityinthelaboratoryofDr.MarkJ.Zoran.ShethencompletedapostdoctoralfellowshipattheUniversityofTexasunderthedirectionofDr.BingZang,nowattheUniversityofMissouri.
Dr.MartinezAcostahasstudiedsystems‐levelneuralplasticityintheannelidworm,LumbriculusvariegatusandinDrosophilamelanogaster.Hercurrentresearchinterestsincludemolecularmechanismsgoverningneuralregenerationandwoundhealingandtheroleofstemcellpopulationsintheseregenerativeprocesses.ShehasbeenawardedanNIH‐EARDAaward(2010‐2011);aSOMAS‐URMaward(2009‐2010);andmostrecentlyaDepartmentofDefenseResearchandEducationProgramforHistoricallyBlackCollegesandUniversitiesandMinority‐ServingInstitutionsAward(2013‐2016).Dr.MartinezAcostateachesundergraduatecoursesincellularbiology,developmentalbiology,andneurobiology.ShealsoconductsresearchwithundergraduatestudentsandiscurrentlymentoringUIW’s1stpostdoctoralfellowinteachingandresearch.ShehaswonnumerousawardsforteachingandservicetoheruniversityincludingtheUIWProvost’sLegacyTeachingAwardandtheSrEleanorAnnYoungAwardforTruth.
SessionTitle:RetentionofUnderrepresentedMinorityFaculty:aPredominantly UndergraduateInstitutionPerspective. Scheduled:Sunday,8/3,10:15‐11:30 SESSIONIX:PLENARY4. Description:Thequalityandtimingofmentorshipreceiveddirectlyaffectsanindividual’scontributiontothefieldandtheirretentioninacademe.Thisisespeciallytruewithfacultywhoareunderrepresentedminority.Asaproductofstrongmentorshipmyself,Iofferapersonalperspectiveonthevalueofthestudent‐mentorrelationship.MoreoverIofferaperspectivethatisuniquetotheenvironmentofpredominantlyundergraduateinstitutions,wherethechallengesofheavyteachingloadsforcefacultytolearntobalanceservice,scholarship,andfamilylifemuchearlier.Iofferthatmentorshipattheearlieststagesofthecareerandthedevelopmentofa“ToolBox”ofMentorshipiscrucialtotheretentionofthisfaculty.
MaryAnnAsson‐Batres ProgramDirector
BIO/IOSNeuralSystemsClusterNationalScienceFoundation
Currently,IamaRotatingProgramDirectorintheIntegrativeOrganismalSystemsDivisionoftheBiologyDirectorate.ImanagetheOrganizationportfoliointheNeuralSystemsCluster.Myownresearchisfocusedontherole
ofvitaminA/retinoicacidinneuronregenerationinthepostnatalanimalusingtherodentolfactoryepitheliumasamodelsystem.
SessionTitle:FundingPossibilitiesforUndergraduateNeuroscienceEducationatthe NationalScienceFoundation. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,8:30‐9:45 SESSIONIV:BreakoutsC. (RepeatsSaturday,8/2,2:45‐4:00 SESSIONVI:BreakoutsE.) Description: ThepresentationwillcoveropportunitiesforseekinggrantsupportfromtheNSFforeducationalandresearchbasedprojectsandopportunitiesforservingonMeritReviewPanels,servingasanadhocreviewer,orservingasaRotatingProgramDirector.
AnetteBirck DirectorofScience&HealthPrograms DanishInstituteforStudyAbroad AnetteBirckistheDirectorofScience&HealthProgramsatDIS,Copenhagen,Denmark.Shehassevenyearsofexperienceinstudyabroad,directinganddevelopingscience,healthandenvironmentrelatedprogramstaughtinCopenhagenwithintegratedstudytoursalloverEurope.ShewaspartoftheworkgroupfortheFORUMGuidelines
forUndergraduateHealth‐RelatedProgramsAbroad.AnettehasMScandPhDdegreesfromtheUniversityofCopenhagenandaMBAfromCopenhagenBusinessSchool. SessionTitle:NeuroscienceStudyAbroadOpportunities– FlexibleCurriculaforaVarietyofStudentExperiences Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,4:15‐6:00 SESSIONVII:PLENARY3. Description: ThereisagrowingpushoncampusesthroughouttheUnitedStatestoprovideinterculturalandstudyabroadexperiencesforundergraduatestudents.Interculturalawarenessandcollaborationareliberalartsandsciencevalues/skillsthatareessentialforthefuturescholarlyandacademicsuccessofourstudents.Infact,arecentAAC&Usurveyofemployersindicatedthatskillslikeinterculturalawareness,communicationskills,andteamworkskillsareessentialqualitiesthattheywantinourgraduates,moresothentheirultimatemajor.Thegrowinginternationalandcollaborativenatureofsciencemakesitimperativethatsciencestudentshaveexperiencesthatpreparethemtobesuccessfulinaninternationalcontext.
Thisjointsessionwillfocusonthedevelopmentofstudyabroadexperiencesthatstretchthroughoutastudent’scollegecareer.ChrisKoreywillbeginthesessionwiththecreationandassessmentoffirst‐yearcoursesthatcontainshort‐termstudyabroadexperiences.Thesecoursesintroducethestudyabroadexperienceearlyinastudent’scareerandsetsthestageforlater,moreextensiveopportunities.MichaelRusciowillcontinuewithanexplorationoftheCollegeofCharleston/FUNNeuroscienceSeminarinGermanysummercoursethattargetsrisingJuniorsandSeniors.ThiscourseprovidesstudentstheopportunitytoexploreinternationalneuroscienceandobserveandengageintheprocessofscientificresearchinthelaboratoriesanduniversitiesatLudwig‐MaximiliansUniversity(Munich)andHumboldtUniversity/CharitéMedicalUniversity(Berlin).HewillalsodiscusstheEuroScholarssemesterabroadprogram.Finally,AnetteBirckwilldiscussthesemesterlongstudyabroadexperiencesthatDIS,DanishInstituteforStudyAbroad,offersintheScience&Healthfields,especiallyNeuroscience.Theprogramtargetsjuniorsandseniorsmajoringinneuroscience,biology,biochemistry,healthscience,psychologyorpublichealthetc.TheDISstudyabroadexperiencefocusesonexperientiallearning,fieldstudies,researchandEuropeanstudytours,taughtbyexpertsinthefield,allviewedfromanEuropeanandScandinavianperspectiveandscientificstronghold.Followingthesepresentations,thesessionwillbeopenedupforagroupdiscussionaboutthefutureofneurosciencestudyabroadandtherolethatFUNmayplayinit.
GrahamCousens AssociateProfessorofPsychology
andChairofNeuroscienceProgram DrewUniversityGrahamCousensisDirectoroftheNeuroscienceProgramatDrewUniversityandPresident‐ElectofNuRhoPsi.HeearnedaPh.D. inBehavioralNeuroscienceatRutgersUniversityandservedasapost‐doctoral fellow in the Section of Neurobiology at Yale School of
MedicineandatTheEarnestGalloClinicandResearchCenter.Graham’sresearchprogramfocuses on the neural substrates of olfactory learning andmemory, and he has had theopportunitytoworkalongsidemanytalentedundergraduatestudentsatDrew. SessionTitle:NuRhoPsi,TheHonorSocietyfortheNeurosciences. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,8:30‐9:45 SESSIONIV:BreakoutsC. (RepeatsonSunday,8/3,8:30‐9:45 SESSIONVIII:BreakoutsF.) Description: Nu Rho Psi is theNational Honor Society in Neuroscience. The organizationwas founded in2006bytheFacultyforUndergraduateNeuroscienceandisnowanindependenthonorsociety.Nu Rho Psi is a non‐profit, grass‐roots organization of neuroscientists and is governed by aNationalCouncilelectedby themembers.Chartershavebeenawarded tochaptersatCollegesandUniversitiesinallregionsoftheUnitedStates,andtheorganizationcurrentlyconsistsof40+chaptersand1700+lifetimemembers.Thisbreakout session is intendedboth for facultyat institutionswithchaptersand for facultyconsideringinitiatingachapterattheirhomeinstitution.Wewilltakestockofthepast8yearswillconsidernewinitiativesaimedatincreasingmembership–particularlyatlargeinstitutionsandoverseasinstitutions–andincreasingstudentengagementoncampus.Chapteradvisorswillbeaskedtodiscusspracticesattheirhomeinstitutions.Inaddition,wewilldiscussthecharterapplicationprocesswithinterestedattendees.
GaryDunbarProfessorandDirector,PrograminNeuroscience
CentralMichiganUniversity
GaryL.DunbarreceivedaBAinPhilosophyandaBSinBiopsychologyfromEckerdCollegeandMAinPsychologyandaMSinBiologyfromCentralMichiganUniversity,beforereceivinghisPhDinPsychology(BehavioralNeuroscience)fromClarkUniversity.
Presently,heistheJohnG.KulhaviProfessorofNeuroscienceandDirectoroftheNeuroscienceProgramatCentralMichiganUniversity.HealsoservesastheExecutiveDirectorofFieldNeurosciencesInstituteinSaginaw,Michigan,andasPresidentfortheAmericanSocietyforNeuralTherapyandRepair.Histeachingandresearchinterestsareprimarilyintheareaofbehavioralneuroscience.In1997,HereceivedtheMichiganProfessoroftheYearawardfromtheCarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeachingandtheCouncilfortheAdvancementandSupportforEducation,andwasalsohonoredasaDistinguishedFacultyMemberawardfromtheMichiganAssociationofGoverningBoardsofStateUniversitiesin1998.HealsoreceivedthePresident’sAwardforOutstandingResearchandCreativeEndeavorsatCentralMichiganUniversityin2011.Mostofhisrecentresearchhasfocusedontestingtheefficacyoftransplantsofgenetically‐alteredadultstemcellsandotherpotentialtreatmentsforneuroanatomicalandbehavioraldeficitsinanimalmodelsofneurodegenerativediseases,stroke,andspinalcordinjury.Hisresearchhasbeensupportedbygrantsandcontracts,includingawardsfrompublic(NIHandNSF)andprivatesources.SessionTitle1:Careertransitions.
Scheduled:Friday,8/1,3:30‐4:45 SESSIONII:BreakoutsA. Description:Thisbreakoutsessionwilllookatbothcommonanduncommoncareertransitionsthatcanoccurduringone’stenureinacademia.Topicswillinclude:(1)transitioningfromgraduateschoolorpostdoctoacademics(orindustry);(2)preparingforpromotionandtenuredecisions;(3)balancingteaching,research,andserviceduringone’scareer;(4)weighingtheprosandconstotakingonmoreadministrativeresponsibilities(e.g.,becomingadirectororchair);(5)exploringtheoptionsofstayingataparticularinstitutionormovingtoanother;(6)anddecidingwhenandhowtoretire.Thesessionisdesignedtobehighlyinteractiveandspecificsituationsthatparticipantsarefacingareopenfordiscussion,sothatadviceandideascanbesharedfreelyinaconstructiveandpositivemanner.
SessionTitle2:BestPractices:sometimesthemagicworks,sometimesitdoesn't. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,1:15‐2:30 SESSIONV:PLENARY2. Description:ThisplenarysessionwillbefocusedonbestpracticesandinnovativeapproachesthatwerehighlightedbyCNDPwhenmakingselectionsfortheUndergraduateNeuroscienceProgramsof
theYearawards.Oneareaoffocuswillbeonthepeer‐mentoringsystem,includingwhatworksandwhatdoesnotwork.Aspecialsegmentofthisapproachwillbedevotedforstartinganintroductiontoresearchlabforfreshmenandhowthegoalsofthisclasscouldworkintothepeer‐mentoringsystem. Closelyrelatedtothepeer‐mentoringmodel,willbeapresentationontheTEAMapproachthatisusedinalargerschoolenvironment.Includedinthisforumwillbeadiscussiononsomeofthepoliticalproblemsassociatedwithrunninganundergraduateprograminauniversitythatistryingtotransitionfromteaching,asitsprimarymission,intoaresearchuniversity.Finally,anopendiscussionwillallowparticipantstoshareordiscussnewideas—bothmagicalandnot.
WilliamGrisham AdjunctProfessorofPsychology UniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles WhenBillGrishamwasanundergraduate,hewantedtochangetheworld.Now,asaUCLAprofessor,heistakingthehigh‐qualitylaboratoryexperiencesthatheoffershisstudentsatUCLAandtransformingthemsothattheyarecompletelydigital.Further,hehasprovidedthesedigitalteachingtoolsonthewebsothattheycan
bedownloadedforfreefromhttp://mdcune.psych.ucla.edu/.Thesedigitallabsofferthesameinquiry‐basedexperiencesgiventoUCLAstudents;theyarenotdemonstrations,simulations,or"cookbookexercises."Theselabsspanneurophysiology,bioinformatics,hormonalinfluencesonneuraldevelopment,andmolecularbiology.
Formerly,BillGrishamservedasCouncilorforFUN,andrecentlyservedasaProgramOfficerattheNationalScienceFoundation.HeiscurrentlyproudtobeontheeditorialboardsofJUNEandERIN.
SessionTitle:GelScramble:adigitalmolecularneurosciencelabmodule Scheduled:Friday,8/1,3:30‐4:45 SESSIONII:BreakoutsA. (RepeatsSaturday,8/2,2:45‐4:00 SESSIONVI:BreakoutsE.) (ThissessionisalsofeaturedintheIntensivePre‐WorkshopSeminar.) Description:
Inthismodule,studentsnotonlylearncontentaboutmolecularneurosciencebutalsoutilizeweb‐basedtoolstomakepredictedoutcomesbasedonexperimentalprotocols.Studentsarethenchallengedtodeveloptheircriticalthinkingskillswhenaskedtomatchtheirpredictedoutcomestoanarrayofempiricalresults.Astillbiggerchallengetostudents'criticalthinkingskillsisposedwhentheyareaskedtoexplainunexpectedoutcomes,whichexistintheempiricaldataandhavereasonableexplanations.Someestimatesholdthatatleasthalfofallexperimentsofanykindproduceunexpectedresults,andunexpectedresultscanberesponsibleforenlighteningdiscoveries.Thus,aseducators,weshouldalsotrainstudentstodealwithunexpectedresultsratherthanjustfocusingonexperimentsthat"work."
Participantswillreceiveallmaterialsrequiredtoteachthismoduleattheirhomeinstitution,includingimages,PDFsofhandoutsandlaboratoryinstructions,gradingkeysandrubrics,Powerpointslides,etc.
JeanHardwick 2014FUNWorkshopCo‐ChairandHost ProfessorofBiologyandCoordinatorof NeuroscienceProgram IthacaCollegeJeanHardwickisaProfessorofBiologyandCoordinatoroftheNeuroscienceminoratIthacaCollege.ShedidherundergraduateworkatSmithCollege,receivedaPhDinPhysiology&Biophysics
fromtheUniversityofVermont,andthenwentontodoapostdocwithRodParsonsintheAnatomyandNeurobiologydepartmentattheUniversityofVermontinneurophysiology.ShebeganherfacultycareeratIthacaCollegein1997.HerteachingdutiesincludeAnimalPhysiology,Neurobiology,PrinciplesofBiology,andoccasionalcoursesfornon‐majors.JeanhelpedestablishtheNeuroscienceminoratIthacaCollegein2002.JeanhasbeenanactivememberofFUNsince1998,servingasEditoroftheNewsletter,Councilor,Secretary,andPresident.ShealsomaintainsanactiveresearchprogramthathasinvolvednumerousundergraduatesonthemodulationofautonomicneuronsthatregulatecardiacfunctionandhasreceivedseveralgrantsfromtheNIHtosupportthiswork.
KurtIllig AssociateProfessorofBiology andDirectorofNeuroscienceProgram UniversityofSt.ThomasDr.IlligreceivedaBachelorofSciencedegreefromDrakeUniversityandaPhDfromtheUniversityofWisconsin‐Madison.HecompletedapostdoctoralfellowshipattheUniversityofWisconsinMedicalSchool
in2002,whenhemovedtoafacultypositionattheUniversityofVirginia.In2009,heacceptedapositionintheBiologyDepartmentattheUniversityofSt.Thomas,whereheservesasDirectoroftheNeuroscienceProgram,teachescoursesinbiologyandneuroscience,andconductsresearchonlearningandontheevolutionofthenervoussystem.Foroveradecade,Dr.Illighasbeenincorporatingvarioustechnologiesinhisteaching.Hestartedoutpodcastinghislecturesin2002(usingahammerandchisel),thenexploredvariousstrategiesforonlineanddistancelearningandsuccessfullyteam‐taughtacourse750milesawayfromtheclassroom.HehaspresentedattheSocietyforNeuroscienceTeachingWorkshop,andhasreceivedgrantstorestructure,teachandassessblendedcourses. SessionTitle:TeachingaBlendedCourseinNeuroscience. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,10:00‐11:15 SESSIONIV:BreakoutsD. (RepeatsonSaturday,8/2,8:30‐9:45 SESSIONIV:BreakoutsC.) Description: Ablended(or“hybrid”)courseisoneinwhichface‐to‐faceinstructionandactivitiesareintegratedwithonlineinstructionandactivities.Thisisusuallyaccompaniedbyadecreaseintheamountoftimespentintheclassroom,andbyashiftfromtraditionallecturetomoreinteractiveactivitiesamongthestudents.Oneadvantageofthisapproachisincreasedopportunityforstudentstointeractwiththematerial,withtheprofessor,andwitheachother.Butdostudentslearninthissetting?Whatarestudents’attitudestowardstheblendedformat?Andifthereisnolecture,whatdoestheprofessordo? Inthispresentation,Iwillintroducepedagogicalandpracticalreasonswhyteachingblendedcoursesinneurosciencemakessense,andIwillsharesomestrategiesandtactics.IwillalsopresenttheresultsofourrecentstudycomparingtraditionalandblendedteachingstylesinaNeurobiologycourse.Finally,I’llhighlightseveraltechnologicaltoolsthatyoucanuseinanykindofclassyouteach(online,blended,ortraditional)toenhancestudentengagement.
BruceJohnson 2014FUNWorkshopCommitteeMember andCo‐Host SeniorResearchAssociate
DepartmentofNeurobiologyandBehavior CornellUniversityMyprofessionalresponsibilitiesarebalancedbetweenresearch
andteachingactivities.MyresearchactivitiesatCornelladdresstheneuralmechanismsofsmallmotornetworkplasticityusingthepyloricnetworkofthelobsterstomatogastricganglionasamodelsystem.Myteachingincludesanupperdivisionlecture/laboratorycourseinneurobiologytechniquesanddevelopmentofteachingactivitiesandotherresourcesfornationaldissemination.
KristyKenyon AssociateProfessorandChairofBiology HobartandWilliamSmithCollegesKristyL.KenyonisanAssociateProfessor,andcurrentChair,ofBiologyatHobartandWilliamSmithColleges.HerinvolvementwiththeC.R.E.A.T.E.projectbeganin2007,whenshewastrainedinitsmethodology.ShehassuccessfullyincorporatedtheC.R.E.A.T.E.strategy
inupperlevelbiologycoursesfocusedindevelopmentalbiologyandstemcellbiology.Currently,sheisco‐leading(withS.Hoskins)anation‐widestudyexaminingtheuseoftheC.R.E.A.T.E.strategyattwo,andfour‐yearinstitutions(NSF1021443;detailsatteachcreate.org).Kenyon’sotherresearchinterestsarefocusedintheareaofneurosensoryorgandevelopmentinfrogs(Xenopuslaevis)andinsects(Drosophilamelanogaster,moths). SessionTitle:LetThemPlayBall:TransformingtheScienceClassroomwith theC.R.E.A.T.E.Strategy. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,2:45‐4:00 SESSIONVI:BreakoutsE. Description:TheC.R.E.A.T.E.projectaimstotransformundergraduatescienceeducationbyshiftingthecenteroftheclassroomuniversefromthetextbooktothejournalarticle.TheC.R.E.A.T.E.strategyprovidesstudentswitha“toolkit”ofpedagogicalapproaches(e.g.conceptmapping,cartooning,annotationoffigures,learningtodesignandevaluateexperiments;seeHoskinsetal.,2007)areusedstrategicallyforanalyzingprimaryscientificpublications.InC.R.E.A.T.E.courses,studentslearntheuniversallanguageofdataanalysisastheyreconstructexperimentaldesign,analyzethedata,andproposenewhypotheses.Theinstructorfacilitatesstudentlearningbybringingtheirexpertiseandexperienceofauthenticresearchpracticetoeveryclass(seeHoskinsandStevens,2009).Thefinalcriticalstepinthestrategyistofosteradirectconnectionbetweenstudentsandscientists.Tothisend,studentsdeviseasinglesurveyofquestionsthataddressrealitiesofscienceatahumanlevel.Authorresponsesrevealnovelinsightsintoscientistsandresearch,dispellingstudents’often‐negativepreconceptionsaboutsciencecareers.Inthispresentation,participantswilllearnandexperienceaspectsofthisstrategy,discusstheresultsgleanedfromitsusebyfacultyteachingadiverserangeofcoursesandconsideritsapplicationforcoursesinthefieldofneuroscience.
ChrisKoreyAssociateProfessorofBiologyandDirectorofTheFirstYearExperienceCollegeofCharleston
ChrisKoreyisanAssociateProfessorofBiologyandDirectoroftheFirstYearExperienceattheCollegeofCharleston(Charleston,SC).HehasfiveyearsofexperienceorganizingandrunningstudyabroadprogramsforfreshmanandmoreadvancedstudentsinGermany. Chrisco‐directstheCollegeofCharleston/FUNNeuroscienceSeminarinGermanysummercourseandcoordinatestheCollege’sFirstYear
ExperienceAbroadprogram.Hereceivedthe2013FUNNeuroscienceEducatoroftheYearAwardwithfellowGermanycoursedirector,MikeRuscio.ChrisreceivedhisPh.D.fromHarvardUniversityanddidpost‐doctoralworkatMassachusettsGeneralHospital.HisresearchlabfocusesonneurodevelopmentandplasticityinDrosophilaandthesnappingshrimp,Alpheusangulosus. SessionTitle:NeuroscienceStudyAbroadOpportunities– FlexibleCurriculaforaVarietyofStudentExperiences Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,4:15‐6:00 SESSIONVII:PLENARY3. Description: ThereisagrowingpushoncampusesthroughouttheUnitedStatestoprovideinterculturalandstudyabroadexperiencesforundergraduatestudents.Interculturalawarenessandcollaborationareliberalartsandsciencevalues/skillsthatareessentialforthefuturescholarlyandacademicsuccessofourstudents.Infact,arecentAAC&Usurveyofemployersindicatedthatskillslikeinterculturalawareness,communicationskills,andteamworkskillsareessentialqualitiesthattheywantinourgraduates,moresothentheirultimatemajor.Thegrowinginternationalandcollaborativenatureofsciencemakesitimperativethatsciencestudentshaveexperiencesthatpreparethemtobesuccessfulinaninternationalcontext.
Thisjointsessionwillfocusonthedevelopmentofstudyabroadexperiencesthatstretchthroughoutastudent’scollegecareer.ChrisKoreywillbeginthesessionwiththecreationandassessmentoffirst‐yearcoursesthatcontainshort‐termstudyabroadexperiences.Thesecoursesintroducethestudyabroadexperienceearlyinastudent’scareerandsetsthestageforlater,moreextensiveopportunities.MichaelRusciowillcontinuewithanexplorationoftheCollegeofCharleston/FUNNeuroscienceSeminarinGermanysummercoursethattargetsrisingJuniorsandSeniors.ThiscourseprovidesstudentstheopportunitytoexploreinternationalneuroscienceandobserveandengageintheprocessofscientificresearchinthelaboratoriesanduniversitiesatLudwig‐MaximiliansUniversity(Munich)andHumboldtUniversity/CharitéMedicalUniversity(Berlin).HewillalsodiscusstheEuroScholarssemesterabroadprogram.Finally,AnetteBirckwilldiscussthesemesterlongstudyabroadexperiencesthatDIS,DanishInstituteforStudyAbroad,offersintheScience&Healthfields,especiallyNeuroscience.Theprogramtargetsjuniorsandseniorsmajoringinneuroscience,biology,biochemistry,healthscience,psychologyorpublichealthetc.TheDISstudyabroadexperiencefocusesonexperientiallearning,fieldstudies,researchandEuropeanstudytours,taughtbyexpertsinthefield,allviewedfromanEuropeanandScandinavianperspectiveandscientificstronghold.Followingthesepresentations,thesessionwillbeopenedupforagroupdiscussionaboutthefutureofneurosciencestudyabroadandtherolethatFUNmayplayinit.
StephenKorn Director,NINDSOfficeofTraining,CareerDevelopment
andWorkforceDiversity NationalInstitutesofHealth
Dr.KorncametoNINDSasDirectoroftheOfficeofTraining,CareerDevelopmentandWorkforceDiversityinJanuary,2006.HereceivedhisPh.D.inPharmacologyfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina‐ChapelHill,andreceivedpostdoctoraltrainingatNIH(asaPRATFellowofNIGMS)andattheRocheInstituteofMolecularBiology(withfinancialsupportfromNRSApostdoctoralfellowships).Hethenspent15yearsonthefacultyoftheUniversityofConnecticutatStorrs,wherehewasaFullProfessor.Hisareaofscientificspecialtyisthemolecularbasisofionchannelgatingandpermeation,buthehasalsoconductedelectrophysiologicalandimaging researchoncalciumandpHtransport/buffering,andsynaptictransmissioninthehippocampalslice.
SessionTitle:Training,theR15andotherNIHfundingopportunities Scheduled:Friday,8/1,3:30‐4:45 SESSIONII:BreakoutSessionsAandB. 5:00‐6:15 Description: Sessionswillfocusontrainingapproaches,NIHfundingopportunitiesforbothresearchandtraining,andNINDS/NIHphilosophyregardingtrainingandresearchatR15andlargerinstitutions.Theformatwillbeprimarilydiscussion,withheavyemphasisonquestionsandanswers.Therewillbeafewslidestogetthediscussionstarted.
BarbaraLom ProfessorandChairofBiology DavidsonCollegeBarbaraLomandJenniferRoundareeachdevelopmentalneurobiologistswhoteachcoursesinintroductorybiology,cellular/molecularneuroscience,andupper‐levelseminars.JennifercompletedherundergraduateworkattheUniversityofRhodeIsland,graduateworkatYaleUniversity,andaHHMI
postdocatDavidsonCollegebeforelaunchinghercareeratUrsinusCollegein2013.BarbaracompletedherundergraduateworkatLawrenceUniversity,graduateworkatNorthwesternUniversity,anddidpostdocsatUCSDandUCLAbeforejoiningthefacultyatDavidsonCollegein2000.Bothteachfused‐formatupper‐levelundergraduatelabcoursesandcontinuetoexperimentwiththisevolvingmodel. SessionTitle:FusedCourses:MinimizingtheDivideBetweenLab&LectureLearning. Scheduled:Friday,8/1,5:00‐6:15 SESSIONII:BreakoutsB. (RepeatsonSaturday,8/2,8:30‐9:45 SESSIONIV:BreakoutsC.) Description:
Undergraduatecoursesinthelifesciencesatmostinstitutionsaretraditionallycomposedoftwoorthreeweeklysessionsinaclassroomsupplementedwithaweeklythree‐hoursessioninalaboratory.Wehavefoundthatmanystudentscanhavedifficultymakingconnectionsand/ortransferringknowledgebetweenlabactivitiesandlecturematerial.Consequently,weareeachactivelydevelopingwaystodecreasethephysicalandintellectualdividesbetweenlectureandlabtohelpstudentsmakemoredirectlinksbetweenwhattheylearnintheclassroomandwhattheylearninthelab.Inthissessionwewilldiscussourexperiencesteachingfusedcoursesthatintentionallyblurredthedistinctionsbetweenlabandlecture.Wewillalsodiscusscreativewaysinstructorscanworktointegratelectureandlablearningevenwhenthetwocomponentsofthecourseareseparatedinspaceandtime.
HewletG.McFarlane ProfessorofNeuroscience KenyonCollege HewletG.McFarlaneearnedhisPh.D.inExperimentalPsychologyfromSyracuseUniversityin1998,afterwhichhejoinedtheKenyonDepartmentofPsychologyandNeuroscienceProgram.Hedidpost‐doctoralresearchtraininginNeuropharmacologyintheDepartmentofPsychiatryatCaseWesternReserveUniversity,andspenta
sabbaticalyearasavisitingfellowintheLaboratoryforBehavioralNeuroscience(LBN)attheNationalInstitutesofMentalHealth(NIMH).Histeachingrevolvesaroundtheeffectsofbothhealthyanddiseased/damagedbrainsonbehavior.Hisresearchinterests,broadlydefined,focusontherelationship(s)betweenbrainchemistryandbehaviorwithparticularemphasisonmentalillness.Specifically,heisinterestedintheinteractionsbetweenneurotransmittersystems,theeffectsofdrugsonthebrain,andtherelationshipbetweenbrainchemistryandmentalillness.Hiscurrentresearchfocuseson:1)developingandassessingmousemodelsofautism;2)theinteractionsbetweentyrosineavailabilityinthebrainandregionaldopaminerelease;and3)assessingthebehavioralconsequencesofalterationsingrowthhormonelevelsusingtransgenicmice.HewletmaintainsongoingresearchcollaborationswiththeDepartmentofPsychiatryattheVeteransAffairsMedicalHospitalinBrecksville,OHandwiththeEdisonBiotechnologyInstituteatOhioUniversity.HeisamemberoftheSocietyforNeuroscience(SFN),theInternationalBehavioralandNeuralGeneticsSociety(IBANGS),theMidwesternPsychologicalAssociation(MPA),InternationalBehavioralNeuroscience(IBNS),andtheFacultyforUndergraduateNeuroscience(FUN). SessionTitle:BridgingtheTwoCultures:TheHumanitiesandSciencesasPartners intheEducationalProcess Scheduled:Friday,8/1,3:30‐4:45 SESSIONII:BreakoutsA. (RepeatsFriday,8/1,5:00‐6:15 SESSIONII:BreakoutsB.) Description: Wedevelopedanon‐majorsintroductoryneurosciencecoursethatexploredarangeoftopicsandissuesthatareimportanttothefieldofneuroscience.Specifically,thecoursefocusedontherelationship(s)betweenneuroscience,theartsandhumanities.Thecoursetreatedthehumanitiesandsciencesaspartnersworkingtogetheronthesameproblems.Inanaveragesemester,threetopicswerecovered.Theseincludedtheneuroscienceofemotions,playbehavior,film,visualandartisticperspective,space,andtime.Thenatureofthecourseissuchthatothertopicscanbecovereddependingontheinterestandexpertiseoftheteachers.Thiswasateamtaughtcourse,taughtbyaneuroscienceprofessorandahumanitiesprofessor.Theassignmentsincludedweeklyquizzes,classdiscussions,onlinediscussionforums,athesispaperandanoralpresentation.Therewerenoprerequisitesforthecourseasitwasdesignedtointroduceneurosciencetothosewhohadneverstudieditformally.Itwasgearedtowardsfirst
andsecondyearstudentsalthoughupperclassnon‐majorsalsofounditinterestinganduseful.Thispresentationwilldiscussanddemonstratehowthecoursewasdeveloped,howitistaughtandmanaged,andhowassignmentsarechosenandassessed.
JacquelineK.MorrisAssociateProfessorandDirectorofNeuroscienceProgramBaldwinWallaceUniversity
Dr.JacquelineMorrisistheNeuroscienceProgramDirectorandatenuredAssociateProfessorintheDepartmentofBiologyatBaldwinWallaceUniversity.Dr.MorrisearnedherPh.D.intheDepartmentofCellBiologyfromBaylorCollegeofMedicineinHouston,Texas.Her
teachingresponsibilitiesatBaldwinWallaceUniversityincludeDevelopmentalBiology,Histology,PrinciplesofNeurosciences,PrinciplesofBiologyandnon‐majorsBiology.Duringgraduateschoolherresearchfocuswastounderstandthecellularsignalingmechanismsthatcontrolovulationintherat.Forherpost‐doctoralworkDr.MorristraveledtotheSalkInstituteinLaJolla,CAtoinvestigatetheroleoftyrosinekinasereceptorsonperipheralnervoussystemdevelopment.Shecontinuedherpost‐doctoralworkattheClevelandClinicFoundationtounderstandgliacelldevelopmentbyutilizingthezebrafishasamodel.Dr.MorrishasbeenteachingandmentoringstudentsintheBWUNeuroscienceProgramforover10years.Hercurrentresearchfocusistousezebrafishasageneticmodeltounderstandthemolecularmechanismsofgliaandaxonalinteraction,especiallymyelination,inthecentralnervoussystem.
SessionTitle:BestPractices:sometimesthemagicworks,sometimesitdoesn't. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,1:15‐2:30 SESSIONV:PLENARY2. Description:ThisplenarysessionwillbefocusedonbestpracticesandinnovativeapproachesthatwerehighlightedbyCNDPwhenmakingselectionsfortheUndergraduateNeuroscienceProgramsoftheYearawards.Oneareaoffocuswillbeonthepeer‐mentoringsystem,includingwhatworksandwhatdoesnotwork.Aspecialsegmentofthisapproachwillbedevotedforstartinganintroductiontoresearchlabforfreshmenandhowthegoalsofthisclasscouldworkintothepeer‐mentoringsystem. Closelyrelatedtothepeer‐mentoringmodel,willbeapresentationontheTEAMapproachthatisusedinalargerschoolenvironment.Includedinthisforumwillbeadiscussiononsomeofthepoliticalproblemsassociatedwithrunninganundergraduateprograminauniversitythatistryingtotransitionfromteaching,asitsprimarymission,intoaresearchuniversity.Finally,anopendiscussionwillallowparticipantstoshareordiscussnewideas—bothmagicalandnot.
GaryMuir AssociateProfessorofPsychologyandDirector,
CenterforInnovationintheLiberalArtsActingDirector,AssessmentandEvaluation
St.OlafCollegeGaryMuirisAssociateProfessorofPsychologyatSt.OlafCollege,Directorofitsteachingandlearningcenter–theCenterforInnovationinTheLiberalArts(CILA)–andActingDirectorofAssessmentand
Evaluationfor2014‐15.Muir’sresearchexaminestheneuralmechanismsofspatialcognitionandnavigationusingsingle‐unitelectrophysiologytechniques.Thefiringactivityofacertainclassofneurons–“headdirection”cells‐isthoughttorepresenttheanimal’sperceivedorientationordirection.Muirandhisstudentsexplorehowinformationcontainedinthefiringactivityofthesecellsisusedbytheanimalwhensolvingspatialtasks,andhowthisneuralactivityrelatetotheanimal’snavigationalbehavior.Inadditiontopublishinghisneuroscienceresearch,MuirhaspublishedintheareasofassessmentandScholarshipofTeachingandLearning(SoTL),andteachescoursesinneuroscience‐relatedareas,includingBiologicalPsychologyandtheNeurobiologyofLearningandMemory,aswellasPrinciplesofPsychology(introductorypsychology). SessionTitle:Mission‐driven,ManageableandMeaningfulAssessmentofan UndergraduateNeuroscienceProgram. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,2:45‐4:00 SESSIONVI:BreakoutsE. (RepeatsonSunday,8/3,8:30‐9:45 SESSIONVIII:BreakoutsF.) Description:Academia has recently been under mounting pressure to increase accountability andintentionality in instruction through development of student “intended learning outcomes”(ILOs)developedatmultiple levels (e.g., course,program,major,andeven institution). Oncethese learning goals have been determined, then classroom instruction can be purposefullydesigned tomaponto those intendedoutcomes ina “backwarddesign”process(WigginsandMcTighe, 2001). The ongoing challenge with any such process, however, is in determiningone’seffectivenessinachievingtheseintendedlearninggoals,soitiscriticalthatefficienttoolscanbedevelopedthatenablethesegoalbeassessed.Inaddition,animportantrequirementofanyILOsisthattheyaremission‐driven,meaningfulandparsedinsuchawaythattheycanbeusedtoobtainevidenceinamanageableway.Sohowcanweeffectivelyassess theseoutcomesinourstudents?Inthissessionwewilldiscusstheplanningandimplementationofassessmentforanundergraduateneuroscienceprogramandhowthatmightbeappliedatyourinstitution.
RichardOlivoProfessor,BiologicalSciencesandNeuroscience SmithCollege RichardOlivo,ERIN'sprojectdirector,isProfessorofBiologicalSciencesandNeuroscienceatSmithCollege.Inadditiontohiswork
withERIN,heorganizestheyearlyteachingworkshopsattheSfNannualmeeting. SessionTitle:TopTeachingResourcesfromSfN'sERINProject Scheduled:Friday,8/1,5:00‐6:15 SESSIONII:BreakoutsB. (repeatsSaturday,8/2,8:30‐9:45 SESSIONIV:BreakoutsC.) Description:In2012,theSocietyforNeurosciencelaunchedawebsitetosupportteachingincollegesanduniversities.Thesite,"EducationalResourcesinNeuroscience(ERIN),"lists,describes,andreviewsresourcesthathelpusenrichourcourses.Inthissession,fiveofERIN'sfoundingeditorswillpresenttheirfavoriteresourcesfromthetopicareasthattheycover.Theywillshowexcerpts,describewhattheylikeabouttheresource,andexplainthecourselevelwheretheresourcefitsinaneurosciencecurriculum.LikeallERINlistings,thesehigh‐qualityvideos,labexercises,booksandothermediatypesprovideananswertoERIN'sunderlyingquestion:"Thereissomuchoutthere‐‐howdoyouknowwhat'sgood?"
Thesessionwillalsodiscusstheroleofcrowdsourcingintheneurosciencefacultycommunity,includingsomepuzzlingaspectsofhowweshareinformationwithcolleagues.
Panelists
BobCalin‐JagemanisAssociateProfessorofPsychologyandDirectoroftheNeuroscienceProgramatDominicanUniversity.HeisalsothedesignerandwebmasterfortheFUNwebsite.
LauraSymondsisAssistantProfessorofNeuroscienceatMichiganStateUniversityandDirectoroftheUndergraduateNeuroscienceProgram.
BillGrishamisAdjunctProfessorofPsychologyatUCLA.Heistheco‐developerofanumberofdigitalteachingmodules,whichcanbedownloadedathttps://mdcune.psych.ucla.edu/.
JoeBurdoisAssistantProfessorofthePracticeofBiologyatBostonCollege,wherehestudiesstrokeandotherneuraldiseases,histopicareaforERIN.
StefanPulver JuniorFellow,
JaneliaFarmResearchCampusHowardHughesMedicalInstitute
IreceivedmyundergraduatedegreefromColbyCollegeandmyPhDfromBrandeisUniversity.AtColbyIworkedwithBilllemonandRebeccaJohnston,aswellasPatsyDickinsonatneighboringBowdoin
College.AtBrandeis,IstudiedmotorcontrolinlobstersandflieswithEveMarderandLeslieGriffith,respectively.IthenwentontodoapostdocinthelabofMikeBateattheUniversityofCambridge.IntheU.K.,IstudiedtheembryonicdevelopmentofcentralpatterngeneratingnetworksinDrosophila.IhavebeenaJuniorFellowatJaneliaFarmResearchCampussincefallof2011.AtJanelia,IstudymechanismsanddevelopmentofsegmentalcoordinationintheDrosophilalarvallocomotorsystem.Inrecentyears,IhaveworkedtomakemodernresearchtoolsinDrosophilaneurogeneticsaccessibleforeducators,students,andlaypeople.IteachattheColdSpringHarborDrosophilaNeurobiologysummercourseandamco‐founderoftheCrawFlyneurophysiologycourseforeducatorsatCornellUniversity.InJanuary2015,IwillbemovingtoScotlandtotakeupafacultypositionintheSchoolofPsychologyandNeuroscienceattheUniversityofStAndrews.
SessionTitle:Photo‐ActivationofanEscapeResponse:Anoptogeneticslabmodule forexploringneuralcircuitsandbehavior. Scheduled:Friday,8/1,5:00‐6:15 SESSIONII:BreakoutsB. (RepeatsSaturday,8/2,2:45‐4:00 SESSIONVI:BreakoutsE.) (ThissessionisalsofeaturedintheIntensivePre‐WorkshopSeminar.) Description: Optogeneticstechniquesarealltherageinneuroscienceresearch.Withfruitfliesitiseasyandinexpensivetobringtheseexperimentsintotheundergraduateneuroscienceclassroom.Theexperimentsprovidestrikingexamplesofhowneuralcircuitscontrolbehavior.Studentsintegrateprinciplesofionchannelphysiology,phototransduction,synaptictransmission,andgeneticstounderstandhowthesystemworks.ForthefirstfewminutesofthissessionIwillprovideascientificoverviewofoptogeneticsanddiscussthelogisticsforsettinguptheseexperimentsinyourclassroom.Therestofthetimewillbespentexperimenting!Wehavedevelopedseparatelabsessionsforworkingwithfliesintheadultstageandinthelarvastage.Inlarvaeweobservehowtheanimalrespondswhenallofitsmotorneuronsaresimultaneouslyactivated,andthenlookattheconsequencesofthisinducedseizure‐likeactivityonsubsequentbehavior.Fortheadultswehavelinesthatallowustoactivatedifferentwing‐beating
andlegmovementbehaviors.Wealsolookforwardtotestingtheseresponsesinadecapitatedpreparation,andwillbeseekingfeedbackonwhetherthisistoodisturbingforthestudents.Thestartupcostandexpertiserequiredtopreparethesesetupsisminimalforbehavioralexperiments.Fordepartmentswithanexistingelectrophysiologyinfrastructurewearecombiningthesepreparationswithintracellularrecordingsinthepre‐workshopseminar.TowrapupthesessionIwillanswerquestionsaboutthatprocedureandpresentstudentsurveydataonmotivationandlearningoutcomesfrompreviouscohortsattwodifferentuniversities.
JulioRamirez2014FUNWorkshopCommitteeMemberR.StuartDicksonProfessorandDirector,NeuroscienceProgram
DavidsonCollegeJulioJ.RamirezobtainedhisPh.D.inPsychologyfromClarkUniversityin1983.Hedidhispostdoctoralworkinneuroscienceatthe
MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyfrom1985to1986.HetaughtattheCollegeofSt.Benedict/St.John'sUniversityfrom1981to1985.PresentlyheistheR.StuartDicksonProfessorofPsychologyatDavidsonCollege,wherehehasbeensince1986.Julio'sresearchinterestsincludetherecoveryoffunctionaftercentralnervoussysteminjury,withanemphasisondeterminingthefunctionalsignificanceofhippocampalneuroplasticity.Julioteachesundergraduatecoursesinneuroscienceandpsychology.Hehasinvolvedwelloverahundredundergraduatestudentsinhisresearchprogramsince1981.Numerousstudentshavecoauthoredpresentationsandpaperswithhiminnationalandinternationalconferencesandjournals.Hewasnamedthe1989NorthCarolinaProfessoroftheYear.In2004,theNationalScienceFoundationgavehimtheDirector’sAwardforDistinguishedTeachingScholars.In2011,JulioreceivedthePresidentialAwardforExcellenceinScience,Mathematics,andEngineeringMentoringfromPresidentBarackObamaandtheFUNDistinguishedMentorAward.HewastheFoundingPresidentoftheFacultyforUndergraduateNeuroscience.HewastheFoundingSeniorEditorofTheJournalofUndergraduateNeuroscienceEducation.SessionTitle1:TheIntentionalMentor.
Scheduled:Friday,8/1,5:00‐6:15 SESSIONII:BreakoutsB.Description:Thisworkshopwillfocusonthementorshipofundergraduatestudents.Wewillexplorethevalueofmentoring,thedevelopmentalprofileofundergraduatestudents,aswellasthetraitsofagoodmentor.Wewillalsodiscussthestructureofamentoringrelationship,howtocreateamentoringclimateinalaboratory,andavarietyoftipstohelpimproveone’smentoringabilities.SessionTitle2:WinningtheTenureTrophyataPredominantly
UndergraduateInstitution. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,10:00‐11:15 SESSIONIV:BreakoutsD.
Description:Thisworkshopisaimedathelpingjuniorfacultybecomemorecompetitiveforsecuringtenureatpredominantlyundergraduateinstitutions(PUI).Wewilldiscusssurvivaltipsforthefirstandsecondyears.WewillalsoexplorethethreeprincipalcomponentsthatareinvolvedinthetenuredecisionataPUI:teaching,research,andservice.
MichaelRuscio AssociateChairandProfessorofPsychology CollegeofCharleston Dr.MichaelRuscioisanAssociateProfessorandtheAssociateChairofthePsychologyDepartmentattheCollegeofCharleston.Forthepastthreeyearshehasco‐taughttheNeuroscienceSeminarinGermanysummerstudyabroadprogram.Thisprogramdevelopedfrom
collaborationbetweenFUN,LudwigMaximilianUniversity,Munich,andCharitéUniversity,Berlin.Hewasaco‐recipientoftheFUNEducatoroftheYearAwardin2013.HereceivedhisPh.D.fromCornellUniversity,withresearchinterestsinbehavioralneuroendocrinology.Presently,hisresearchprogramfocusesontheinteractionsbetweenthesocialenvironment,neuroendocrinology,andneuroplasticityintheCaliforniamouse.Heteachesavarietyofcourses,includingHormonesandBehavior,andBehavioralNeuroscience. SessionTitle:NeuroscienceStudyAbroadOpportunities– FlexibleCurriculaforaVarietyofStudentExperiences Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,4:15‐6:00 SESSIONVII:PLENARY3. Description: ThereisagrowingpushoncampusesthroughouttheUnitedStatestoprovideinterculturalandstudyabroadexperiencesforundergraduatestudents.Interculturalawarenessandcollaborationareliberalartsandsciencevalues/skillsthatareessentialforthefuturescholarlyandacademicsuccessofourstudents.Infact,arecentAAC&Usurveyofemployersindicatedthatskillslikeinterculturalawareness,communicationskills,andteamworkskillsareessentialqualitiesthattheywantinourgraduates,moresothentheirultimatemajor.Thegrowinginternationalandcollaborativenatureofsciencemakesitimperativethatsciencestudentshaveexperiencesthatpreparethemtobesuccessfulinaninternationalcontext.
Thisjointsessionwillfocusonthedevelopmentofstudyabroadexperiencesthatstretchthroughoutastudent’scollegecareer.ChrisKoreywillbeginthesessionwiththecreationandassessmentoffirst‐yearcoursesthatcontainshort‐termstudyabroadexperiences.Thesecoursesintroducethestudyabroadexperienceearlyinastudent’scareerandsetsthestageforlater,moreextensiveopportunities.MichaelRusciowillcontinuewithanexplorationoftheCollegeofCharleston/FUNNeuroscienceSeminarinGermanysummercoursethattargetsrisingJuniorsandSeniors.ThiscourseprovidesstudentstheopportunitytoexploreinternationalneuroscienceandobserveandengageintheprocessofscientificresearchinthelaboratoriesanduniversitiesatLudwig‐MaximiliansUniversity(Munich)andHumboldtUniversity/CharitéMedicalUniversity(Berlin).HewillalsodiscusstheEuroScholarssemesterabroadprogram.Finally,AnetteBirckwilldiscussthesemesterlongstudyabroadexperiencesthatDIS,DanishInstituteforStudyAbroad,offersintheScience&Healthfields,especiallyNeuroscience.Theprogramtargetsjuniorsandseniorsmajoringinneuroscience,biology,biochemistry,healthscience,psychologyorpublichealthetc.TheDISstudyabroadexperiencefocusesonexperientiallearning,fieldstudies,researchandEuropeanstudytours,taughtbyexpertsinthefield,allviewedfromanEuropeanandScandinavianperspectiveandscientificstronghold.Following
thesepresentations,thesessionwillbeopenedupforagroupdiscussionaboutthefutureofneurosciencestudyabroadandtherolethatFUNmayplayinit.
JeffSmith President,FUN
Malcolm&LoisFieldChairofHealthSciences SaginawValleyStateUniversity
IserveastheMalcolmandLoisFieldEndowedChairinHealthScienceandtheDirectoroftheBrainResearchLaboratoryatSaginawValleyStateUniversity.IearnedmyBSandMSinpsychologyfromGeorgia
CollegeandmyPh.D.inpsychologyfromEmoryUniversity.TheresearchthatmystudentsandIarecurrentlyfocusedonexploresthemechanisms(behavioral,cellular,andpharmacological)thatimpactrecoveryfromtraumaticbraininjury.Ihavementoredoversixtyundergraduatesinmylabovertheyearsandmanyhavegoneontoreceivepost‐baccalaureatetraininginpsychology,neuroscience,medicine,andotherhealthprofessions.Ihavebeenanactivememberoftheundergraduateneurosciencecommunitysince1999servingascouncilorfortheFacultyforUndergraduateNeuroscience(FUN)fortwotermsandonmultiplesubcommitteesincludingtheNuRhoPsisteeringcommittee,thePublicPolicycommittee,andamcurrentlyPresident.Iamcurrentlyservingasthemember‐at‐largecouncilorfortheMichiganSfNchapterandhavepreviouslyservedontheMidwestregionsteeringcommitteeforPsiChi.SessionTitle:DiscussionswiththeFUNPresident Scheduled:Sunday,8/3, 11:45‐11:15 SESSIONIV:PlenaryV. Description: ThisisanopportunityfortheFUNPresidenttodiscussissuesthathefeelsaremostrelevanttotheFUNfaculty,andachanceforfacultytohighlightareasthattheyfeelwarrantfurtherconsiderationanddiscussionbyFUN.
JoshTitlow PostdoctoralResearchAssociate,
DepartmentofBiochemistryUniversityofOxford
IrecentlycompletedaPh.D.inBiologyandbeganapostdoctoralpositionattheUniversityofOxford.Myresearchfocusesonmechanismsofplasticityinneuralcircuitsusingmicroscopy,electrophysiology,andbehavioraltechniques.IreceivedMSinBiologyandBSinChemistrydegreesfrom
MarshallUniversity,workingonsummationofmodulatoryeffectsinagiantfiberescapecircuit.EachsemesterofgradschoolI’veworkedasateachingassistantwithlabinstructordutiesrangingfromintroductorybiologytoanimalphysiologyandhistology,plusonesemesterasanadjunctfacultyteachinghumanphysiology.DuringthistimeI’vementored10undergraduatestudentsandbeeninvolvedinneuroscienceeducationbyhelpingorganizeBrainAwarenessExposandpresentingneurosciencelabactivitiestohighschoolstudents.ForundergraduateneuroscienceeducationwehavepublishedthreeJOVEvideosdescribingdifferentinvertebrateelectrophysiologypreparationsthatareappropriateforteachinglabs.ThelabmoduleIampresentingattheFUNworkshopwasdevelopedbasedonworkthatIdidintheDrosophilaNeurobiologycourseatColdSpringHarborlastsummer. SessionTitle:Photo‐ActivationofanEscapeResponse:Anoptogeneticslabmoduleforexploringneuralcircuitsandbehavior. Scheduled:Friday,8/1,5:00‐6:15 SESSIONII:BreakoutsB. (RepeatsSaturday,8/2,2:45‐4:00 SESSIONVI:BreakoutsE.) (ThissessionisalsofeaturedintheIntensivePre‐WorkshopSeminar.) Description: Optogeneticstechniquesarealltherageinneuroscienceresearch.Withfruitfliesitiseasyandinexpensivetobringtheseexperimentsintotheundergraduateneuroscienceclassroom.Theexperimentsprovidestrikingexamplesofhowneuralcircuitscontrolbehavior.Studentsintegrateprinciplesofionchannelphysiology,phototransduction,synaptictransmission,andgeneticstounderstandhowthesystemworks.ForthefirstfewminutesofthissessionIwillprovideascientificoverviewofoptogeneticsanddiscussthelogisticsforsettinguptheseexperimentsinyourclassroom.Therestofthetimewillbespentexperimenting!Wehavedevelopedseparatelabsessionsforworkingwithfliesintheadultstageandinthelarvastage.Inlarvaeweobservehowtheanimalrespondswhenallofitsmotorneuronsaresimultaneouslyactivated,andthenlookattheconsequencesofthisinducedseizure‐likeactivityonsubsequentbehavior.Fortheadultswehavelinesthatallowustoactivatedifferentwing‐beatingandlegmovementbehaviors.Wealsolookforwardtotestingtheseresponsesinadecapitatedpreparation,andwillbeseekingfeedbackonwhetherthisistoodisturbingforthestudents.Thestartupcostandexpertiserequiredtopreparethesesetupsisminimalforbehavioralexperiments.Fordepartmentswithanexistingelectrophysiologyinfrastructurewearecombiningthesepreparationswithintracellularrecordingsinthepre‐workshopseminar.TowrapupthesessionIwillanswerquestionsaboutthatprocedureandpresentstudentsurveydataonmotivationandlearningoutcomesfrompreviouscohortsattwodifferentuniversities.
TamilyWeissman AssistantProfessorofBiology andCo‐ChairofNeuroscienceProgram LewisandClarkCollegeTamilyWeissmanisanAssistantProfessorintheBiologyDepartmentandCo‐ChairoftheNeuroscienceProgramatLewis&ClarkCollegeinPortland,Oregon.APomonaCollegealumna,Tamilycompletedher
PhDinNeurobiology&BehavioratColumbiaUniversityin2004,inArnoldKriegstein’slaboratory.Shethencompletedapost‐doctoralfellowshipwithJeffLichtmanatHarvard,whereshewasapartoftheteamthatdevelopedthemulticolorBrainbowcelllabelingapproach.NowinherownresearchlabatLewis&Clark,TamilyusesBrainbowandotherapproachestostudythedevelopmentofneuronalcircuitsinzebrafish.Sheteachescoursesinneuroscience,genetics,andevolution.TamilyrecentlyledateamofmultidisciplinaryfacultyatLewis&ClarktoearnaNationalScienceFoundationawardtoobtaintheCollege’sfirstconfocalmicroscope.ShealsohelpedtofoundtheNeuroscienceProgramattheCollegein2013.
SessionTitle::Invivomulticolortime‐lapseimaginginzebrafish–inan undergraduatesetting. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,8:30‐9:45 SESSIONIV:BreakoutsC. (RepeatsonSunday,8/3,8:30‐9:45 SESSIONVIII:BreakoutsF.) (ThissessioncontainsmaterialfeaturedintheIntensivePre‐WorkshopSeminar.). Description:
Daniorerio(zebrafish)isapowerfulmodelsystemforvisualizingthedevelopmentofthebrainandnervoussystem.Thissessionwilldiscussinvivoapproachesfortime‐lapseimaginginzebrafishlarvaethatareappropriateforanundergraduateresearch/teachinglabsetting.Onespecificlaboratoryexercisewillbepresentedthatusesbasicwide‐fieldepifluorescencemicroscopytofollowindividualfluorescentlytaggedmitochondriatravelingalongaxonsinthelaterallinesystem.Inthislab,undergraduatestudentsvisualizemitochondriainlivingfishandthenquantifytransportdirection,velocity,andotherfeaturesusingfree,downloadablesoftware.Additionaltechniqueswillbediscussedthatexpandtoconfocalmicroscopy,includinginvivotime‐lapseimagingofneuronalpopulationsinmulticolor“Brainbow”zebrafish.
RebeccaWeldon PostdoctoralAssociate DepartmentofHumanDevelopment CornellUniversity RebeccaholdsaPh.D.incognitiveneurosciencefromtheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.Herdissertationworkfocusedonworkingmemorycapacityandcognitivecontrol.Sheiscurrentlyusingfuzzy‐tracetheorytoinvestigateindividualdifferencesandrisktakingin
behaviorandthebrain.HerresearchusesbehavioralmeasuresandfMRItounderstandriskydecisionmakinginadolescentsandadults.
SessionTitle:TheEffectofGistProcessingonRiskyDecisionMakingintheBrain Scheduled:Friday,8/1,2:00‐3:15 SESSIONI:PLENARY1. Description: Riskydecisionmakingisaverytimelytopicofresearchinpsychology,economics,andneuroscience.Adolescentstendtoengageinriskybehaviorseveryday,includingsubstanceabuse,riskydriving,andunprotectedsex.Adolescentsareatthepeakofphysicalrobustness,yettheyarealsoatanelevatedriskofdeath,injury,anddisease.Researchhasshownthatadolescentsdifferfromadultsinemotionalreactivity,motivation,andself‐regulation,butsubstantialambiguitiesremainabouthowthesefactorsdetermineadolescents'riskydecisionmaking.
Wearecurrentlyinvestigatingriskydecisionmakinginbrainandbehavior.Fuzzy‐tracetheorypredictsthatpeopleengageingistandverbatimprocessingsimultaneously,butthatthetendencytoengageingistprocessingincreaseswithdevelopment.Weemployamodificationoftheclassicframingtasktounderstandhownetworksinthebrainareinvolvedinrisktakinginadolescentsandadults.Usingthistask,wefindthatcueinggistversusverbatimprocessingcanaffectriskychoicepreference.Further,wedemonstratethatgistprocessingcanbeobservedinthebrain,asthereareseveralregionsofinterestintheparietallobesforwhichtheframingeffectismostpronouncedinthegistconditionandleastpronouncedintheverbatimcondition.Behaviorandbrainactivationcanbemodulateddependingonhowriskychoicesarepresented,whichhasextremelyimportantimplicationsforthemodifiabilityofriskybehaviorinadolescence.
JosephA.WhittakerProfessorandAssociateDirector,NASAGESTARProgramMorganStateUniversity
Dr.Whittaker'sprofessionalexperiencespansover25yearsofundergraduate,graduateandmedicaleducation,withcountlesscontributionstoeachofthesefields.HepursuedundergraduatestudiesatMorganStateUniversity(MSU)andthedoctoraldegreeinPhysiologyandBiophysicsfromHowardUniversityin1988.FollowingaPostdoctoralFellowshipinNeuroscienceattheUniversityofTennessee,
hejoinedtheHowardUniversityfaculty,andsubsequentlyMorehouseSchoolofMedicine(MSM)inAtlanta,whereheservedfor14yearsintheDepartmentsofAnatomy&NeurobiologyandPsychiatry&BehavioralSciences.AtMSM,hespearheadedtheMSMDevelopmentalNeuroscienceProgram,whichdrovethedesignandconstructionofthecurrentNeuroscienceInstitute.Dr.WhittakerlaterjoinedMSUasDeanoftheSchoolofComputer,MathematicalandNaturalSciencesandiscurrentlyAssociateDirectorofa$96millionNASAGESTARProgram.HealsoservesonseveralBoardsaswellasscientificreviewpanelsandcommitteesattheNationalScienceFoundation,theNationalAcademyofSciences,andtheNationalInstitutesofHealth.HehasactivemembershipsintheSocietyofNeuroscience,InternationalBrainResearchOrganizationandSigmaXiScientificResearchSociety.Dr.WhittakerhasbeenrecipientoftheNationalRoleModelFaculty/AdministratorAwardfromMinorityAccess,Inc.,andwasawardedthe2011BaltimoreTimesPositivePeopleAwardbyTheBaltimoreTimesPublications.
SessionTitle:RetentionofURMFacultyandStrategicInitiativesfor InstitutionalValueProposition. Scheduled:Sunday,8/3,10:15‐11:30 SESSIONIX:PLENARY4. Description:Successfulrecruitmentandretentionofunder‐representedminority(URM)facultyhavebeenfraughtwithchallengesandremainalongstandingenigmathroughoutacademia.Extensiveresearchandstrategicinitiativesrangingfrominfrastructuredevelopment,leadershipengagement,andmentoring,amongothers,havenotyieldedsignificantresultsin“movingtheneedle”towardsmeaningfulinstitutionaltransformationorneededenvironmentalculturechange.Despitetheseshortcomings,manyinstitutionshavenotleveragedtheircollectiveresourcesasanimperativefordevelopmentofaninclusiveculturetofacilitatethecreationoftransparentandclearpathsforengagement,retentionandadvancementofURMfaculty.Withcurrentdemographicshifts,thereisanapparentneedforimplementationofmoredisruptive,multi‐levelandinclusiveparadigms.Thispresentationwilldiscusspotentialenvironmental,socio‐culturalandleadershipconstraints(linkedtoURMfacultyretention)aslikelycontributorstolackofprogress,andidentifypossiblehigh‐impactstrategiestoproactivelyaddressthem.HigherEducationinstitutionsneedtorecognizeandintegratediversityandURMfaculty
retentionasfundamentaltothedevelopmentofnewcapabilitiesandtoraisingtheirvalueproposition.
EricWiertelak 2014FUNWorkshopChair
DeWittWallaceProfessorofPsychologyandDirectorofNeuroscienceStudiesProgram
MacalesterCollege EricWiertelakreceivedhisPh.D.fromtheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderandjoinedthefacultyofMacalesterCollegein1993.Heco‐
developedthecollege'sinterdisciplinaryneurosciencestudiesprogram,whichhedirectsandinwhichheteachestheintroductorycourse,advancedbehavioralneuroscienceandseniorseminar.Hisresearchhasmultiplefoci,investigatingtheimpactofnaturalmedicinesandenvironmentalinfluencesonendogenouspainmodulationsystemsaswellasthemechanismsunderlyingdanceandmotorresponses.AFellowoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)andtheAssociationforPsychologicalScience,heistherecipientoftheFUNCareerAchievementAward,theAPABrendaA.MilnerAward,andtheMinnesotaPsychologicalAssociationWalterMinkAwardforOutstandingUndergraduateTeaching.Apast‐presidentofFUN,heisPresidentofNuRhoPsi,theHonorSocietyinNeuroscience,servesastheFUNLiaisontotheSocietyforNeuroscience,theEditor‐in‐ChiefoftheJournalofUndergraduateNeuroscienceEducationandistheChairoftheFUNCommitteeonEducationandtheFUN2014Workshop. SessionTitle: Contributionsfarandwide:a.opportunitiestocontributeto JUNEandb.becominganexternalreviewconsultant. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,10:00‐11:15 SESSIONIV:BreakoutSessionsD. Description: TherearemanyopportunitiestobecomemoreinvolvedintheactivitiesofFUNandtheundergraduateneuroscienceeducationcommunity.Thissessionwilldealwithtwoofthese—publishingarticlesintheJournalofUndergraduateNeuroscienceEducation(JUNE)orhelpingwithpeerreviews;andbecomingaFUNProgramandDepartmentConsultant.TheFUN‐PDCservicepairsinstitutionsinneedofexternalreviewers,expertsinparticulartechnologies,andexpertsinavarietyofaspectsofprogrammanagementwithconsultantsfromourgrowinglistofmembers.
IanWoods AssistantProfessorofBiology IthacaCollegeIanWoodsjoinedtheBiologyDepartmentatIthacaCollegein2011.HedidhisundergraduateworkinbothMusicandBiologyatStanfordUniversity.AfterspendingafewyearsinthePeaceCorpsintheSolomonIslands,hewentbacktoStanfordforhisPhDinDevelopmentalBiologyandthenwentontoapostdoctoral
fellowshipatHarvardUniversity. HereatIthacaCollege,Ianuseszebrafishtostudythedevelopmentandfunctionofthenervoussystem.Heusestwoapproachestostudytheroleofneuropeptidesincontrollingaspectsofbehavior,aswellassomatosensorydevelopmentandfunction:(1)liveimagingoftransgenicembryosthatexpressGFPinsensoryneurons,and(2)highthroughputbehavioralstudiesoflarvalresponsestosomatosensorystimuli. SessionTitle:Videohacking:Home‐grownautomatedvideotrackingofanimalbehavior Scheduled:Friday,8/1,3:30‐4:45 SESSIONII:BreakoutsA. (repeatsSaturday8/2,10:00‐11:15 SESSIONIV:BreakoutsD.) Description: Analysisofanimalbehaviorviavideotrackingtechnologycanprovidepowerfulinsightsregardingbrainfunctionundernormalconditionsandupongeneticorpharmacologicalperturbations.Numerouscommercialsolutionsforvideotrackingexist,butareoftenconstrainedbyhighcost,limitedrangeoffunctionality,anddifficultyofcustomization.Freely‐availableopensourcesoftware,off‐the‐shelfvideoequipment,andastandard‐issuelaptopcan,withabitoftinkeringandengineering,replicatethefunctionalityofcommercialsystems,andcanbecustomizedformanydiverseapplications.Iwillpresentsomevideotrackingsoftwaretoolsandideasregardingcustom‐builtequipmentthatcanbeinexpensivelyandeasilyappliedtoresearchandclassroomuseinanundergraduatesetting.
RobertWyttenbach SeniorLecturer NeuroscienceandBehavioralBiology EmoryUniversityBobWyttenbachcompletedhisPhDinNeurobiologyandBehavioratCornellUniversityin1995andthenstayedontocontinuehisresearchininsecthearingandtodevelopteachingmaterialswithsupportfromtheNSF.HehaswrittenorcoauthoredresourcessuchasCrawdad
(neurophysiologylabmanual),PsyCog(experimentsinperceptionandcognition),andGameBug(evolutionarygametheorytutorial)andhasgivenmanyfacultyworkshopswithothersontheCornellteam.HeisnowaseniorlecturerinNeuroscienceandBehavioralBiologyatEmoryUniversity.InadditiontoproducingthevideosusedinCrawdad,hehasproducedtrainingvideosfortechniciansatHHMI’sJaneliaFarmcampus. SessionTitle:Smile,you’re(not)oncamera:Documentinglabprocedureswithvideo. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,10:00‐11:15 SESSIONIV:BreakoutsD. (RepeatsonSunday,8/3,8:30‐9:45 SESSIONVIII:BreakoutsF.) Description:Laboratoryproceduressuchasdissectionsareofteneasiertoshowthantodescribe.However,demonstratingtoaclassistime‐consumingand,whenprocedurestakeplaceunderamicroscope,difficult.Homemadevideocansolvethisproblemusingreadilyavailableconsumer‐leveltechnologyandsoftware.Whetheryourvideoisquick‐and‐dirtyorpolished,itcansavetimeandimprovestudentperformanceinthelab.Thissessionwillcoversomeofthetechnologyandsuggestwaystopolishhomemadevideo.Topicswillincludeplanningavideo,imagequality,lighting,editing,narrationandsubtitles,anddeliveryonmultipleplatforms.Therewillbetimeforparticipantstosharetheirexperiencesandaskspecificquestionsregardingvideosthattheymightwishtomake.
HermesH.YehWilliamW.BrownProfessorandChair,DepartmentofPhysiologyandNeurobiology
GeiselSchoolofMedicineatDartmouthCollegeDr.YehreceivedthePh.D.degreeinCellBiologywithconcentrationinNeurosciencefromtheUniversityofTexasSouthwesternMedicalCenteratDallas.Hisresearchinterestsareintheneurosciences.Specifically,hisresearchrevolvesaroundissuesrelatedtothe
functionsofneurotransmittersystemsandneurotrophinsinthenormalanddiseasedbrain.Thereareseveralresearchprogramsongoinginhislaboratory.OneoftheresearchprogramsinvestigatestheroleofGABAasadevelopmentalneurotransmitterinregulatingneuronalmigrationandsynapseformationatembryonicstagesofcorticogenesis.Thisprojecthasbeenextendedtoexaminingtheenduringeffectsofmaternalethanol(alcohol)consumptiononbraindevelopmentintheoffspring.Anotherresearchprogramseekstodelineatethecellularandmolecularmechanismsunderlyingalteredsynapticplasticitywithintheseptohippocampalsystem,includingtheactionsofneurotransmittersandneurotrophins.Alloftheresearchprojectscombineexperimentalapproachesthatincludeelectrophysiology,neuroanatomy,biochemistryandmolecularbiology.Overall,theseprojectshavelaidthegroundworkforgraduatestudentsandpostdoctoralfellowstodevelopandelaborateontheirownresearchinterestsanddirections.Dr.Yehhastaughtactivelyinthemedicalschoolandgraduateschoolcurricula,andhasleadershiprolesindirectinggraduateeducationandtrainingattheinstitutionalandnationallevels.
SessionTitle:BestPractices:sometimesthemagicworks,sometimesitdoesn't. Scheduled:Saturday,8/2,1:15‐2:30 SESSIONV:PLENARY2. Description:ThisplenarysessionwillbefocusedonbestpracticesandinnovativeapproachesthatwerehighlightedbyCNDPwhenmakingselectionsfortheUndergraduateNeuroscienceProgramsoftheYearawards.Oneareaoffocuswillbeonthepeer‐mentoringsystem,includingwhatworksandwhatdoesnotwork.Aspecialsegmentofthisapproachwillbedevotedforstartinganintroductiontoresearchlabforfreshmenandhowthegoalsofthisclasscouldworkintothepeer‐mentoringsystem. Closelyrelatedtothepeer‐mentoringmodel,willbeapresentationontheTEAMapproachthatisusedinalargerschoolenvironment.Includedinthisforumwillbeadiscussiononsomeofthepoliticalproblemsassociatedwithrunninganundergraduateprograminauniversitythatistryingtotransitionfromteaching,asitsprimarymission,intoaresearchuniversity.Finally,anopendiscussionwillallowparticipantstoshareordiscussnewideas—bothmagicalandnot.
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