Philadelphia SPINE (Symposium for Postdoctoral Initiatives in Neuroscience Excellence)

Philadelphia SPINE is an annual postdoctoral symposium based in Philadelphia that seeks to showcase the best nationwide postdoctoral talent in the field of neuroscience, with the goal of promoting progress and innovation in academia. Selected speakers will present their work in a day-long symposium to the Philadelphia neuroscience community, comprising postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and faculty from the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Drexel University, Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia area institutions.

Speakers will be postdoctoral candidates with an appreciable body of scientific work.

P-SPINE aims to benefit the entire scientific community

1. Invited postdoctoral speakers: present work to a wide group of Philadelphia-based neuroscientists, meet and network with PIs and postdoctoral fellows in the field, gain critical exposure to the Philadelphia academic job market.

2. Local postdoctoral fellows: network with other national and local neuroscience postdocs; establish and build relationships with regional neuroscientists in the area, including PIs and other postdoctoral fellows, develop possible collaborations.

3. Local graduate students: get great previews of the best science in neuroscience labs across the country, access candid information about potential postdoctoral opportunities, establish and build relationships with regional neuroscientists in the area, including PIs and postdoctoral fellows and other graduate students, develop possible collaborations.

4. Faculty: catch up on cutting edge neuroscience research, develop new collaborations with outstanding junior scientists, get a head-start on launching next year’s faculty search!