Neuroscience Day 2010

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Neuroscience Day 2010 was held on Friday, Jan 15, 2010 at the  School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street.  It featured  “Novel Optical Biological Control Tools: Towards Enabling Integrative Analysis of Neural Systems” by Edward S. Boyden, PhD, the Benesse Career Development Professor, MIT Media Lab; and Joint Assistant Professor at the MIT Department of Biological Engineering, Brain and Cognitive Sciences.

The event was sponsored by the Boston University Graduate Program for Neuroscience, the BU Center for Neuroscience, and a gift from Mr. Jack Spivack to the medical campus that supports translational research in Neuroscience.  Please check back for the release of the date and time for Neuroscience day 2011.  Here are some of our favorite pics by which to remember 2010.

I bet I can use this technique in the lab!

I bet I can use this technique in the lab!

And then I turned it upside down and found the missing nucleotide!

And then I turned it upside down and the missing nucleotide fell out!

Laughter is contagious.....

Laughter is contagious.....

I know I didn't believe it myself!

I know I didn't believe it myself!

Why can't you get it!  It is right there in front of you!

Why can't you get it! It is right there in front of you!

You just have to trust me on this one....

You just have to trust me on this one....

Now I have heard everything!

Now I have heard everything!

A trio of Elegans

A trio of Elegans

I told you there was free food...

I told you there was free food...

Wow, this guy's really good!

Wow, this guy's really good!

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I knew they put something in this water.

We made it to the South End!!

Hmm...I think I may just have to come here more often.