Welcome to SYNAPSE’s Events page! Our Executive Team organizes numerous events throughout the year, such as research seminars, exam review sessions, de-stressors, and networking sessions!
Upcoming Events
Stay tuned for more details and mark your calendars! 🧠✨
If Not…Then What?
Thursday Feb 6 from 3-4 PM at IA-2021
🚀 Introducing the “If Not…Then What?” Seminar Series! 🎓
Are you graduating with a degree in STEM and wondering what’s next? 🤔 We’ve got the answers!
Join SYNAPSE as we uncover exciting career paths with top researchers and industry professionals. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to explore your future! 🔬💡
Past Events
Come Study With Us!
📚 Calling all biology, neuroscience, and psychology students! Need a supportive study space, advice on coursework, or just want to hang out and connect with your peers?
👩🎓 Chat with SYNAPSE execs, get motivated, and treat yourself to a snack break! Let’s crush those goals together.
Fall 2024 NROB60 Exam Review Sessions
SYNAPSE x PNDA: Mix & Mingle
2024 SYNAPSE Seminars
Delve into the intricate world of neurobiology with Dr. Joanne Nash and enjoy some delicious snacks 😋😋 at our upcoming SYNAPSE Research Seminar! 🧠✨
As an Associate Professor of Neurobiology at the University of Toronto Scarborough, Dr. Nash brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. With a research focus on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying Parkinson’s disease, her work aims to develop innovative approaches to combat neurodegenerative diseases. 📚💡
Discover how Dr. Nash combines cutting-edge techniques such as genetic engineering, imaging, and electrophysiology to unravel the mysteries of synaptic plasticity, neurotransmission, and cellular metabolism. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to learn from a leading expert in the field and gain invaluable insights into the future of Parkinson’s disease treatment. Secure your place now! 🔬🌟
Memory is indeed a captivating concept, yet the underlying mechanisms remain shrouded in mystery. Join us for another enlightening SYNAPSE Research Seminar featuring Dr. Andy Lee!
🧠 Dr. Lee will showcase his research aimed at understanding amnesia and unraveling the separate representations of space and time in the human brain by employing techniques such as neuroimaging and eyetracking! This event offers an invaluable opportunity for neuroscience enthusiasts to gain firsthand experience and network with a leading expert in the field 🔬✨
Did you know that zebrafish are a popular model organism to study neural circuits? Join us for our FIRST research seminar of the year with Dr. Tod Thiele, as he delves into his groundbreaking research on identifying and characterizing circuits in zebrafish akin to those found in the mammalian striatum. Discover the profound implications of his findings for dystonia models and optic flow processing. This lab uses a range of techniques such as two-photon calcium imaging, optogenetics and CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing! 🧠🌟
This is an invaluable opportunity for students passionate about neuroscience to gain firsthand experience and network with a leading researcher in the field!
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