Past Lab News and Events

 

Fall 2006

 

** Congratulations to Genna Bebko for successfully defending her NUIN qualifying exam in November 2006! **

 

** In August 2006, Genna Bebko received an appointment to the Early Years Training Grant at NUIN. The appointment reflects success in her first-year work and promise for future research progress. Congratulations Genna! **

 

** In December 2006, Joan Chiao will visit the National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Okazaki, Japan sponsored by a JSPS Visiting Fellowship. **

 

Winter 2007

 

** Congratulations to Melinda Chan for her acceptance to the UIC Dentistry Program!**

 

** Congratulations to Nick Bowman and Donna Bridge for their acceptance into the NU Interdepartmental Neuroscience Ph.D. Program!**

 

** The first meeting of the NU Neuroeconomics-Social-Affective Neuroscience Reading Group will take place on February 20, 2007 from 5-6pm.  Click here for more information. **

 

** In January 2007, we welcomed two new members to the lab, Dr. Tokiko Harada and Dr. Zhang Li! **

 

Spring 2007

 

**Congratulations to Genna Bebko for winning a Cognitive ScienceInterdisciplinary Graduate Research Fellowship!**

 

** At the June 2007 Organization for Human Brain Mapping meeting, the lab will co-host a Morning Workshop on Cultural Neuroscience: Visualizing cultural influences on brain function.**

 

** In June https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=I7SuDMZok_2bokTnFclzYnNA_3d_3d2007, the lab will co-sponsor the first annual UC-NU Neuroscience meeting which will take place at the University of Chicago.**

 

**Congratulations to Jessica Gayda for her acceptance to the Univ. of Maryland Computational Neuroscience summer program and winning a Cognitive Science Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship! **

 

Fall 2007

 

** In September 2007, we welcomed two new grad students to the lab, Bobby Cheon and Vani Mathur! **

 

** In September 2007, we welcomed two new honors thesis students to the lab, Diana Carlson and Andrea Katz! **

 

** The NU Neuroeconomics-Social-Affective Neuroscience Reading Group will resume meeting in the Fall on October 2, 2007 from 5:15-6:15pm in Swift 210.   Click here for more information. **

 

**Congratulations to Genna Bebko who will conduct research this year supported by a Cognitive Science Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Fellowship!**

 

** In September 2007, Joan Chiao receives funding from the National Science Foundation to support research in the lab on cross-cultural influences on neural processes underlying emotion, self and social cognition. **

 

Winter 2008

 

** Jessica Gayda receives a NU Undergraduate Conference Travel grant to present her first-author poster at CNS **

 

** Bobby Cheon is awarded a NSF EAPSI fellowship to conduct cross-cultural neuroimaging work in Korea **

 

** Genna Bebko receives a 2008 CogSci Conference Travel award and NU Conference Travel grant to present at CNS **

 

** The NU Neuroeconomics-Social-Affective Neuroscience Reading Group will resume meeting in Winter on January 15, 2008 from 5:15-6:15pm in Swift 231.   Click here for more information. **