This Saturday, meet the UAB CNC team at Hoover Library at 11AM for Brain Chats in collaboration with the @uabcappi.bsky.social!
UAB CAPPI Director, Dr. Karen Cropsey will present “Trying the Tide on Overdose: Science, Solutions, and Hope”.
Bring a friend and join the discussion! 🧠
New publication in #JNeurosci from our outreach team, led by Associate Director for Outreach Dr. Kristina Visscher! This paper outlines many of the CNC efforts to communicate science to our community.
One popular topic in neuroscience news right now is brain organoids. But what are they? These lab-grown models are a powerful new tool for advancing neuroscience, but they also raise important questions as the science moves forward. 🧠
Join us for #BrainAwarenessWeek next week at McWane!
New work involving CNC member Dr. Peter Hendricks shows that psilocybin therapy is more likely to result in long-term smoking cessation as compared to a nicotine patch.
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Have you heard people identify as left-brained or right-brained? It’s a common myth that people’s personalities are tied to a dominant side of their brain, but the truth isn’t that simple. @brainawarenessweek #BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek
In tandem, the Heersink School of Medicine is recruiting up to 16 individual Investigators in an open-rank search.
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Recruitment for this strategic initiative will be at two levels:
Program Leaders will help to build new programmatic research areas, and will be provided additional funds to help hire 3-4 neuroscientists in these areas.
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The UAB Heersink School of Medicine is seeking to recruit up to 16 new research-intensive faculty as part of a major strategic investment in neurosciences. Faculty will be housed in a brand new research facility at the heart of campus, which is scheduled for completion this summer.
Ready for another round of Brain Chats?! Join us on March 14th at 11AM at Hoover Public Library for a discussion on “Using electrical stimulation to understand brain networks” presented by Dr. Rachel June Smith. The meeting is free, educational and open for anyone to attend! 📖
Advocacy is not a one-time effort—it is an ongoing commitment.
Learn why sustained advocacy matters, how individual scientists and SfN chapters can make a meaningful impact, and how SfN can support your efforts on Neuronline: vist.ly/4rw9u
Congress passed the FY26 LHHS and CJS appropriations bills, finalizing funding levels and key provisions for NIH, the BRAIN Initiative, NSF, and more.
SfN remains committed to advocating for robust, sustained investment in neuroscience research.
🔗 vist.ly/4sbbg
#neurosky #neuroskyence
Great piece about UAB's work on GLP-1 therapeutics featuring CNC member @andrewhardaway.bsky.social!
The UAB Neuroscience For All team is happy to share that for the third year in a row we received an IBRO/Dana Brain Awareness Week grant to support our Brain Awareness Week activities! Join us for Brain Awareness Week 2026 at McWane Science Center on March 25-28. #BAWgrantee @ibroorg.bsky.social
Meet the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center at Hoover Library on Feb 15 at 2PM for Brain Chats! Dr. Matthew Macaluso will present “ECT and other Advanced Therapies for Depression”. Bring a friend and join the discussion! 🧠
Are you looking for more ways to get connected with UAB neuroscience outreach groups? 🧠 Join the UAB Neuroscience For All team on Feb11 at 1 PM in Shelby 105 for Spring Brain Bites! 🍪
Happy New Year! 🎉The first Brain Chats session of 2026 is happening THIS Saturday at 11AM at Hoover Public Library! During this free, educational event we will chat about, “Ultra Processed foods and Brain Health” presented by Dr. Ciara Mitchell! 🧠
Mark your calendars for #BrainAwarenessWeek 2026! Whether you’re a science enthusiast, student, or just curious, this is your chance to connect with neuroscience in an accessible way. Stay tuned for updates about activities and volunteer opportunities! 🧠🎉
Over the weekend, the UAB CNC Neuroscience For All team partnered with Bare Hands, Inc. to provide "A Feast for the Senses", hands on neuroscience activities at the 23rd Annual Día de los Muertos! 💐💀 Looks like they had a great time learning about brain activity and senses!
The final session of UAB Brain Chats for this year is THIS Saturday at 11AM! 😃 Join this free, educational event at Avondale Library to discuss the highly requested topic, “Hope After Head Injury, The Road to Recovery” presented by Dr. Rachel Teranishi! 🧠
Meet us at Avondale Library on Nov 1 at 11AM for the last UAB Brain Chats session of 2025! Dr. Rachel Teranishi will present the highly requested topic on TBI, “Hope After Head Injury, The Road to Recovery”. 🧠
Bring a friend and join the discussion! 😀
The next session of Brain Chats is this Saturday! Meet us at Avondale Library on Oct 4th at 11AM for a presentation on “Early Interventions in Mental Health” by Dr. Adrienne Lahti, Professor & Chair of UAB Department of Psych- Behavioral Neurobiology. 🧠
See you on Saturday! 😃
The 2025 CNC Retreat is in the books! 📖 Thank you to the 220+ attendees for being a part of this annual event and making it a grand success. More photos coming soon. 😎
The annual UAB CNC retreat starts tomorrow in our beautiful new Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation Conference Center! Join us for trainee and faculty science as well as a keynote presentation from @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social! Link to program below.
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We had a GREAT time Saturday during UAB Brain Chats! Dr. Kristina Visscher @visscherlab.bsky.social gave an amazing talk on plasticity in the brain. 🧠
We hope to see you in the room next time! 😄 Stay tuned for more information on the October session.
Join us this Saturday for a free, educational and interactive session of UAB Brain Chats! Dr. Kristina Visscher @visscherlab.bsky.social will discuss “You CAN teach an old dog new tricks! Plasticity and the aging brain”. 🧠 We hope to see you at Avondale Library on September 6th at 11AM! 😀
Last Chance to Register! 🔊 Registration will close this Friday for the 2025 CNC Retreat. This will be a fantastic two-day opportunity for UAB faculty and trainees to learn more areas of neuroscience research! 🧠 Register today at, www.uab.edu/medicine/cnc...
For our next Brain Chats, Dr. Kristina Visscher from UAB’s Dept of Neurobiology will bring the highly anticipated presentation “You CAN teach an old dog new tricks! Plasticity and the aging brain”. 🧠 Make plans to join us at Avondale Library on September 6th at 11AM! 😀
@visscherlab.bsky.social
Are you a faculty, student or researcher in the neurosciences at UAB? 📢 You won’t want to miss this event! Registration is still open for the 2025 CNC Retreat, but will be closing soon. Register today at, www.uab.edu/medicine/cnc...
We had a great turn out for Brain Chats this past Saturday at Avondale Library! 🤩 Dr. Lazar gave a FANTASTIC presentation on how to Improve Your Brain Health and attendees came ready to discuss.
Want to join next time?! 👀 Stay tuned for details on the September session.
