The Chicago Neuroscience Meetup Group
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Meet other local researchers, students, and people who are interested in the brain and Neuroscience.
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Our next meeting: None Scheduled
Recent Meetings
Fri Apr 18, 7:00 PM |
4 attended (est.) –
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Fri Mar 14, 7:00 PM |
3 attended (est.) –
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Fri Feb 15, 7:00 PM |
3 attended (est.) –
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What's New?
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"I am a research assistant at UIC hoping to study Traumatic Brain Injury. I have a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Delaware. I'm still new to the area and hoping to meet people who are also passionate about neuroscience."
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Your genes may control how much you smoke and how likely you are to get lung cancer as a result
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Three studies identify an association between genetic variation at a location on chromosome 15 and risk of lung cancer. But they disagree on whether the link is direct or mediated through nicotine dependence.
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Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death worldwide, with over 1 million cases annually. To identify genetic factors that modify disease risk, we conducted a genome-wide study by analysing 317,139 SNPs in 1,989 lung cancer cases
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Smoking is a leading cause of preventable death, causing about 5 million premature deaths worldwide each year. Evidence for genetic influence on smoking behaviour and nicotine dependence has prompted a search for susceptibility genes
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"I recently attended the annual meeting for the Chicago Society for Neuroscience. It was quite fascinating. here is a brief overview of the meeting (what I was able to stay for). Morning Symposium: Early..."
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"Hey everyone The topic for next meetup is.... The Placebo effect. Please post any interesting articles."
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"I'm a writer with a day job, and I enjoy psychology, astronomy, philosophy, film, and more! I love learning new things, expanding my horizons, and enjoy good people. =) I'm ambitious, intelligent, and easygoing with a great sense of humor."
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"Hello Annie! Thanks for the welcome. I am curious as to why you have such a mysterious image in your profile. Feel free to do so.....but it is thought provoking and certainly in keeping with the allure of "higher science." Looking forward to meeting you! ...........Sal"
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"Thank you !"
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"If anyone is interested in attending here is the info http://science.me... When Monday, March 10, 2008 at 6:30 PM 20080310T233000Z Where The Cubby Bear 1059..."
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"Welcome to the group"
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"Welcome to the group!"
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"Hello everyone The possible topics for March's meetup are: 1. Informational Segregation 2. MAO-A and allergies 3. LED's, Cancer and a Cell 4. Bionic us The topic with the most votes will be..."
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"Welcome to the group!"
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