General Information

As part of this year's recognition of excellent science and the many people that contribute to the NIH mission, the NINDS Hispanic or Latin/a/o/e/x Ambassadors and Allies (HOLA-NINDS), in partnership with NINDS Leadership, and the NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series, will be hosting the Inaugural Hispanic Heritage Month NIH Neuroscience Symposium  (HHM-N2S) taking place from 10 am to 4 pm on Monday September 30. We will have welcome remarks by Senior Leadership and HOLA-NINDS Board Members, a Keynote Speaker, and more talks and a poster session. Light refreshments will be served. We invite you to participate in the potluck, partially sponsored by FAES. You are encouraged to bring your best Hispanic dish to share. Signup details in registration.

The main event will take place at The Porter Neuroscience Research Center (Building 35), with a satellite viewing via videocast at NSC.  

Teleworking staff will be able to join via NIH Videocast.

This event is organized by the Employee Resource Group HOLA-NINDS, and focused on recognizing our Hispanic/Latinx community members during the annual monthly celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15). 

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  • HOLA-NINDS
  • Neuroscience Seminar Series
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  • Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES)

Sessions/Agenda

Hispanics Contributions to Neuroscience - Hybrid Session
Monday, September 30, 2024
10:00 AM-04:00 PM(EST)
Porter Neuroscience Research Center (Bldg 35)
Porter Building (Bldg 35),
Bethesda, MD - 20892
Max.Capacity: 500 Participants: 138
Agenda:

 9:30 am   Doors open and coffee 

10:00 am  Opening Remarks 

  • HOLA-NINDS Leadership
  • Nina Schor, MD, PhD, NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research
  • NINDS and other IC Leadership

10:30 am  Lastnames - Learning about your Hispanic/Latin American Co-Workers, Heidi Matos Galicia, PhD

10:45 am NIH talks 

11:45 am Short break

12:00 pm Keynote Speaker hosted by the Neuroscience Seminar Series

 1:00 pm Potluck

 2:00 pm Poster Session 

 3:30pm Recognitions, "People's Vote" Poster Awards, and Closing Remarks  

                         

 

 

 

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Visitor Information

The meeting will be held at the Porter Neuroscience Research Center (Building 35) on the main NIH Campus in Bethesda, Maryland in Room 610.

For planning a visit to the main NIH campus: You can find maps and other helpful travel-related information on the NIH Visitor Information page.

 

 

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