Once again Dr. Fadok is in the science shark tank, this time in Tucson, Arizona! Scialog is an interdisciplinary science conference where researchers are put into small teams and create a research project revolving around the theme and the top projects get 50K in funding to complete their work. This is the description of this conference's theme: "Neural systems, shaped by millions of years of evolution, enable living things to perceive and react to their surroundings. But how does the nervous system adapt to today’s unprecedented challenge of rapid and extensive human-caused environmental changes, including exposure to pollution, toxins, and increasingly unpredictable environments? Interdisciplinary and transformative research is needed to uncover the chemical, physical, and biological principles that will aid our understanding of these complex processes, and potentially reveal what adaptive features equip organisms to overcome environmental stressors. This three-year Scialog series aims to create a dynamic community of about 50 early career scientists with diverse scientific expertise and perspectives – cell biology, genetics, neurophysiology, climate science, environmental chemistry, physical modeling, toxicology, and other fields. Together, they will develop blue-sky collaborative research projects to explore neurobiological response to change and advance our understanding of the brain’s chemistry, physiology, and adaptation mechanisms that allow survival under environmental stress." If you are interested in finding out more about this cool conference click HERE!
