WINTER CONFERENCE ON BRAIN RESEARCH
Mission
Our Leadership
History
The Winter Conference on Brain Research (WCBR) is
The mission of the Winter Conference on Brain Research (Winter Brain) is to provide a forum for the dissemination of all aspects of neuroscience at an annual meeting that offers cutting-edge science in formal sessions within a relaxed networking environment amenable to all. To achieve this mission, the Winter Brain focuses on the following three sub goals:
- To exchange neuroscience research between a broad and diverse audience of neuroscientists through panels, short courses, and posters on basic, clinical, and translational findings at all levels from molecular to behavioral.
- To increase diversity in neuroscience including, but not limited to, the provision of financial support for junior investigators.
- To provide education in neuroscience to physicians and other healthcare professionals through continuing medical education, and to lay audiences through outreach activities and clinical findings in seminars and detailed discussions on specific issues in workshops and poster sessions.
board of directors
Executive committee
David Barker
Director at Large – Systems
Board Member: 02/2022 – 02/2026
Samuel Centanni
Director at Large – Cellular/Molecular (2024-2026)
Akiva Cohen
Director at Large – Cellular/Molecular (2023-2027)
Candice Contet
Director at Large – Cellular/Molecular (2020-2025)
Devin Effinger
Director at Large - Systems (2024-2028)
Zoe McElligott
Director at Large – Cellular/Molecular (2024-2028)
Marisela Morales
Director at Large – Systems (2020-2025)
Katherine Nautiyal
Director at Large – Systems (2023-2027)
Milos Pekny
Director at Large – Clinical (2023-2027)
Kirsten Porter-Stransky
Director at Large - Systems (2024-2028)
Lara Ray
Director at Large – Clinical (2022-2026)
Abigail Schindler
Director at Large – Clinical (2023-2026)
Erik S. Carlson
Education Chair (2023-2025)
David Devilbiss
Conference Chair (2023-2026)
Susan Ferguson
Conference Chair-Elect (2024-2028)
Amelia Gallitano
Facilities Chair (2023-2027)
Elyssa Margolis
Program Chair (2024-2026)
Jacqueline F. McGinty
Treasurer
Michael Stefanik
Education Chair-Elect (2024-2025)
Anurag Tandon
Past Facilities Chair (2024-2025)
Matthew Wanat
Past Program Chair (2024-2025)
The first “WCBR” was organized by neuroscientists from UCLA near Lake Tahoe in 1968. There were ~60 attendees. Since then our meeting has grown to ~500 neuroscientists from all over the world who work in a wide variety of fields.
- A 30 year history (1968-1997) was written to provide a historical perspective “that defines the unique purpose and flavor of the Winter Conference on Brain Research.” That retrospective can be found here.