2024 CNC Retreat
The 2024 CNC Retreat was held at Lake Guntersville State Park Lodge and Convention Center on September 5-6, 2024.
Our two-day retreat agenda included:
- A keynote presentation from Pual Kenny, PhD. Dr. Paul Kenny is the Ward-Coleman Professor and Chair of the Nash Family Department of Neuroscience at the Icahn Schools of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. Dr. Kenny also serves as Director of the Drug Discovery Institute at Mount Sinai.
- Research presentations from 8 UAB faculty and 6 trainees
- A poster session featuring 63 poster presentations
- Trainee Platform and Poster presentation awards (See winners below)
- Updates on CNC programs and activities
- Nearly 180 registration, 150+ attendees
Platform Presentation Winners
1st Place- Nina Baumgarther
2nd Place- Zephyr Desa
3rd Place- Rodrigo Campus Cardoso
Poster Presentation Winners
1st Place- Natalie Davis
2nd Place (tie)- Emma Jones
2nd Place (tie)- Dalton Patterson
2nd Place (tie)- Miguel Duran
2024 Program: 2024_CNC_Retreat_Program_Final1.pdf
Thank you to our 2024 Retreat Sponsors!
Gold Level ($1,000-$2,000)
Sivel Level ($500-$1,000)
The 2023 Comprehensive Neuroscience Center (CNC) retreat was held in person on September 13-14, 2023 at The Valley Hotel in Homewood, AL.
Our two-day retreat agenda included:
- Two keynote presentation from Dr. Marina Picciotto, Yale University and Dr. James Surmeier, Northwestern University
- Research presentations from 9 UAB faculty and 5 trainees
- A poster session featuring 40 poster presentations
- Trainee Platform and Poster presentation awards (See winners below)
- Updates on CNC programs and activities
- Nearly 200 registration, 160+ attendees
Platform winners
First Place ($500)- Kasey Brida, Neurobiology
Second Place ($250)- Ashley Adamson, Neurology
Third Place ($100)- Henrique de Oliveira Amaral, Neurology
Poster winners
First Place ($500)- Nina Baumgarter, Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology
Second Place ($250)- Rodrigo Campos-Cardoso, Neurobiology
Third Place ($100)- Jhodi Webster, Neurology
Award Ceremony:
Poster Session:
Faculty Session:
Keynote Session, Dr. Surmeier: