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.