SfN, Kavli Foundation Launch Webinar Series on Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
WASHINGTON – SfN and The Kavli Foundation announced a new, four-part webinar series, “Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems,” aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge about the science of neurobiology and changing environments. This one-year training program will begin in January 2025 with an inaugural webinar followed by three additional webinars throughout 2025.
The webinar series will explore different modes of nervous system adaptation in the Anthropocene – the age in which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment – demonstrating how the nervous system is responding to rapid environmental change across timescales and levels of nervous system organization. These will include segments focused on neuromodulatory, genetic, behavioral, and evolutionary adaptations for a changing world.
“With support from The Kavli Foundation, we are excited to launch this new series in our year-round training portfolio to engage our member neuroscientists in greater awareness of this important interdisciplinary topic,” said SfN President John Morrison, PhD. “This is the latest collaboration between SfN and The Kavli Foundation to explore the wonders of the brain and nervous system and how it responds to climate change.”
“The Kavli Foundation is enthusiastic about supporting critical research that explores how neural processes are impacted by or resilient to changing environments,” said Amy Bernard, PhD, director of life sciences at The Kavli Foundation. “By partnering with SfN, we aim to bring this important interdisciplinary topic to the broader neuroscience community. This emerging topic has great potential to advance our understanding of the brain, with real-world implications for the future.”
The inaugural webinar, “Introduction to Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems,” will take place on January 29, 2025, followed by three webinars throughout 2025. The webinars will be hosted on Neuronline, SfN's online home for learning and discussion. For more information about this initiative, contact training@sfn.org.
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About SfN
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is an organization of nearly 35,000 basic scientists and clinicians who study the brain and the nervous system.
About The Kavli Foundation
The Kavli Foundation was established in 2000 by Fred Kavli, a Norwegian-American entrepreneur, to stimulate fundamental research in astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience and theoretical physics, and honor scientific discoveries with The Kavli Prize.
