On May 8 and 9, 2015 Neuroscience Axis was honored to host Dr. Margaret McCarthy on the Stony Brook Campus.

On May 8, Dr. McCarthy gave a lecture entitled, The amazing origins of sex differences in the brain.  Here are some images from the talk.

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The talk, held in the SAC auditorium, was well attended.

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Students were highly engaged, and asked many exceptional questions.

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 On May 9, Dr. McCarthy spoke about her path to a career  in neuroscience.  The room was fully occupied!

Dr. Margaret McCarthy talks about her path to a career in neuroscience.  She is the Chair of the Dept. of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Margaret McCarthy talks about her path to a career in neuroscience. She is the Chair of the Dept. of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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Dr. McCarthy spoke to a full house.

 

Her talk was followed by a panel discussion that included faculty from Stony Brook Departments of Psychology, Psychiatry, Neurobiology and Behavior and Neurology.

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Dr. Anat Biegon from the Department of Neurology shares her career advice.

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