Since our inception, the Brain Research Foundation has played a vital role in advancing the field of neuroscience. Here, you can take a look at some of our past events to get a sense of what we’ve been up to.
Neuroscience Day 2010
Neuroscience Day is an annual event sponsored by the Brain Research Foundation that introduces new, exciting research through poster presentations and lectures. This unique forum encourages scientific interaction among universities and gives the Chicago-area neuroscience community a chance to meet and share interests in an informal setting.
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Society for Neuroscience 39th Annual Meeting
The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting is the primary yearly opportunity for neuroscience researchers to introduce and share their work and to meet their colleagues from around the world. The meeting provides thousands of research abstracts, lectures, symposia, workshops, and other events, and will be held at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center.
Find more details about the meeting here.
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Neuroscience Day 2008
On December 12, 2008, the Brain Research Foundation sponsored the 10th Annual Neuroscience Day. This was the first year that Neuroscience Day was open to members of the greater Chicago area community.
A total of 74 abstracts were presented, all from different levels of study: Graduate Student, Post Doc, and Clinical Research. Abstracts were graded by judges from Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Chicago, and Rush University Medical Center.
Lectures followed the poster presentations. Guest speakers included: D. James Surmeier, Ph.D., from Northwestern University; Scott T. Brady, Ph.D., from the University of Illinois at Chicago; Jeffrey H. Kordower, Ph.D., from Rush University Medical Center; Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos, Ph.D., from the University of Chicago. The keynote speaker was Robert C. Malenka, M.D., Ph.D., from Stanford University School of Medicine. Sangram S. Sisodia, Ph.D., from the University of Chicago, was the moderator for this event. Awards of recognition for service were presented by the Brain Research Foundation President, Nathan T. Hansen.
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Neuroscience Day 2012
On Friday, January 20, 2012, the Brain Research Foundation will host the 12th Annual Neuroscience Day at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center, 450 North CityFront Plaza Drive, Chicago. This unique forum is intended to provide members of the Chicago area neuroscience community with opportunities to share interests in an informal setting and to stimulate scientific interactions between universities. We strongly encourage graduate students and post doctoral fellows to present posters for this event.
Please see the webpage for Neuroscience Day information by clicking here. On this page, you can learn how to submit your abstract and sign up to listen to lectures. The display poster board dimensions are 80” wide by 60” tall (the same as Society for Neuroscience posters). Posters will be displayed in Room 621 on the sixth floor of Gleacher Center and will be assigned a number upon submission. You can refer periodically to the website to obtain the assigned number to your poster. Should you have any questions, please call the Brain Research Foundation at (312) 759-5150.
Note: Only 40 posters can be presented and only one per person. The deadline for abstract submissions is Wednesday, January 11, 2012 by 4:00 p.m. CST. Under no circumstances will posters be accepted after the deadline. Posters must then be displayed by 8:00 a.m. on January 20, 2012.
AWARDS FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS
2 Research Awards for Graduate Students
(PhD, MD, or MD/PhD)
2 Post Doctoral Awards
Present your poster on January 20, 2012 for your chance to win $500. All you have to do is click here, choose the 'Present a poster' option, fill out your contact information, and download and submit the abstract form. Forty posters will be presented, and they are on a first come first serve basis. Lunch will be provided for poster presenters.
The logistics of Neuroscience Day are as follows: Posters will be exhibited on the sixth floor of the Gleacher Center from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The Brain Research Foundation will be awarding $500 each, to 2 outstanding Graduate Student posters, and $500 to 2 outstanding Post Doctoral Fellow posters. A panel of judges will be evaluating the posters and selecting the awardees. The panel of judges will be made up of neuroscientists from various institutions in Chicago. Each judge will review posters during the morning, maintaining the same protocol and procedure. Final scores will not be published.
Immediately following the poster presentations, plan on attending lectures from extraordinary guest speakers covering areas within the neurosciences. The speakers are as follows:
Jeffrey D. Rothstein, M.D., Ph.D., John Hopkins University
David J. Freedman, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Catherine S. Woolley, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Dimitri Krainc, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard University
Neuroscience Day will conclude with the presentation of the awards. Should you have any questions pertaining to Neuroscience Day, please contact us at 312-759-5150 or send an email to
info@thebrf.org.
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2010 Annual Discovery Dinner
On November 1, Abbott, represented by its Chairman and CEO Miles White, received the Frederic Gibbs Discovery Award from the Brain Research Foundation.
Dr. Frederic Gibbs helped found the Brain Research Foundation in 1953. This award honors companies and individuals that understand the need for neuroscience research and education.
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2011 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle
Advance neuroscience research by sponsoring a runner today. Please list the runners name through the "In Honor of..." feature of the payment form. The Brain Research Foundation will be happy to let the runner know of your participation. Please proceed to the
Make a Difference page to make your donation. Thank you.
Make Waves Benefit 2007
On September 27, 2007, the Brain Research Foundation held its much-anticipated fund-raising gala. The event took place on a privately chartered Odyssey Cruise with the Chicago skyline serving as a beautiful backdrop. The theme,
Make Waves, spoke to the Brain Research Foundation’s mission of creating change and advancing neuroscience research.
Co-chairs Pat Koldyke and Tom Reynolds organized a fabulous evening that raised money for a wonderful cause: the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Mental Retardation Research Center (Kennedy Center) at the University of Chicago. The Kennedy Center is one of the largest research centers in the United States committed to advancing the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of developmental disabilities, including autism, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative diseases.
The evening was picture-perfect—unseasonably warm and wonderful. During cocktail hour, guests participated in a raffle and silent auction. The silent auction had fantastic items, including an iPhone, a Marc Jacobs handbag, and a Raymond Weil watch. We were happy to award the 1st place raffle prize of $10,000 to Jeanne Borchardt.
The fun continued as the Mistress of Ceremonies, NBC5’s Natalie Martinez, charmed the audience and kept the evening moving. After dinner, we were privileged to experience a fiery performance by Grammy award winner and Chicago legend Koko Taylor & Her Blues Machine. She certainly proved she is still the undisputed “Queen of the Blues.”
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Rockin on the River 2011
Spend a Chicago summer evening riverside with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and the music of Dr. Bombay.
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2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Advance neuroscience research by sponsoring a runner today. Please list the runners name through the "In Honor of..." feature of the payment form. The Brain Research Foundation will be happy to let the runner know of your participation. Please proceed to the
Make a Difference page to make your donation. Thank you.
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2010 White Sox Event
Join the Associate Board of the Brain Research Foundation for some springtime fun at US Cellular Field.
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Brain Awareness Week
Held annually since 1996, Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Society for Neuroscience, the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, and more than 1200 other health and advocacy groups. Throughout the week, educational activities such as lectures and exhibits will be conducted across North America to promote public awareness of the importance of neuroscience research and its potential for enhancing the health and well-being of those affected by neurological disorders.
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