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First panel talk was a success ✅ #WinterBrain #WCBR2026

Had a great time at Winter Brain in Big Sky, Montana. #WCBR2026

Man is it hot in Sunny Ego today! 75 feels like 80. Maybe I cold adapted after a week at #WCBR2026?

With 8 person chairlifts the odds of getting at least one debate over whether gummis or smoking a joint are better snowboarding preparation approaches unity, right? #WCBR2026

I swear ski conferences are sadistic experiments cooked up by motor and rehabilitation neuroscientists to remind mid-life academics that motor plasticity is a finite resource. #wcbr2026

#WCBR2026 attendees. I am seeking informal feedback with the panel sessions across the meeting. Drop me a line and let me know what you think!

I’ve made it to Montana for Winter Brain!! Can’t wait to hang with all the neuronerds this week!

Don’t miss my panels 😏
1/27 4:30pm - communicating your science workshop 📢
1/29 3:00pm - advocating for evidence based policies ⚖️

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Do you have late breaking results you would like to share at Winter Brain? Contact Winter Brain at info@winterbrain.org to apply to participate in the Data Blitz session! Submit by January 9th, 2026.

Do you have late breaking results you would like to share at #WCBR2026?
Contact Winter Brain at info@winterbrain.org to apply to participate in the Data Blitz session!
Submit by January 9th, 2026. Please repost!

Happy one year lab anniversary to our amazing postdoc @juliamitchell.bsky.social !!! You can check out what she's been up to if you attend her talk at #WCBR2026

Today is the last day for early bird pricing for WCBR

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Last call for Early Bird Registration Rates for Winter Brain! #WCBR2026

Dear Winter Brain attendees, This year we have classrooms at Bozeman High School that have expressed interest in having visits from neuroscientists. Visits will take place on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. We are looking for neuroscientists at any training level to join us in these engagements. Topics of your own interest are welcome. In the past, we have done sheep brain dissections, and presentations about being a scientist and alcohol and the brain. This is a very important Winter Brain tradition, and we look forward to your support! If you are interested, please complete your information in the sign up sheet. Please sign up by Friday, January 9, 2026. Contact us at info@winterbrain.org if you have any questions. Sincerly, Michael Stefanik, Winter Brain Education Chair

Sign up to volunteer for #WCBR2026 School Outreach. A big mission of the meeting is connecting with the local community! It's also a great way to network with your colleagues!
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Support Young Investigators Each year, the Winter Conference on Brain Research (WCBR) meets to provide a forum for innovative science in carefully curated sessions. Your support of Winter Brain will help us support and foster the next generation of neuroscientists. The generosity of donors like Scott Edwards, PhD, and Paul Letourneau, PhD help us provide Winter Brain Travel Awards to scientists. "I enjoy supporting the WCBR Travel Awards program becuase it promotes the inclusion of next generation researchers into a highly welcoming community of neuroscientists," Dr. Edwards said. "When young scientists can experience such a great conference, it emboldens their confidence in their future careers." Your one-time donation or monthly gift is tax-deductible and will allow young investigators to experience a meeting where they will have mentorship programs, networking opportunites, and career development, as well as learn the latest brain science. Dr. Letourneau has seen first-hand the impact that attending Winter Brain has on young scientists. "I strongly support the WCBR Travel Fellowship," he said. "The WCBR is a great meeting for young investigators to meet peers and accomplished scientists in an informal, enjoyable setting. I made both long-standing friendships and research collaborations at my first WCBRs." Your support is important, and Winter Brain will recognize your generosity by including your name on the website and signage during the conference. If you prefer to donate via check, you may send donations to: WCBR, Attention: Travel Awards, 5034-A Thoroughbred Lane, Brentwood, TN 37027. Help Winter Brain mentor the next generation of neuroscientists with a gift in 2025. We are grateful for your generosity. Sincerely, Susan Ferguson, PhD Conference Chair

Your donation is tax deductible and supports the young scientists who are being lost due to the federal funding crisis. #WCBR2026 nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Reminder today is the last day to submit posters for #WCBR2026 go to www.winterbrain.org to get yours submitted!

One More Day for Poster Submissions! POSTER SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: October 16, 2025 We are still accepting poster proposals for the 58th Winter Conference on Brain Research in Big Sky, MT, January 24 - 29, 2026. Winter Brain offers a unique environment in which neuroscientists from many different disciplines interact in a comfortable, relaxed environment. Read below to find information on submissions, travel awards, and programmatic information. Everyone is welcome to submit a poster proposals, including first time attendees at any academic level! We especially encourage submissions from junior investigators and trainees. Quick Link: Submission Guidelines & Instructions Late submissions will not be considered. Winter Brain will offer CME credit to eligible participants. The program consists of an opening plenary, scientific panels, poster sessions, career development sessions, short courses, Pioneer sessions that highlight the scientific accomplishments of long-time Winter Brain attendees, and a closing banquet. The program also allows for ample time to network during informal discussions while riding the chair lift, engaging in other outdoor activities, or hanging out at the lodge. For more information about Winter Brain 2026, please visit www.winterbrain.org. We hope to see you in Big Sky in January!

one more day for poster submissions for #WCBR2026 in Big Sky, MT. www.winterbrain.org

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We've extended the deadline for #WCBR2026 posters! New due date is Oct 16th! www.winterbrain.org please share!

one more day left for poster submissions to Winter Brain 2026

October 9th is the deadline for poster submissions for #WCBR2026 please share! www.winterbrain.org

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One more week for poster submissions (Due Oct 9!) to #WCBR2026 www.winterbrain.org

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Here ye, here ye!!! #WCBR2026 #WinterConfrenceonBrainResearch will be extending the panel deadline one week for submission (new deadline 9/18/2025)! Official announcement coming soon so check your emails! please reskeet!

Kristen Harris has been an active participant in the WCBR since 2002. Her professional career began at Harvard Medical school from 1984-1999 when she was recruited to Boston University, where she worked to establish their graduate program in experimental and computational neuroscience. From BU she was recruited as a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent scholar to the Medical College of Georgia. Since 2006 she is Professor of Neuroscience in the Center for Learning and Memory and Department of Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Austin. She is renowned for her work on synapse structure and function pioneering three-dimensional reconstruction from serial section electron microscopy to advance understanding of the synaptic mechanisms of learning and memory. Her lab had developed novel tools sharing them together with data that are widely used resources (synapseweb.clm.utexas.edu). She is the recipient of Sloan Research Fellowship, Javits Merit Award, Brain Research Foundation Fellowship, Mika Salpeter Lifetime achievement and many other awards. She is known for innovative teaching, service on many prestigious scientific advisory boards, and presentations worldwide. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Amy Hauck Newman received her doctorate in Medicinal Chemistry from the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, under the mentorship of Dr. Richard Glennon. She joined the laboratory of Dr. Kenner Rice at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her postdoctoral studies where she conducted total opiate synthesis, as a National Research Service Award fellow. After starting her first independent lab at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, she joined the National Institute on Drug Abuse-Intramural Research Program (NIDA-IRP), NIH, in 1991, where she was tenured and became the Medicinal Chemistry Section Chief. She currently serves as the Scientific Director, Chief of the Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch and Director of the NIDA-IRP Medications Development Program. She has coauthored more than 340 original articles and reviews on the design, synthesis, and evaluation of centrally active agents, with an emphasis on selective ligands for the dopaminergic system, as potential treatment medications for substance use disorders. In particular, she has pioneered the development of highly selective and bitopic dopamine

D3 receptor antagonists and partial agonists for treatment of Opioid Use Disorders (OUD). More recently, she has turned her attention to developing medications for the treatment of psychostimulant use disorders that are comorbid with bipolar disorder and/or schizophrenia. In addition, she has developed research tools that include small molecule fluorescent ligands, radioligands and irreversible ligands directed toward the dopamine, serotonin or norepinephrine transporters. She is an inventor on >25 NIH patents and patent applications. Dr. Newman has received numerous awards from both the NIH and NIDA Directors including the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Mentoring Award, in 2019. She was the first woman to receive the Philip Portoghese Lectureship Award, awarded by the Division of Medicinal Chemistry (MEDI) and the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) in 2016. Dr. Newman was honored as a “Remarkable Woman in Medicinal Chemistry” by the ACS, in 2018 and was inducted into the ACS MEDI Hall of Fame in 2023.

Congratulations to Kristen Harris and Amy Hauck Newman the Pioneer Award Winners for #WCBR2026 ! Registration is now open and panel submissions are due Sept 11, 2025; posters are due October 9, 2025

Winter Conference on Brain Research January 24th to 29th 2026 Big Sky Montana!

Submissions for #WCBR2026 open today! Please go to www.winterbrain.org Big Sky is my absolute favorite venue for this meeting. The science is top notch, the people are great, the meaning is inclusive, and I learned to ski as a 35 year old! Please repost!