ACTIVITIES in MICHIGAN

Contact:  Gary L. Dunbar, Ph.D./ Director, Brain Research Laboratory, Central Michigan University
Phone/ Fax/E-mail  (571) 774-3988/(517) 774-2553 /gary.dunbar@cmich.edu
Web Address:   www.chsbs.cmich.edu/psy/misfn

1) Brain Awareness Week 2000 Keynote Address given by Dr. Jeffrey Kordower, Ph.D.
“Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Disease”
Monday, March 13, 2000 on the CMU Campus - Dow Science Complex 107

2) Laboratory tours and hands-on activities every 15 minutes
Thursday, March 16, 2000 from 6-8 pm on CMU Campus – Tours start in Rowe Hall 204

Photos from BAW 2000 Open House and Classroom Visits

Teresa Kersting, CMU Summer Research Scholar, explains our image anaylsis systems.

Mat Ericson with 4th grade elementary schools showing rat brain slides under the microscope

Graduate Student Farzad Mortazavi performing a demonstration at local middle school

Dr. Gary Dunbar Addressing students at the BAW Open House at the Brain Research Laboratory

Morning Sun coverage of BAW Activities at the Brain Research Laboratory at CMU

Dr. Gary Dunbar and our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jeffrey Kordower at dinner where students had the opportunity to discuss current research

Contact: Michael Bannon Ph.D./Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State Univ. School of Medicine
Phone/ Fax/E-mail  (313) 577-5949/(313) (313) 993-4269 /mbannon@med.wayne.edu
Web Address:   www.chsbs.cmich.edu/psy/misfn
 

1)School presentations during entire BAW (Please contact Dr. Bannon for further information and scheduling
Approximately 15 elementary, middle and high schools throughout the Detroit metro area are scheduled for presentations arranged by the individual presenter, which typically includes human brains, informational handouts and, in many cases, sheep brain dissections.

2) Brain Awareness Day at the Detroit Science Center, March 18, 2000 12-4 PM
Student-run hands-on activities and demonstrations for children and families.