All Day

Arrivals / Optional Tours (book direct w/hotel)

6:00 - 7:30 PM

WELCOME RECEPTION

8:00 - 8:15

Welcome & Introductions
Randy Nelson, AMSNDC President 

S1: Update. Data to Strategy: Predictive Insights for Informed Decisions

Jack Lipton (tentative)

9:15 - 10:15

S2: A New World Order: Supporting Foundational Neuroscience Research with a Changing NIH Landscape

Chris Cowan & panelists

Social Guest Activity

Included for all registered social guests 

10:15 - 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:30 

S3: Mentoring with Intention

Nathan Smith

11:30 - 12:30

S4: AAMC Chief Science Officer Report

Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH, AAMC Chief Scientific Officer (tentative)

Group Lunch 

Group Excursion: Palomino Island Beach Day

Included for all registered attendees & social guests

Marina/Ferry

8:15 - 9:15

S5: How to Direct Fundraising to Basic Neuroscience at Your University

John Fox/Erin Hascup

Flamboyan Room

9:15 - 10:15

S6: Relationship Between Department Chairs and Centers - Opportunities and Challenges

Harald Sontheimer & panelists

10:15 -10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:30

S7: State of Neuroscience Research and Education in Puerto Rico

Andrew Seeds / Maria Sosa

11:30 - 12:30

S8: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Academia: Untapped Funding Opportunity or a Faculty Distraction?

Chris Cowan & panelists

Optional Tours: 

• Afternoon Hike at El Yunque National Park
• Evening Kayaking in Bioluminescent Bay

S9: Navigating the Shifting NIH Landscape: What Neuroscientists Need to Know

Walter J. Korishetz (tentative)

Flamboyan Room

9:15 - 10:15

S10: TBD

10:15 - 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:30

S11: AMSNDC Business Meeting

Randy Nelson, Paul Pfaffinger

Year-end summary and financial report, introduction of new officers; discussion of statement on prestige publishing from AMSNDC members. New business. 

6:30– 9:30 PM

Farewell Dinner (all attendees & guests)

Included for all registered attendees & social guests 

All Day

Departures