Annual Retreat

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Brains & Behavior Annual Retreat

The B&B Annual Retreat is a daylong on-campus event of student speakers, a keynote, and culminates in a poster session. This event allows faculty, staff and students from across the university to get together and share their research. It is open to the entire university.

For more information on our current Retreat, including speakers, keynote and poster titles & authors, click on the tabs below. For more information on past Retreats, please see the tabs at the bottom of this page.

The 2025 B&B Retreat is May 9th from 11a-7p in the Student Center at 55 Gilmer Ave. Registration begins at 11:00am.

2025/05/09 11:00:00

RSVP here to attend the event

*You must RSVP for the main event with the first button above if you sign up for a poster or art

This Year's Schedule of Events

11:00 -11:30am Check-In & Registration

11:45 - 12:00pm Welcome & B&B Yearly Update

12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch

1:00 - 2:00pm Brains & Behavior Fellow Talks (3)

2:00 - 3:15pm Poster Session #1 + Art Exhibit

3:20 - 4:00pm Brains & Behavior Fellow Talks (2)

4:00 - 4:15pm Break

4:15 - 4:30pm The Founders Awards: A Look Back

4:30 - 5:45pm Keynote: Laura Been, Ph.D.

5:45 - 7:00pm Poster Session #2 + Art Exhibit

2025 Keynote / GSU Alum Laura Been, Ph.D.

Laura Been, Ph.D. B&B Alum '11

Dr. Been is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Bi-College Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program at Haverford College.

Talk Title: Postpartum estrogen withdrawal impacts the brain and behavior in mice

Brief Description: Research in the Been Lab uses mouse models to understand how hormone fluctuations during the peripartum period lead to changes in the brain and behavior. Our research takes a comprehensive technical approach, ranging from the cellular/molecular to the systems/behavioral levels of analysis. Our goal is to understand fundamental principles of neuroendocrinology that can be applied to improve human health.