Sylvie Raver, Phd Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia

Provided strategic vision and led high-impact initiatives, programs, and events that advance the scientific training mission of a global neuroscience association. Proficient in program, project, and personnel management to plan, execute, and disseminate events at SfN’s annual meetings – regularly attended by approximately 30,000 individuals – and digital scientific content for neuroscientists at all career stages.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Worked within the Advocacy and Training Department at the Society for Neuroscience to identify the needs of, and to help shape, an evolving neuroscience workforce, and to develop scientific training resources for SfN members and neuroscientists at all career stages. In this role I:- managed SfN’s in-person and online programming that supported members engaged in higher education and neuroscience training; - collaborated with SfN’s volunteer leadership to identify new training opportunities to leverage the Society’s strengths and meet its long-term objectives; and - monitored trends in neuroscience education and biomedical workforce policy.

Baltimore, Md

Sought to understand the brain networks that underlie attention and decision making and how these circuits change during agingEmployed a multidisciplinary experimental approach that drew upon the fields of engineering, psychology, anatomy, pharmacology, molecular biology, and computer scienceActively engaged with the NIH scientific and postdoctoral communities through multiple leadership roles

Baltimore, Maryland

Conducted doctoral thesis research with Dr. Asaf Keller Awarded a National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to support my thesis researchUncovered that marijuana use during adolescence can permanently alter the function of neural networks in the adult brain and impair cognitive functions in adulthoodFirst author of two scientific articles and research attracted national and international media coverage

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Program in Neuroscience (PIN) Student Training Committee; UMB PIN.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Neuroscience, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Marquis Scholarship, Lafayette College; Psi Chi; LafayettE Alumni Research Network (LEARN) Scholarship; Kappa.

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