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OPPORTUNITY: YOU ARE INVITED TO SPEAK WITH A NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH EXPERT!

Join us September 29 at 4:00 pm – Allen Institute – Kaitlyn Casimo, PhD

For students wishing to do original research in neuroscience using large data sets, WSSEF will sponsor a Zoom session Wednesday Sept 29th, @4:00 pm with Dr. Kaitlyn Casimo of the Allen Institute.

At this session, you will have an opportunity to ask questions about the Allen Institute's resources to help shape your research project. In advance of the session, please explore the following resources and bring your questions. This will be a hands-on interactive discussion, driven primarily by your questions and interests.,

Video introducing all major neuroscience datasets from the Allen Institute for Brain Science,
https://youtu.be/b_UvVjWydfo

Webpage with summaries of all major neuroscience datasets from the Allen Institute for Brain Science:
https://portal.brain-map.org/explore/overview

The Allen Institute is a biological sciences nonprofit located in Seattle, WA, with focus research areas in neuroscience, cell biology, and immunology. Their work generates data, knowledge, and analysis tools, all of which are shared publicly. As of fall 2020, the Allen Institute for Brain Science has collected about 14 petabytes of data – that’s 2.8 million DVDs.

Kaitlyn Casimo, PhD, leads the education and training programs at the Allen Institute. She received her BA and PhD in neuroscience. She also conducted her own independent science fair projects in grades 6-11.

If you would like to attend this zoom session, email us for the zoom link: mentors@wssef.org

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