Hello Everyone,

We are pleased to announce that The Neurobiology Graduate Program and the Neuroscience Graduate IDP have received new funding for the support of Neuroscience and Neurobiology Graduate Students who would like to attend special courses for scientific and/or career development. This money has been awarded to our programs through the Graduate Division's "Quality of Graduate Education Supplement Program."

Neurobiology and Neuroscience Graduate IDP may apply to receive support to attend any specialized course, either this year or next year (or until the money runs out), but the funds must be encumbered through September 2008 (that means you must be registered for a course before then). All interested students should email back as soon as possible any current and future (if known) requests and should include the following:

• Student name and year in program
• Course name and location
• Dates
• Detailed (not general) breakdown of total expenses requested
• Why you want to take the course or workshop (its benefit to you)
  

The Programs will review all inquiries and respond as soon as possible. Some examples of specialized course offerings and web addresses are as follows:

- Jackson Laboratories (www.jax.org/courses)
- Cold Spring Harbor (www.cshl.org)
- Wood's Hole Marine Biological Laboratory (www.mbl.edu)
- Professional Survival Skills Workshops (see for example http://www.survival.pitt.edu)

This list is not meant to be all inclusive and if there are additional courses and workshops that you know of please do not hesitate in proposing them.

Send all requests to Julie Lanier at 'jlanier@mednet.ucla.edu' ). Please let us know if we can provide you with any additional information.

Best Regards,

Marie-Françoise Chesselet, Chair, Neurobiology Graduate Program
Michael Levine, Chair, Neuroscience Graduate IDP